Do I need to paint 2 coats?

the_mixer

Hi, I painted a room for the first time last night - my small kitchen - with special kitchen emulsion. The underlay was plain white lining paper. Do I paint it with 2 coats? There are slight patches here and there where you can see white coming through the terracotta colour, do I just paint over them or paint the whole thing again?

spadoosh

If you paint just the patches its likely youll end up having the same patches but instead of being lighter they will be darker iyswim?!

Paint the whole thing again. (sorry)

warmhands.coldheart

Now, Now, Now, don't be lazy ! paint the whole thing again or it'll look like a dogs dinner !

NVRAM

Recently did a ceiling with emulsion and sorta gave it 4 coats lol.
Started Left to right, then did a coat immediatley up n down.
Let it dry then gave another coat same way.

First time I've painted in a long while and very happy with it, no patches and no dark/light spots

spadoosh

NVRAM wrote: »

First time I've painted in a long while and very happy with it, no patches and no dark/light spots

Lol, I would hope so after 4 coats!!!

Did my bedroom ceiling a few weeks ago, it was late and couldnt be bothered, now have a strip of silk emulsion on the ceiling. Im now not sleeping properly because all im doing is staring at the f***ing strip!!!:mad:

cyclonebri1

You know the answer, if not , paint the thing again, but next time use better paint, if it ain't a magnitude different in shade 1 coat really should do, given a good paint.