Decorating help!

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My girlfriends parents had their kitchen refitted about a year ago, but hadn't had it decorated due to a lack of funds. The kitchen was about 5 different colours as various cabinets had been moved and the ceiling was fresh plaster (as they had had a leak in the ceiling and had the old one removed so it could be repaired).

I was asked last week by my girlfriends dad if I would decorate the kitchen for him as he didn't have the time so I agreed (I have some previous experience although mainly exterior decorating). The work was to be completed whilst my girlfriends parents were away.

Because the ceiling was bare plaster I applied a coat of Dulux Pure Brilliant White Matt Emulsion that was mixed with water (as advised by a decorator friend), The second coat I applied was also mixed with water but at a lower ratio, and finally I applied a coat of pure paint. When I had finished with this the ceiling looked absolutely amazing, perfectly smooth and bright white.

However, as this was a kitchen my girlfriends father had been told to apply a stain resistant paint as the top coat and had therefore bought Dulux Diamond Quick Drying Eggshell, I put this on the ceiling and left it to dry overnight. When I came to look at it yesterday it looked very patchy in natural light, almost as though you could see every roller stroke, which I thought was due to it needing 2 coats (said 1-2 coats on the pot) so I painted another coat on. I have come to look at it this moring and it still looks very patchy and I have no idea why.

What is going on and how can I fix it?
 
Had a similar problem when applying some of that polyfilla 'no-cracks' ceiling paint. Both coats just looked patchy at certain angles after it had dried. I sorted it by just doing a final emulsion coat on top.

Edit : Did you 'lay off' the paint with a dry roller when it was still wet?
 
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It probably dried to quickly, ie as you were working it, or you 'over rollered' and the application isn't even.

I wouldn't have gone for eggshell for a ceiling in a million years. why not just a stain resistant or easy clean emulsion?
 
fresh plaster, you should have coated it in some cheap watered down crap to seal the fresh plaster before applying the good stuff, big mistake all DIY'ers do :)
 
Depends how watered down it was , he just said a lower ratio . Could have been told 10:1 and done 5:1

If you got that paint just for that ceiling a 2.5 litre at 2:1 would have done a nice few thick coats
 
I would still try another coat of emulsion first rather than messing with lining paper then painting. As willynelson says you could use easy clean or stain resistant emulsion. Or if you have enough of the eggshell left to do another coat of that put it on a bit quicker and get a mate to follow you laying off.
 
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I always base coat new plaster walls/ceilings with a thinned coat of this http://www.leyland-paints.co.uk/ind...e/1/super-leytex-high-opacity-matt-emulsion/5 followed by another 2 coats full strength to finish off. If your looking for a washable surface finish it with a contract silk such as this. http://www.leyland-paints.co.uk/ind...e/1/super-leytex-high-opacity-silk-emulsion/6 New plaster walls/ceilings tend to absorb paint very quickly leading to patchiness and an uneven look. The good thing with the contract vinyl silks is that they dont trap moisture in the surface which can cause blistering. Also when rolling the surface, always roll in a straight line (dont zig/zag) making sure to overlap half way into the previous application, then lay off the surface with the roller dry to remove streaks or lines.
 
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