Title: How to Use Emulsion Paint | Hunker
Headings: How to Use Emulsion Paint
How to Use Emulsion Paint
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Content: Use this to seal unpainted surfaces. New plaster will soak up the thinned emulsion, providing a good surface ready for priming. Ensure plaster is dry before painting. Advertisement
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Make your own primer by diluting emulsion paint 80/20 with water. Using the same paint for primer and top coat ensures that the finish will be streak free. Step 5
Apply emulsion with a brush, roller, rag, sponge or airbrush. It usually takes an average of two hours to dry, depending upon the viscosity of the paint. When painting walls, always work toward the source of light. Step 6
Dilute emulsion paint with about 10 percent water, and use to create paint effects, such as sponging, stippling, dragging, graining, stenciling and rag-rolling. Advertisement
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Experiment by painting emulsion over a coat of different colored oil-based paint, that has been allowed to dry until tacky.