Best Matt emulsion that needs one coat + Roller

I prefer Crown to Dulux but neither will give you a good finish with one coat, especially with a roller.

Now I prefer Dulux to Crown, but Chacun a son Gout :-)

I've never tried paint pads, but many folks swear by them.

Dulux Trade High Cover Matt.

Christian.

Johnstone's Ultramatt will almost cover new pink plaster in a single coat, so it may well do your job.

Dulux Trade High Cover Matt.-I give this stuff 10 out of 10 for depth of cover. Just applied by 9 inch roller 10 litres of this stuff straight on to new plastered plaster board walls one wall was original plaster on brick which I drew on with black fibre tip 3 coats of vinyl matt and you could still see the marks-one coat of trade matt--gone--. The only potential drawback is if you apply it thick you get a rough texture effect-and-if you go over areas to increase thickness when wet the whole lot comes off-- available in B&Q

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Christian.

I doubt you'll get an acceptable result with 1 coat. If youre not willing to do it twice you can always wash the wall instead, they usually come up like new again, then just fill in the missing bits with a lil matchpot and artists brush. It works well. There are just 2 absolute musts:

1. infill of dints must never overlap the hole edge, even a bit. Less is more.
2. Never use a brigher whiter shade than the wall, ensure its identical or slightly duller.

As long as you follow those 2 points unfailingly, its a quick easy way to make old walls good again.

NT

I doubt you'll get an acceptable result with 1 coat. If youre not willing to do it twice you can always wash the wall instead, they usually come up like new again, then just fill in the missing bits with a lil matchpot and artists brush. It works well. There are just 2 absolute musts:

1. infill of dints must never overlap the hole edge, even a bit. Less is more.
2. Never use a brigher whiter shade than the wall, ensure its identical or slightly duller.

As long as you follow those 2 points unfailingly, its a quick easy way to make old walls good again.

NT

Thanks for all your useful replies. Sorry about the cross posting. I think I will be doing some painting so will be buying some of the products you mentioned but I am intregued about the washing would you use warm water with a little washing up liquid and a sponge or just warm water on the sponge?

Warm water with a little washing up liquid does well, and a cloth (sponge is too soft). I dont usually do it that way, but have at times, and its very fast, no mess, no cost, and a right old mess can be made to look respectable again easily this way. Scuff marks can often be removed with those melamine sponges, probably quicker than overpainting them. The only times I've found it wont work is if the wall is nicotine stained.

I tend to use this approach when time is critical, and there's no time to do a full repaint.

NT

What you need is 'Sugar Soap' by Mangers. It is a can of suger like crystals which you dissolve as directed. It is very effective at quickly getting the grime off the old surface. Avoid products that can (and will) foam up as you work on the suface as indeed washing up liquid does.

The can boasts that it is the "professional decorator's secret".

HTH