Mist coat......

Cezzabelle

I have read the -very helpful- threads on matt mist coats on freshly (or rather newly) plastered walls and im feeling quite smug about imparting my knowledge to OH!

One thing I couldn’t work out is, do I do 30% water to 70% paint? Or do I make it a 30% paint, 70% water combination.

Also, its freezing at the moment but I was worried about putting fire on -which would speed up the drying of the plaster in case this makes it crack. Is that likely or am I worrying about nothing?

Thanks guys

suisidevw

I did 50/50 iirc on freshly plastered walls and all is perfect 7 months later. I used good quality paint btw, as apparently some budget paints are already watered down somewhat! Good luck

nickj_2

70% paint 30% water . the paint needs to be thin enough to soak into the plaster , so you can just about still see the plaster like a milky coat . i always add a drop of water to any further coats although this is for trade paint ,

lagi

If you do 70% water it will go everywhere. Don't feel too smug, its called miss coat. But i always call it mist coat but it was pointed out by a painter to me the other day that is miss, Miss.

keystone

Own brand stuff from the sheds is thin enough already.

30 water / 70 paint is about right as nickj says for a contract matt. I use about 10% water for the first proper coat and then neat for the final one.

Cheers

keystone

lagi wrote: »

But i always call it mist coat....

Which would be correct.

....but it was pointed out by a painter to me the other day that is miss, Miss.

you shouldn't believe everything you hear lol. Either he had defective hearing when he first heard the term or he that called it miss coat had defective dentures. He's wrong!

Cheers

themacster

You can put the fire on low, but if you have it too high you may increase the risk of cracking - you'll almost certainly get some shrinkage cracks anyway around openings. Don't have it on full blast. Make sure there's good ventlation, this will help dry it out.