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Advice on painting lighter colour over a sore saturated colour

T-rev · 2009-12-02 11:19:22

I am painting a beige/cream colour over a very strong saturated yellow. Should I whitewash the wall before I paint? If so should I dilute the paint a little to make it easier to apply. I will still give the wall two coats of paint but I want the colour to come out right. Thanks in advance.

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02-12-2009 12:19pm

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T-rev

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I am painting a beige/cream colour over a very strong saturated yellow. Should I whitewash the wall before I paint? If so should I dilute the paint a little to make it easier to apply.

I will still give the wall two coats of paint but I want the colour to come out right.

Thanks in advance.

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#2 02-12-2009 12:27pm
Joey the lips

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White undercoat is prob the best way to go. but what I usually do is 3 coats of the paint I am using. It means I can usually start paint the other end of the room I started at when i finish if you catch the drift.

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#3 02-12-2009 12:37pm
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yeah i do man. thanks a lot.

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