Interior paint
 

Having in the past bought several different brands of paint for painting lounge and bedrooms etc I have always ended up putting two coats on to get a decent finish.

Can anybody recommend a good paint (matt or satin) which would enable me to do the job with just the one coat.

Re: Interior paint
 

Personally, I always buy Titan. Never put more than one coat on, and it doesn't fade, so you can touch up with no problems. I learnt in the UK, that its a waste of money using cheap paint.

Re: Interior paint
 

Do you use it straight out of the tin or does it need thinning with water ?

Re: Interior paint
 

I use Tital too, have bought other makes here but much prefer Titan.

Rosemary

Re: Interior paint
 

No, I don't thin it, just use it straight from the tin. I would thin it a little bit if I was using it on a new wall, but then you would need two coats anyway for a new wall.

Re: Interior paint
 

In my experience it's always best to thin any spanish emulsion type paint (no matter what price/quality) with water, otherwise you may find bits of the old paint lifting and sticking to the roller.

Re: Interior paint
 

Just buy the most expensive paint you can afford but depending on the base colour or if it is a new wall then you may well have to apply two coats. I also use a T Krom Fixative first as it helps to keep the paint on a flakey wall. Just one more thing..add a certain amount of water to make the consistency like creamy milk..too thick and its difficult to apply and too thin it will run down your brush or roller. Anyway I am off for a mat finish!

Re: Interior paint
 

Many thanks to all for advice. All the walls I have painted so far have been new so probably accounts for having to put two coats on. Now I hope - doing a repaint - I will only need the one coat.