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does emulsion paint cover vinyl silk paint?
my childrens bedroom is painted deep blue and dark red, i want to change it to light colours, so need to know if emulsion would cover the silk paint before painting it again
8 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Vinyl Silk is an emulsion paint. You get Matt or Vinyl silk finishes of emulsion
A couple of coats of white emulsion will take away the dark colour then you can paint it to your liking
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Yes emulsion will cover silk paint as silk paint is an emulsion. But first I would cover the walls with a base of white Matt emulsion, this will give a better base for your light coloured emulsion paint. As this is a children's bedroom I would suggest that you get a vinyl silk emulsion (silk emulsion is wipe-able with a damp cloth) as the paint to go over the walls where you have painted them white.
I do hope that this is of help to you. If you use undercoat as someone has suggested it will take a while to dry and will make the room smell for a day at least as undercoat is an oil based paint, and this is totally unnecessary.
Source(s): experienced in decorating my own home - 1 decade ago
Yes but having two children of my own, I'd recommend sticking to a vinyl silk emulsion - it's much easier to wipe clean!
- john mLv 61 decade ago
Unless you go over the walls with white emulsion first then the colour you paint on the wall will always come out as a darker shade.
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- dot&carryone.Lv 71 decade ago
Yes it does, but you will need 2, 3 or even more coats of emulsion and even then the darker colours will bleed through.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Yeah no problem wil just need 2 or 3 coats to cover it.
Source(s): My Uncle Les, professional painter and decorator with over 50 years experience!