Supermatt paint with Vinyl Silk finish, is it possible

happyhero

Hi I am going to be decorate my lounge soon after a major alteration and it is all going to get plastered with a skim coat mostly although some areas will have to have a under layer of something to, bonding or whatever.

We have used a B&Q Vinyl Silk for donkeys years, using the same colour throughout the house because we were happy with it. We have been happy with it but it did sometimes take too many coats and does seem to go dark at ceiling level over radiators for some reason so it would be nice to resolve those problems. We were going to use it in the lounge but our builder has recommended something called Supermatt which he says can go on new plaster and that has got me Googling.

Don’t know how I have never heard of it as everyone is going on about how good it is. Now I am keen to use it but does this mean we have to live with a matt finish or can we paint my wife’s favourite Vinyl Silk over the top or does that defeat the object?

I mean what if we would like the same colour as everywhere else in the house, could we have that in the lounge even though we are using Supermatt and could we have it with a Vinyl Silk finish?

I can live with Matt, it’s just that we have got used to the idea of having a silk finish that seems to be easily wiped clean and not sure the wife will like a matt finish anyway.

Advice appreciated.

Doozergirl

A supermatt paint is a very flat matt. It is very fashionable.

Silk is silk.

It's like brown sauce and red sauce. You can't put brown sauce on a bacon sarnie that is like red sauce because you like red sauce.

If you like silk, buy it.

phill99

If you want a matt finish with the 'wipeability' of silk, you need to opt for an acrylic eggshell, or a scrubbable matt such as dulux diamond matt.

TheCyclingProgrammer

Dulux Supermatt is great...on new plaster watered down as a mist coat or on ceilings for a nice flat, white, forgiving finish.

I wouldn't use it on walls though. It has zero durability. Not a problem on a ceiling but it will look grubby very quickly. The only thing it's got going for it is you can touch it up without it noticing.

If you want a silk finish, use a silk paint, but I'd give the plaster as long as possible to dry out. You can get away with painting plaster before it's completely dry if you use a breathable non vinyl paint but otherwise you want it to be properly dry. You will still want to mist coat it with a non vinyl matt as well.

IIf you like the trendy flat matt look (as do I) but with some durability and thr ability to wipe clean, I can recommend Little Greene Matt Emulsion. Very good paint. Wipeable but still not as hard wearing as some paints (I wouldn't use it in a kitchen or bathroom).

I've also had some success with Valspar premium matt from B&Q - they also do a silk finish. Looks great after two coats, touches up well and scrubbable.