I am renovating a house at the moment and have painted the newly plastered walls with 2 coats of the No Nonsense Bare Plaster Paint Brilliant White. My questions are: 1 - How soon can I paint over it with a bathroom paint for the en-suites? 2 - How soon can I paint over it with a kitchen paint? 3 - How soon can I paint over it with any other paint - eg coloured? My other question is: Are bathroom and kitchen paints necessary? What would happen if I used ordinary emulsion in a bathroom/kitchen? Thank you in advance. http://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-trade-bare-plaster-paint-brilliant-white-10ltr/51004
Surely you can paint over it as soon as it is dry. kitchen and bathroom paints tend not to absorb water/steam and are washable.
Phil the Paver: thank you. Yes I thought I could paint over whenever I wanted, but someone today mentioned that the paint would still be allowing the plaster to breathe, therefore I thought if I panted over it with bathroom/kitchen paint it might cause some sort of issue? Thank you for your time.
Kitchen and bathroom paints are another way of selling an eggshell paint in a different guise. How long has the plastering been drying?
Quite a few weeks now, the plaster has said it was ready to paint, but didn't seem confident regards type of paint. Thank you.
The Contract matt is a non vinyl paint in other words it lets moisture escape through it, I would say that if its been quite a few weeks you will now be ok to paint over the contract matt with a vinyl paint, thin the first coat say 15%-20% with water followed by 2 full coats when dry.
Eggshell paints offer a matt, low sheen finish, if that's what your after then use an eggshell, I prefer a more gloss looking finish, this you get with a bathroom / kitchen paint.
Ooooh ok, thank you. I shall have a think, I had assumed more matt, but need to re-think now. Thank you.
Yeah always eggshell in bathrooms/ kitchens where the moisture in the air is greater, its more expensive but it will save you a lot of headache further on down the line because it is sealed so is less likely to collect condensation.
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