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- Darker shades may require an additional coat to be concealed completely. The actual shade, especially for darker shades, will be visible only after the film is dry. It cannot be identified either in the can or in the wet state.
- Felt rolling is to be done only for Royale and Lustre finish. The darker shades are never to be felt rolled since it causes foaming due to the presence of more surfactants in them.
- Solvent based paints (those using thinner other than water) should be allowed twice the drying time than given here in case of high-humidity climate like monsoons.
Putty can be applied to make the substrate smoother; however it has to be sandwiched between 2 coats of primer.
Here's the recommended dilution and application procedure for interior walls:
Sr. No. |
Name of Paint |
Thinner for 1 ltr/kg of paint in mls |
Thinner |
No. of coats recommended and application |
Undercoat applied |
Recoating Time (hrs) |
1 |
Apcolite Premium Gloss Enamel |
80 - 100 |
T - 101 or Mineral Turpentine Oil (MTO) |
2 - Brushing |
AP Decoprime Wall Primer(ST) or AP Metal primer (for metal surface) or AP Wood Primer (for wooden surface) |
8 - 10 |
2 |
Apcolite Premium Satin Enamel |
150 - 200 |
T - 101 or MTO |
2 - Brushing |
AP Decoprime Wall Primer(ST) or AP Metal primer (for metal surface) or AP Wood Primer (for wooden surface) |
6 - 8 |
3 |
AP Interior Wall Finish - Matt |
70 - 90 |
T - 101 or MTO |
2 - Brushing top coat rolling |
AP Decoprime Wall Primer (ST) |
8 - 10 |
4 |
Interior Wall Finish - Lustre |
70 - 90 |
T - 101 or MTO |
2 - Brushing followed by rolling on every coat |
AP Decoprime Wall Primer (ST) |
8 - 10 |
5 |
Gattu Enamel |
80 - 100 |
MTO |
2 - Brushing |
AP Decoprime Wall Primer (ST) or AP Metal primer(for metal surface)or AP Wood Primer (forwoodensurface) |
6 - 8 |
6 |
Luxury Ultra Gloss Enamel |
60 - 100 |
MTO Or T - 101 |
2 - Brushing |
AP Decoprime Wall Primer (ST) or AP Metal primer (for metal surface) or AP Wood Primer (for wooden surface) |
8 |
7 |
Premium Semi - Gloss Enamel Water Based |
150 - 250 |
Water |
2 - Brushing |
AP Decoprime Wall Primer (ST) or AP Metal primer (for metal surface) or AP Wood Primer (for wooden surface) |
4 - 6 |
8 |
AP Royale Luxury Emulsion |
400 - 450 |
Water |
3 - for light shades and 4 - for dark shades. Brushing followed by rolling on every coat for scrap down / new job. Refinish jobs will have 1 coat lesser. |
AP Decoprime Wall Primer (ST) |
4 |
9 |
Premium Emulsion White Shades |
600 - 700 |
Water |
2 - for light shades. 3 – for dark shades Brushing followed by rolling of top coat. |
AP Decoprime Wall Primer (ST) or AP Decoprime. Wall Primer (WT) |
3 - 4 |
10 |
Tractor Emulsion |
500 - 750 |
Water |
2 - for light shades. 3 - for dark shades Brushing followed by rolling of top coat. |
AP Decoprime Wall Primer (ST) or AP Decoprime Wall Primer (WT) |
4 |
11 |
Tractor Acrylic Distemper |
550 - 600 wt. |
Water |
2 - for light shades. 3 - for dark shades. Brushing followed by rolling of top coat. |
AP Decoprime Wall Primer (ST) or AP Decoprime. Wall Primer (WT) |
3 - 4 |
12 |
Tractor Synthetic Distemper |
500 - 600 by wt. |
Water |
2 - for light shades. 3 - for dark shades. Brushing |
AP Decoprime Wall Primer (ST) or AP Decoprime. Wall Primer (WT) |
6 |
