Paint Problem Panic

[Spinny]

Thanks @Nickfromwales

Not sure what to expect never having had it done. I have put some marks around the room using my water level. Is there a standard approach - will they put level markers or sticks taped to the wall to show top ? I assume the whole point of levelling compound is that it will be fluid enough to find its own horizontal.

Any tips or anything to watch for.

[G and J]

Did you solve your paint panic @Spinnywe're having issues with F&B dead flat, 56m2........latest attempt with floetrol added.

 

Really reluctant to try another paint on ceiling as going for "drench" and  walls already painted

[Spinny]

Hi @G and J,

So spouse really liked/wanted the F&B all white.

I tried Tikkurila anti reflex 2 but it cannot be mixed to another colour.

The Tikkurila Nova 2 can be colour matched, but I noticed it says it has a distinctly non-white base and may not appear fully white - so crossed it off without trying it.

I got some Johnsons Perfect Matt colour matched to F&B All White and tried it. Man in shop said they can barely get any as there is some major supply problem with the base coats for colour matching. Had to go to a Johnsons shop to get some.

Also got some F&B Dead Flat in all white.

 

Test board photos attached - Tikkurila at one end, Perfect Matt matched to 'All White' at the other end, F&B Modern Emulsion, and F&B Dead Flat in the middle.

Oddly can look different in different light/orientations. But F&B seemed 'whiter' or more pigment heavy.

 

Spouse was insistent F&B was wanted. So we have gone with/stuck with F&B Modern Emulsion in All White in the end.

I am hoping part of the flaws showing in reflected light on the ceiling was because the first coat had been rollered across the light, whereas we have done the second top coat down the light - i.e. rollered away from the bifolds, and of course it is a second coat adding depth of colour. 

It looks absolutely fine in most lights - cloudy, mixed, house lights, subdued light, direct sunlight etc However whether it is better on the ceiling now is too early to tell as the bifolds have plastic sheeting over them and the weather has turned dull.

 

Will let you know when we have seen the full evening light across it.