Endurance Paint Coverage - Urgent

TheScullster wibbled:

OK - I went over my new plaster with one coat of cheaper white normal Dulux as I was painting the ceiling at the same time and the white "regular" Dulux is cheaper than the Endurance. Doing that should get better coverage with the Endurance coats.

Now - I bought a 5l tin and did 2 coats of endurance over about 35m2 of walls and have under a litre left. And I'm heavy handed with paint - that was rollered on BTW.

So I make that *about* the same (15m2/l) as they give on the paint calculator. Odd as I usually halve the claimed coverage rate. Dulux must be one of the more honest sellers?..

Anyway, if you don't prep the plaster with a coat of cheap white, it might take a little more but the calculator seems about right.

HTH

Tim

"Tim S" wrote

Thanks Tim

Had to go out and buy the stuff before seeing your response, but it looks like I am getting an average of 12m2 per litre over the two coats. I have bought 7.5 litres so may end up with a slight shortfall on the 50m2 area. As one of the spaces is a corridor-type-landing, shade variations from additional tins shouldn't be an issue.

Phil

TheScullster coughed up some electrons that declared:

If you do run out, try to start the new batch on an edge - you won't see any difference at all even if there is a fractional variation in the shades.

Cheers

Tim

I recently used Endurance *Silk* - see my recent posting about brushstrokes.

A 2.5L tin did two coats of around 12 to 15m^2, with some to spare. This was on to heavish textured lining paper. I diluted it about 5% with water for the first brush coat, and then further added about 5% of 'Floatol' paint conditioner for the second rolled coat. Since I was trying to get rid of brushstrokes I was a bit more generous on the second coat than I usually am. The Floatol did seem to make the paint 'go' further.

So I'd say the estimates aren't too far out. But watch out for the brushstrokes.

HTH J^n