Title: How much should I dilute emulsion to seal new plaster with a first coat? | Yahoo Answers
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How much should I dilute emulsion to seal new plaster with a first coat?
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Content: the second coat finish this. Then your final coats have a great surface to cover. EXTRA - To the below and asker, the trade don't just use leyland paint, it's a brand name and no different to many others, plus it needs to be cut by more than 10% for the first coat otherwise you risk cracking after subsequent coats. You should still there see the plaster through the first coat, some people call it misting, as it is like looking at the wall through fog!! ...Show more
Source (s): renovated many houses, right down to bare wall and back up again. Anonymous
1 decade ago
There's 2 ways to paint new plaster, the DIY way and the trade way. DIY - Thin emulsion down with 10% water, coat and then recoat with standard emulsion, with no water added, twice. Trade - Go to Leyland, buy super leytex and apply 2 coats. It does new plaster.