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Originally Posted by Yak
If you're re-painting from the original contractor-grade knockdown texture and flat wall paint from relatively new(ish) construction be prepared for the surface to suck in the paint and the colors to be uneven on the first coat. Plan on at least two coats to get a good even color.
If you're changing colors and willing to live with a little patch work color for a week or so, I recommend getting the small "sample" bottles and painting a 2x2 section of your wall to see how it looks in different lights.
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I can't afford contractor grade paint though. I bought "America's Best" from Home Depot thinking it was ok paint. Made by Glidden. Boy, was I wrong. Guy who was painting it for me called me in to look at it. He painted one coat in front of me and the wall seemed to suck in the paint. Same with coat 2 and 3. We brought the rest back to HD and got Behr and the first coat took.
Actually, that is the wife's job. She gets the colors and I simply get the material. Once I settle on the type of paint, she goes to work picking out the colors. If it were up to me, everything would be white and high gloss.