Any form of help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Contract matt or vinyl matt.
You would be better off using standard leyland trade matt emulsion as the mist coat.
Or a vinyl matt at the very least.
Contract mattt will look tired before they ve even finished getting their furniture in.
Thin it as per the instructions on the tin.
Dulux trade vinyl matt is a top quality high opacity emulsion based on unique akzonobel technology which gives excellent coverage with a high quality finish.
Vinyl matt light space has not been upgraded excellent application and finish.
Been using the leyland paint for years and never had this problem.
Do not follow the advice from people who suggest a 50 50 mix.
Colour republic mar 17 2015 5.
It is easy to apply and is recoatable after just 4 hours.
Matt emulsion is more designed for bare plaster becauase it dont have vinyl in the paint matt emulsion is alot cheaper than vinyl matt emulsion so for 10 pound a tube if it is 10 litres is matt emulsion not vinyl.
Coverage up to 17m per litre.
While it is available in the same variety of colours vinyl matt is more hard wearing and resistant to damage.
Is contract matt meant for overpainting with more durable vinyl matt like i have done anyone else found trouble with paint sticking to the surface of contract matt.
The contract emulsion marks easily and can t be wiped clean it would just come off on the cloth and even transfers onto your clothes if they are wet and you brush against it.
It just hasn t been a.
Contract matt is more of a base coat paint vinyl is a top coat paint because it is washable and contract matt is not.
The main reason vinyl matt is usually preferred is that it is more hard wearing.
In all honesty i can t remember the last time i painted over silk so i m maybe not the best person to comment.
Vinyl matt emulsion is a little different from non vinyl paints.