Browse Forums Interior Decorating Lounge Re: 2 or 3 coats? 3Jun 01, 2011 8:06 pm Check out our renovation in progress at http://www.ourdiydream.com Follow us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/ourdiydream Check out what we are 'pinning' http://pinterest.com/ourdiydream/ Re: 2 or 3 coats? 18Dec 06, 2011 1:59 pm I just did 2 white undercoats and 1 top coat in my laundry. Changed broom beige walls to white undercoat. it was a bit patchy so did another white undercoat. Then it was much more consistent. So I found 1 white topcoat to be enough for a laundry. That and I'm not sure there's quite enough for a 2 nd white top coat. Re: 2 or 3 coats? 19Apr 20, 2012 11:25 pm Hi Taspost. . .we had a 2-coat system offered as standard and ended up paying an extra $2200 (from memory) to put on a third coat, and use proper Taubmans paint instead of trade paint. I'm a bit of a DIYer myself, and in future I would just go for the 2 coats. .. we've been in the house and I find that I've either changed the colour on the walls, or re-coated the walls since anyway. If they offer you a 2-coat system, they surely have to provide a finish that is satisfacty anyway. . . there will be a range of colours that will cover with 2-coats. . . I'd choose something neutral and do the repaints and feature walls when I moved in. But that's just me! Re: 2 or 3 coats? 20Sep 23, 2014 8:45 am A different question on the same. We bought an upgrade package which has three-coat paint system. Because I am not there when they're painting each coat, is there an easy way for a novice like me to tell the difference between 2 and 3 coats. In other words, how do I tell if the builder is actually applying three coats? Thanks in advance for your advice. Neil How can (whatever that means jodge Hi Taspost. . .we had a 2-coat system offered as standard and ended up paying an extra $2200 (from memory) to put on a third coat, and use proper Taubmans paint instead of trade paint. I'm a bit of a DIYer myself, and in future I would just go for the 2 coats. .. we've been in the house and I find that I've either changed the colour on the walls, or re-coated the walls since anyway. If they offer you a 2-coat system, they surely have to provide a finish that is satisfacty anyway. . . there will be a range of colours that will cover with 2-coats. . . I'd choose something neutral and do the repaints and feature walls when I moved in. But that's just me! |