Does Dulux Once really cover in one coat

chickmug

It cost more so assume it does but will it cover all colours?

I have a range of colours on differing walls from white to mid range colours and want to get a creamy colour, all through, and was hoping to get away with only one coat?

mvteng

No, no chance, not based on my experience anyway

adandem

Not keen on 'one coat' I find it really thick and hard to blend. I prefer to do extra coats of normal paint.

Tettle

You really need two coats to make the result even. If you have a dark colour its best to give it a white coat first, but you may get away with two coats of top colour.

point3

2 coats minimum for even coverage

Also consider the Dulux Trade range of paints - these have better covering power too.

Doozergirl

It doesn't do it in one coat and it's horrible to paint with - it's like using gloopy old nail varnish instead of a lovely new thin one. You have to slap it on and the finish isn't clean IMO. I would never buy it again.

Two coats of regular paint is better I think than two coats of one coat. It would be easier to get it on the wall anyhow.

oki_2

I used it about 7 years ago and at the time it came with a moneyback guarantee.......ie if you had to use more than 1 coat - money back. I rang them because my walls took more than 1 coat and got most of the money back. Not sure why I never got all of it back.

savemoney

I find some ceilings/walls its fine if its white and perhaps you dont smoke and have yellowish walls/ceilings. Other than that and walls/ceilings not quite white two coats do it.

exprog

Doozergirl wrote: »

It doesn't do it in one coat and it's horrible to paint with - it's like using gloopy old nail varnish instead of a lovely new thin one. You have to slap it on and the finish isn't clean IMO.

Yes, it's horrible.

My mother bought some for me to paint her new flat. I found that it resisted sticking to paint that was already on some walls. It was particularly bad in the corners between two walls: brush too hard and almost all the new paint just strips off the existing paint.

I stopped using it and had her get some proper normal paint. Still took two coats but the first one went on very quickly just to give a good layer for the top coat to stick to.

Don't even think about using the rubbish!

chickmug

Thank you all and that confirms I will NOT be getting Once.:beer:

Barneysmom

NO, don't waste your money.
Do one coat of cheap white emulsion all the way round, then use your top colour. I just us the B&Q one, it's ok.
I always use matt too, don't like silk it reminds me of schooldays.