Painting Bathroom Ceiling I've just had a new ceiling installed in my bathroom and skimmed with plaster to finish. What sort of paints do I need to paint it? Im guessing I start with an undercoat but Im not sure what sort. Then go over that with a bathroom paint. Again Im not sure what sort. If someone could outline what sort of paints I need that would be great
There is a search function and this comes up all the time but basically, mist coat, undercoat, eggshell.
Can I use standard emulsion as an undercoat? I have some spare emulsion so was thinking I could thin that for the mist coat, then use some non-thinned emulsion as an undercoat.
If the emulsion you have is 'non vinyl' then that should be fine as an undercoat if diluted with water, 20% at least. Most bathroom paints are a silk finish, if you prefer a matt finish (which will look nicer), something like Crown Steracryl would be a good call, suitable for bathrooms and with an added fungicide.
Keep things simple, apply a non vinyl for the mist coat then go to B&Q and buy a tub of Dulux Bathroom paint.
Undercoat ?????? What ........ It’s a plaster ceiling, not woodwork Mist coat, 2 coats emulsion /eggshell/whatever Done No need to Undercoat