Dulux/Crown Once

sturll

Ok, i have now used both and am just wondering, has anyone actually ever managed to not have to do a second coat?

I have, every time. Today i was painting over a very light green and it needs a second coat.

Anyone else?

Steel_2

I have a friend who took back a tub of this for a refund because it quite clearly needed more than one coat. At the time she was pregnant and exhausted, which is why she bought it to save herself some effort in the first place.

brownbake

It's a con - never works as good as a decent normal paint that requires at least 2 coats.
It is too much hassle for people to bank on guarantee.

Try sending paint back through the post!! If you are honest and let royal mail know they won't carry it.

mags1962

i think it depends on what couler you are painting over and what couler you are useing
eg : if you are using a cream couler over a white or cream then its usually ok , also the finish off the existing paint eg: if the existing paint is a silk sometimes the new paint seperates when its applied.

m x

Peartree

Never worked for me! If I'm changing a colour, I usually do a quick first coat with a white (because it is always cheaper in any range) and then put on the new colour. Until, that is, a decorator told a friend of mine that that magnolia works better than white when you're doing that. Which is fine as magnolia is also usually cheaper as well.

viz

we used a matt calico ( like a cream colour ) dulux once. found it had a good coverage- esp when using the roller, painting over light blue.

however the finish is not the durable and has marked and rubbed off easy ( although it doesnt say it is a tough paint).

mags1962

Viz

Matt is useless on walls which get a lot off traffic if you need to wipe a mark off , the matt just wipes off , better with a silk finish or a slight shene

m x

misgrace

I dislike the once and solo, I always do a couple of coats anyway, even if its the clients choice, but i would never use it straight from the can, as the finish is not very good.

But, to get back to the subject, as much as I dislike the one coat products, I have to say, that if you follow what it says on the tin, then it will cover in one coat.
What I mean is.... that it gives you the square metrerage (think I have spelled it wrong) lol, so if you were loading your roller, and painting just a few strokes with the loaded roller then it will definately cover, but of course, that is no good to us, so we roll that bit further, thats when it doesnt cover.

ormus

its never worked for me either. and its no use saying its ok for cream on cream.
any cream will work over another cream, !!!!!!.
i still use the old fashioned way. 2 or even 3 coats and the walls look great.

viz

ok so as per my reply above we have already made a balls up of hallway lounge and diner by using dulux once matt - since although it covered the horrible wall paper it has a pretty poor finish when it comes to durability/marking- already has pencil marks etc on it

anyway wanting to do the nursery upstairs hallway and main bedroom in one colour- but when i have looked on the dulux website to get an idea of 'finish'- cant decide between silk/egg shell etc.......any advice much appreciated.


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Smithills

I would advise having a quick look at Dulux Decorating Centres- the website isn't up to much, but they are great to visit in my experience. The staff are knowledgeable, and willing to suggest options for tricky paining situations. They do a huge range of specialist paints too, some for situations you would never even think of. You can get a 10% discount card and Nectar points (if they're any good to you)- but are a little more expensive than the retail sheds.

The Dulux trade matt has great coverage and goes further than the retail version. Good Luck!