My son painted his room with flat paint. It's nice but,?

Question

can I put a clear semi-gloss coating over it? I purchased the paint at a discount store and didn't realize that it wasn't semi-gloss. Thanks!

Answer 1

My son, who works at a paint store, recommends that you buy another gallon of semi-gloss paint tinted to the same color as your walls. You could cover the walls in an acrylic glaze but he says that "a clear semi-gloss coating" would be like a varnish--which you really wouldn't want and it would be much more expensive. I agree with the other responders who prefer an eggshell or satin finish in a durable, scrubbable paint. Dutch Boy offers a nice one. It's called "Dirt Fighter" and it comes in an easy to open, easy to pour plastic tub. Great application, one-coat coverage acrylic latex with a 15-year warranty.

Answer 2

I've never heard of putting a clear semi-gloss coating over paint. It may be able to be done though, but it would seem easier just to buy some more semi-gloss and do it all the same.

I'd recommend not using a flat paint in the future, but rather using a satin paint for most rooms and a semi-gloss for rooms that have a lot of moisture like a bathroom.

I've used a flat paint once or twice and if you ever have to touch up the paint you can see every spot where you touch up the paint. If you use a Satin paint it will blend right in where you do the touch up and as hard as you look you shouldn't be able to see where you touched up the paint. That little bit of gloss helps cover up the touch ups.

My brother painted his house and used flat paint and everywhere they did a touch up you could see it so they would go back and repaint the ENTIRE wall. That just seems ridiculous to me. Especially when satin just costs a little more and isn't all that much more shiny.

The painter guy is right. The more shiny it is the more it will show rough spots in the wall. But that you can control through wall texturing and lighting. But the more flat the paint is, the more you will notice where you have done touch up painting on the wall. So if you ever need to paint over a scratch. You'll see right where you did the touch up with flat paint.

Answer 3

If your going to go through all the motions of putting a clear coat (glazing) then why not just go with the sheen you want. I would recommend an eggshell finish or a washable Matt finish this way it won't be to shinny, the shinier the finish the more flaws in the wall will show up. Good luck Les the painter

Answer 4

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Answer 5

To be honest, it would take the same amount of work to recoat it with a clear finish to protect it as it would just to get another lot of paint and re-paint with a satin finish.

Answer 6

Yes you can cover it with a semi-gloss.

Answer 7

Flat paint makes a great primer. do it

Answer 8

Yup. But I would recommend priming it first.

Answer 9

why not?