If your wall already painted then no need apply sealant also can

The step would be fixing imperfection on wall, filling up holes and smoothen the wall by sanding or grinding if you want

Then use acrylic emulsion paint as base coat then 2 layer of finishing coat or 1 layer of the colour of similar to base coat

Depends on the colour of your current wall, if it is dark colour and you want to paint to light colour you might need 2 or more layer of base coat to cover the colour so that your finishing coat don't look weird

If you are just repainting with the same colour you can directly go for finishing coat too

Yes correct, putty can fix fine line then sand it down for smooth finishing

What is the current wall colour and the colour you want to paint? If same colour just paint 1 coat of finishing coat is sufficient and can also save you some cost

biggest difference is the price, acrylic emulsion 7L probably cost around RM50, higher end paint like Jotun Easy Clean cost around RM100 for 5L, Jotun Majestic around RM130 for 5L, i dont know about the price of those special effect paint, for price per liter definitely not cheap

acrylic emulsion might not have the color that you want, and higher end paint got those easy clean and anti fungus characteristic which acrylic emulsion doesn't have it

the finishing for acrylic emulsion is usually matte finish only, more expensive paint you can choose whether you want gloss, satin, semi-gloss or matte and they come in more color tone also

if both acrylic emulsion and an expensive paint is the same color and same finishing, you can hardly differentiate them from the surface only time will tell the difference, that's why a lot of painter will use acrylic emulsion because of the cheaper price

Dulux Pure or Dulux EasyClean should be what you need

the color you can go to the shop and see the actual catalogue which is closest to the actual, the color you see online will come out different color depends on monitor and color calibration

color is depends on your liking, dirt are easily visible on the wall no matter what paint you used, personally i will never recommend yellow or orange tone as it will make the house look old, but that's just my preference

since easy clean is matte finish, it will have those rough surface for dirt to catch on, but you can use stronger detergent or even thinner to clean it after the paint cures

if you really want those easy to clean one you can get those with gloss finish or sheen finish, satin/semi-gloss is fine too since smoother surface is easier to wipe and harder for dust to attach to

do you burn incense or smoke in the house? those will make your ceiling and wall become yellowish in future

they are the same, acrylic emulsion is good for base coat or cover existing paint, for finishing layer, i will paint with at least a layer of Jotun EasyClean or higher spec paint

for ceiling you can use either acrylic emulsion that you prefer

Yes, very normal since we don't usually touch the ceiling and we rarely clean it so even cheap paint can last got a long time provide that you prepare the surface properly before painting

there are few causes for peeling, some common one is dirty ceiling or leaking ceiling

parquet floor usually is varnish, the floor in my hometown use that and it last for more than 10 years already, but still depends on your usage i guess

i'm not so sure about floor coating though, newer laminate floor dont even need painting, epoxy PU usually for bathroom, yard, car porch and balcony

if you want really easy-to-clean paint choose higher range paint with sheen finish from your preferred brand

i painted both my toilet with Jotun Majestic Perfect Beauty & Care and my room i painted with the cheaper Jotun Easy Clean, the one in toilet is dirt and water resistance now, i can just spray on the wall with sprayer and wipe off the dirt, after a year now it still look new

my room with the cheaper paint still hold up well, but the matt surface isn't really that easy to clean. imagine you smash a mosquito or cockroach on the wall, some of their remains will trap on the matt surface and need some work to wipe it off, while on a sheen surface you can just use tissue to wipe it clean

do beware if you are hiring others to do the work, dishonest painters might try to cheat you using lower range product or add some powder to increase the volume per bucket so they can get more profit from you

if you DIY, and you are using the higher range product make sure you clean off those dripping paint quickly, i have quite some paint dripping on my toilet tiles and is super difficult to remove even though they have not fully dried

actually most of the sheen finished paint can do that, you can take a look at ICI dulux as well, they have some paint that come with special finish

go to paint shop take the catalogue and view it under the lightning of your house, they have plain white and plain black as well, it is stated in the catalogue

i dont like white with yellow tint or light yellow, i feel like it will make the wall look old and worn-out

one thing to note though, if you are painting sheen/semi-gloss/gloss paint, most likely you will see 2 tone of color, darker color at shady area and brighter color at area exposed to lightning, this is normal as they reflect more light compare to matt, so for matt you will see more consistent color tone between bright and shady area

This post has been edited by amduser: May 11 2021, 11:22 PM

difficult to clean as in those paint that is dripping off during painting? or you use abrasive material to clean the painted wall? i just use wet cloth or all purpose floor cleaner to clean only

i didn't encounter your problem though, there is no noticeable watermark on my wall even though i got shower water and shampoo splashing on it daily

did you apply sealer or primer before you paint? when i renovate my bathroom i sand down most of the old paint, apply skim coat to smoothen the surface and then a layer of sealer then lastly 2 coat of topcoat

sounds like he will need some waterproofing to be done or find out the cause of the wet wall, i recall the landed house at my hometown has similar problem where the moisture seep through one of the load bearing wall and caused the paint to peel at the bottom, lucky it didnt get worst

apply a layer of sealer or two, then paint over that patch with the same color, if your wall is just painted not long ago, the new color should still be able to blend in well

or you can try to paint the top coat at small area to see if after dry it will become the same finishing as the rest of the wall or not, if it does then just paint over the rest of the affected area

Painted my yard/wet kitchen with Jotun Tough Shield today, color code is 6317 Alphine Snow, it changes it's tone to very light blue during brighter day and greyish blue if there is insufficient lightning

I didnt put blacksplash, so it gonna be exposed to heat and splashing by oil and water daily, let's see how well it can withstand the torture without discoloring


This post has been edited by amduser: May 20 2021, 08:30 PM

paint one layer first to see if the painted area can be covered properly or not, most of the time there will be some spots no covered, or some dirt get into the paint and you need sanding/scraping then 2nd layer can cover that as well as some imperfection from the base and previous layer

if the wall is new and the paint quality is good and not powdery then no need primer, just clean with damp cloth, if you noticed the damp cloth got white powder after you wipe, maybe need to check if they added powder to cheat the paint volume

the paint brush i suggest you to get the one that is angled for cutting in at corner, while the flat paint brush use for painting small area

still look good as new, oil and residue from cooking is easy to clean with soap water and cloth wiping

if you looking to paint outdoor, you can try jotun jotashield ultra clean, i think that paint should be good also

Is sheen but not gloss, that's why is easy to clean, I'm not sure if you can choose matt finishing, as some paint has 2 option