First Coat onto Plaster

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Hi All,

In the middle of major refurb of my house.
Whole house has been plasterboarded and plastered - so currently have a very pink interior.

Once dried I need to put the first coat of paint everywhere

After a few coats and absorption I am hoping to have a nice white surface ready to be painted the colour of choice.

Can anyone advise the best paint to use for this - given it is fresh walls I am expecting a number of coats will be required but happy to pay bit more for specific paint if it reduces this number!

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks

Andrew H
 
Dulux trade would get my vote every time and for first coat you'll want to do a mist coat. Some say 50/50 water/paint but I tend to go for 40/60 water/paint.

I've just bought basic white emulsion that I'd use on the ceiling and water that down for the walls as there is no point (IMO) using some nice fancy colour as a mist coat when it's only going to be covered by another couple of coats anyway. Still go for Dulux trade for the emulsion as well.

Avoid B&Q own brand paint like the plague.
 
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Cheers!

boxman2000 said:
Dulux trade would get my vote every time and for first coat you'll want to do a mist coat. Some say 50/50 water/paint but I tend to go for 40/60 water/paint.

I've just bought basic white emulsion that I'd use on the ceiling and water that down for the walls as there is no point (IMO) using some nice fancy colour as a mist coat when it's only going to be covered by another couple of coats anyway.

Avoid B&Q own brand paint like the plague.
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Don't make the mistake of going for a really cheap paint for the mist coat. You want your foundation layer to adhere well and not star flaking a few years down the line after a few top coats have gone on.
 
Understood.
Would a Wickes type be ok for first 50/50 layer then after that stick to higher quality types?

Thanks

Mark A said:
Don't make the mistake of going for a really cheap paint for the mist coat. You want your foundation layer to adhere well and not star flaking a few years down the line after a few top coats have gone on.
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Used b & qs own trade fortress brand for ours they have a specific fresh paint but I went on the advice of my plasterer and used the normal stuff without any problems / coats and my walls are fine(white)
 
For the mist coat in our house I used B&Q value white emultion mixed about 30/70 water/paint it was cheap as chips and we have had no issues 8 years down the line.
 
A lot of problems with mist coats, is people do not allow the plaster to thoroughly dry first, & use a cheap matt emulsion.:(

A plaster skim coat a few days,maybe a week, a complete re plaster then anything up to a month or so depending on drying conditions, plenty of fresh air & ventilation.
 
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It has been about 6 weeks since I went through this, so here is my experience as a relative newbie to painting.

We use Leyland Contract Matt from screwfix, it was £14.99 for 10L at the time, gets decent reviews.. http://www.screwfix.com/p/leyland-contract-matt-emulsion-paint-brilliant-white-10ltr/33680

For the mist coat we use 60 paint, 40 water mix.

We allowed the skimmed plaster to try for 7-10 days, its tempting to paint it earlier, but don't, wait until its nice and light pink.

2 coats of mist as above.

2 coats of proper matt emulsion to finish.

Looks ok as I stare at the wall now.
 
Buy the best you can stomach, as the cheaper stuff is just a pain to use.

We used Wickes Trade matte for fresh plaster, and then 2 coats of farrow and ball primer, and 2 coats of farrow and ball top coat.

The matte was watered down a touch but was like milk in the first place. Didn't go on well and we ended up doing it twice to get a decent base so that the expensive 'real' paints had the best possible base.

So, you can do it on the cheap, but the trade off is how many times you might have to do it, and how pleasurable you want to experience to be.
 
I use trade paint from screwfix watered down about 30% 3 coats and Im wondering if I need a "proper" coat now.

Dont be alarmed as I was, my intial coat looked absolutely shocking lol
Oh and that first coat will be an absolute ball ache getting it on lol
 
~Divine~Wind~ said:
I use trade paint from screwfix watered down about 30% 3 coats and Im wondering if I need a "proper" coat now.

Dont be alarmed as I was, my intial coat looked absolutely shocking lol
Oh and that first coat will be an absolute ball ache getting it on lol
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Never did more than one mist coat and the only spots that got more than two coats of decent paint on top were when SWMBO changed her min on colours.

The only ball ache with a mist coat is the paint is runny so massive spray back is inevitable if you work at speed! The mist coat isn't supposed to look good it's just supposed to stop the fresh plaster drinking the first coat of decent paint.

Just to re-emphasis we did an entire house (bar one room) using B&Q value emultion for the mist and no room has any cracking of flacking of the paint.
 
I have recently painted our first house with Macpherson Trade paint. Vinyl matt emulsion.

Recommended by plenty of painter and decorator friends. I am rubbish and HATE painting but its the best stuff I have ever used. Avoid cheaper own brand paints like the plague.

Can try post some pictures of 2 coats later on - Please be aware though that our walls are not perfect as we did not re-plaster. Just prepped cleaned and painted.
 
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Water down contract matt (any old **** will do) to the consistency of double cream then paint the first coat - fill and sand and perfections and spot prime those areas.

Then do a second mist and you're ready to paint - I recommend Johnstones trade for general usage.
 
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