painting reassurance required

Made_Without

I have painted all the plastered walls and ceilings with

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Trade-Matt-Paint-for-New-Plaster/invt/205181

Now comes the tough part

I am planning on using
1. Dulux Timeless Matt - for the ceilings
2. Dulux Natural Hessian Quick Dry Satinwood - for the woodwork (skirting, plate rail, picture rail, windowsills, door frames and doors)
3. Dulux Almond white Durable for the ceilings

Are these the right paints for the right areas?
Any comments on the colour combos?
(there will be splashes of colour painted / stencilled in each room - these are just the neutrals to run throughout)

Also having read the threads in terms of order of painting
- Woodwork
- Ceiling
- Walls

For the woodwork - will sugar-soaping and light sandpapering be suffice - they currently have a white slightly shiny paint on them.

I'm slightly worried that if I want to wipe clean the paint in the future the paints will go smudgy.

Thanks

C*F

jcb208

Paints fine I take it the almond white is for the walls,Correct order is ceilings,walls then woodwork

Made_Without

jcb208 wrote: »

Paints fine I take it the almond white is for the walls,Correct order is ceilings,walls then woodwork

Thanks - ceilings first it is then

Yep meant AW for walls!

C*F

keystone

Yes for finishing ceilings (and coving if you have it) first, then walls and finally woodwork. Do all your preparation first though.

I'm slightly worried that if I want to wipe clean the paint in the future the paints will go smudgy.

Yes that will happen with a flat matt finish. If you want a paint you can definitely wash go for Dulux Endurance - its very hard wearing too.

For the woodwork - will sugar-soaping and light sandpapering be suffice - they currently have a white slightly shiny paint on them.

You need to get a good key for your new paint so a light abrasion may not be enough. Not sure what "slightly shiny" means - it could be old gloss that has lost its shine or perhaps satinwood or. heaven forbid, someone might have used an emulsion on it. Can you post up a pic?

Cheers

alexmac66

Always work from the top down when decorating, in case of any accidental paint splashes/spray from roller.

andy208833

I painted my newly plastered walls with a 50/50 mix of emulsion paint and water to seal them before putting the final colour on.

LandyAndy

Chocolate*fish wrote: »

I have painted all the plastered walls and ceilings

Are you doing several rooms? If so, try and do them all at once rather than one at a time so that you can be working in one room while another is drying.