Sam
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Before we leave our house we have to paint the kitchen walls which are currently mushy pea green. 
I have started painting them just bog standard matt white, on coat #2 and it looks like I will have to put a third coat on as you can still see some green underneath.
Does it sound normal that you'd have to put 3 coats of white on these green walls, or should I be slapping on shitloads of white paint?
Edit - the walls were green when we moved in before anyone questions our shit taste in wall colour for a kitchen.
[Edited on 12-07-2011 by Sam]
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RichR
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depends on the white paint, is it a good quality, good covering paint or is it cheaper and hence thinner paint?
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adiohead
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Originally posted by Sam
Before we leave our house we have to paint the kitchen walls which are currently mushy pea green.
why do you have to paint the walls? 
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Brett
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Originally posted by adiohead
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Originally posted by Sam
Before we leave our house we have to paint the kitchen walls which are currently mushy pea green.
why do you have to paint the walls?
Generally you return rented properties how they were handed to you, so I assume Sam painted the walls green. That or have your deposit reduced for the pleasure.
Just roll it on nice and thick, Sam lol
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Lynny
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When I moved in my kitchen was light blue, 3 coats of White later and it still isn't right! 
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adiohead
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
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Originally posted by adiohead
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Originally posted by Sam
Before we leave our house we have to paint the kitchen walls which are currently mushy pea green.
why do you have to paint the walls?
Generally you return rented properties how they were handed to you, so I assume Sam painted the walls green. That or have your deposit reduced for the pleasure.
Just roll it on nice and thick, Sam lol
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Originally posted by Sam
Edit - the walls were green when we moved in before anyone questions our shit taste in wall colour for a kitchen.
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Brett
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Was edited after I posted.
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Sam
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Rich - standard big tub of Wickes white paint.
Brett - the walls were green when we moved in, but there were some holes in the walls which I've had to fill so obviously the walls need painting now.
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adiohead
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
Was edited after I posted.
no it wasn't, it was there when I first posted 
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Sam
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I thought that too Ade 
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adiohead
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Originally posted by Sam
Brett - the walls were green when we moved in, but there were some holes in the walls which I've had to fill so obviously the walls need painting now.
in that case I'd of just painted it a similar green colour
[Edited on 12-07-2011 by adiohead]
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Brett
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Originally posted by adiohead
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
Was edited after I posted.
no it wasn't, it was there when I first posted
Na, I disagree.
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Sam
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Fuck spending more money on paint in this shitty house, white paint is cheap!
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3CorsaMeal
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Sam, are you Fungus the bogeyman?
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adiohead
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Fuck spending more money on paint in this shitty house, white paint is cheap!
You're probably going to have to buy 20 tins of white paint to cover it, compared to 1 tin of green
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Twiggy
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Get that "once" stuff is so thick its like gloss
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Sam
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I'll put on a third coat tomorrow, CBA doing any more coats than that or spending more money on paint as I've got a massive tub of this white paint from Wickes here!
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Jake
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that shit white paint is shit
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Sam
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Oh well, my wife's got the day off tomorrow so she can finish it off. 
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Ben G
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Originally posted by Twiggy
Get that "once" stuff is so thick its like gloss
Dont. The stuff is awful. Same consistency as tar.
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Ojc
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Once stuff is nonsense.
It can take up to 3 coats I'm afraid unless you are putting a colour on top of a mis coat but even then that could take 2 coats.
Must be a god awful green if its taken that many coats of emulsion
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3CorsaMeal
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tipp ex would do it
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Sam
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Well Oliver the landlord bought this house from the previous owner back in 2006 and he's done no decorating/improvements to the house whatsoever in that time, so I am guessing that horrible green paint on the walls would have been painted on there at least 5 years ago (and badly painted too I might add - overspills on covings/ceilings/doors etc).
I think it took 4 coats in the end, much swearing was involved in the whole process.
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Kathryn W
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It took me 3 coats to get my bathroom 'mint' coloured green to White 
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Ojc
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There is no easily solution to this problem short of putting wall paper over it. 3 coats is the norm.
It took about 5 coats to cover sarahs kitchen ceiling as it was such a state and that was with a few dash of stain block on the worst bits.
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