What does it mean when painting a wall ';It needs two coats';.?

When painting a wall. What does it mean when it is said, ';need two coats';? Does it mean one coat primer one coat finish or one coat primer two coats finish?What does it mean when painting a wall ';It needs two coats';.?
if the finish paint says two coats , then its two coats of that paint.





for a new wall it should be primer, undercoat, finish, finish coats


two primer coats or undercoats if one coat doesnt provide good coverage.


You can get undercoat tinted , and that will make the finish coat easier. Tint to about 1/2 the tinter of the finish coat color.





If one finish coat looks good then leave it at that .What does it mean when painting a wall ';It needs two coats';.?
you can use a primer and 1 coat of paint. That should be all you need
That means you paint it once...let it dry, then paint all over again, that's whats called the second coat. Very important.
1 coat of primer and 1 coat of finish





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2 coats of finish will due as well.
Primer is already assumed. (undercoat is oil based primer) for oil paint finish-kitchens and baths and woodwork. All surfaces need a primer.


So, 2 color coats.(I use the term color for finish coats). The first is the main body coat, so you are just hauling azz to get it covered....but no one is perfect to do it 100% even in one coat, so the second is more of a ';just to be sure I got everything coat which makes it more even color finish';.


Besides you will not be able to cover black with white in just one coat. Nor Red over green. Or green over red. Or any big change in color.


Never.


Usually, the primer is white or 1/2 the color of the finish. this is so you can see what you have done with the first color coat. And as the first color coat does not cover the primer 100%., it is easy to see what you are doing the second time around with the color coat.


And this is the minimum.


People who want a good finish ask for 3 color coats.(Higher end homes). Primer is only used on bare walls, excessively patched walls or when you are not sure what kind of paint(oil or latex) is on the walls.


The econo paints are more likely to require the additional coats than the more expensive paints(you get what you pay for)


And you let it dry overnight between each coat minimum. You can do patching after the primer is applied and minor patching even after the first coat(the dents seem to appear then). Lightly sand the walls smooth between each coat with 120 sandpaper...and then ';dry dust'; or ';dry rag'; off the dust before applying the next coat.

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