How much liter of paint required for a landed terrace which is about 1600-2000 sqft built up? I am estimating 100 liter white paint to paint whole house cause the original paint was a different color which I don't really like but not sure if it's sufficient. Also any recommendation for paint? Nippon seems expensive..

Maxilite is the brand? Is it good? First time hear hahaha but for paint I only know ICI, Jotun and Nippon 

How about those pearl paint? Much more expensive?

If repaint new condo wall, need to prep and prime as well?

If the cloth turn all white, then how ya?
mop all over the surface before painting?

i sifus, tried using roller for white paint (sealer) and the end of roller always got this grey color paint and will accidentally dye the wall and wall is polluted..

what is the grey liquid ya?whole paint is white and no idea where is grey came from

Hello guys, appreciate if you could provide your two cents.

I am considering to use Nippon EasyWash series for painting my whole unit of 1,313 SQFT. Painting area including wall, ceiling and plaster ceiling. Below attachment is the layout of my unit.

1. What is the estimation of paint I need to buy in terms of liter if only to focus on 1 color and assuming to do 2-coats application? I have tried the Nippon's paint calculator and got result of 50L. It seems like too less.

2. What is the purpose of sealer/ primer? It use before/ after the paint? Is it a must to use a sealer/ primer? If yes, how many liter should I purchase? This is because Nippon website suggest to have 1 coat of sealer/ primer together with 2 coats of painting.

3. I was quoted for RM 4,500 to paint the whole unit and the supplier doesn't mention the specifications so I post this to ask about the market rate, would it be cheaper if I DIY myself in this case?

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Hi all, I am planning to DIY paint my new house. I have some questions and sifus welcome to correct me if I'm wrong or give any additional tips if any.

Paint:
1) Ceiling: 2 coat of Nippon Perfect White
2) White walls: 2 coat of Nippon Perfect White
3) Coloured walls: 2 coat of Nippon Eash Wash
4) Hacked runs on walls: 1 or 2 coat of Nippon 5400 Sealer before top coat

Planning:
1) Sand down uneven surface using 100 grit sandpaper
2) Wipe off dust using damp cloth
3) Seal hacked runs
4) Paint ceiling first
5) Paint wall

Questions:
1) For 2 coats of Nippon Perfect White, is it neccessary since existing is developer's Matex/Maxilite? Or better to paint 1 coat of Matex and then 1 coat of Perfect White to save on some cost?
2) Can I paint at night? Thinking of going to paint at night after work. If wait weekends to paint, might take few weeks to finish. But my concern is that panting at night might be not good for the paint (ambient temperature cause paint shrinkage? Insects?)
3) After wiping off dust using damp cloth, when can I paint? After 1-2 hours to ensure the wall is dry enough?
4) I might be pouring small amount amount of paint into an empty 18L paint bucket with paint grit and dip my roller straight from the bucket. Do I need to stir Nippon Perfect White before pouring?
5) How do I store the paint and roller/brush for tomorrow or next weekend use?

2) What happens if I paint during raining season? The paint will crack? What if it starts to rain unexpectedly when I'm in the middle of painting or just right after painting?

4) But there's advice to paint directly from pail, to reduce the need of pouring many times into paint tray if painting large surface like ceiling. Also mentioned that there's paint grid in the pail (something like a mesh) which I will roll onto to remove excess and even out the paint on the roller (same purpose as paint trays).

5) So let's say I managed to paint only 1 layer of paint tonight and wish to continue 2nd layer tomorrow night or next weekend, the roller has to be washed/changed new? Saw some tips to seal it in ziplock bag, or store inside paint bucket and covered tightly, but I'm not sure is this proper way.

6) If my wall requires 1.5 litre of coloured paint, then I should be buying 2 cans of 1 litre right? But will the colours be exactly same? Or it's better to buy 5 litre directly to prevent different colour? Saw some facebook post bought 2 cans with same code, same seller, same day but different tone.

just wanna know, maxilite also suitable regardless of latex paint or pearl painted wall， i finallyt got the house key, but im clueless cannot know what the old paint the ex-owner used?

why some people saw someone using matex or maxilite instead of sealer for undercoat , they would say the wall is ROSAK , the wall is SPOIL , i dunno why la ,why are they so aggressive one?

my kg house is all done by my father alone 2 decade ago, we put on a new pearl paint (W/O sanding off) in middle of that 2 deacde timeline, i believe my father did not put any kind of sealer since he is not paint expert, now the wall also well-maintained except a spot scratched by my dog and it puffed up and peeled off a bit, others look nice and no chalking effect, just nice...    

how to fix the uneven or wavy painting?

reapint/touch up can fix or skim is the only solution?

Like this. It looks terrible under lights

do you think this is related to painter skill or it's already exist from the original condition?

after skim coat, i can touch up instead of repainting the whole wall right?