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so do you do mist coat with dulux super matt, then a coat of super matt then a vinyl matt? or two coats of vinyl matt? sorry if dumb question
Tenderloin-
1x watered down Dulux super Matt mist coat
Then as many top coats of vinyl matt as you need for coverage (I always think you need three but that may be my shit rollering)
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A lot depends on the final colour and the opacity of the paint that you are using for the top coats.
If your finish colour is white then mist + 2 coats of super matt on the ceiling, mist + 2 coats of trade diamond matt in a hallway/bathroom.
Most of the finish colours I get asked to paint are F&B colours or Little Green, Designers Guild etc. I always get the client to order them from the manufacturer as getting them mixed in Dulux or Leyland etc can lead to disappointment. F&B stronger colours usually need a few coats for complete coverage. Little green will sometimes cover in 2. Designers Guild is a Mylands paint, I've not used their darker colours but the lighter ones have a nice base with good opacity.
eskay
Airhead
My mate who has been a decorator all of his life gave me this advice once (and I have always used this method since with zero issues):
"If it hasn't been painted you need to put a mist coat on it (which is a watered down coat). It needs to be like coloured water (It will go everywhere!!!)
Ideally it needs to be a paint with out plastic in it, so a Dulux super Matt.
For the final coats you need somethin with plastic in it, like a vinyl Matt. I personally only use Dulux. "