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  • Painting - not something I know anything about.

    Time has come, however, to paint the walls - bare plaster at this stage.

    From a bit of Googling, does this sound about right:

    • Buy a big tin of Dulux Trade super-matt
    • Dilute with water at a ratio of approx 30% water to 70% paint
    • Chuck this on the walls, wait for it to dry, repeat with a lower % of water
    • Top coat with neat paint

    ?

    I've used pads before as they drip less, and don't fling out a fine spray like rollers - no advances on this front?

  • Sounds fine to me. I've just painted my freshly plastered living room.

    Plasterer (who is a very experienced one) just said to mist coat at 30% ish like you suggested. You can slap it on very quickly. Go over the wet paint you've just put on, maybe 20s later as you'll be able to get more on as its sucking it in.

    I went straight on with 100% paint after this and it came out perfectly. I use Leyland Trade Contract brilliant white. Comes in 12L tubs in B&Q.

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