Bennette Paint | Painting Tips: Covering

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Why Paint Jobs Fail

Adhesion (Loss of)
Alligatoring (Crazing)
Bleeding
Blistering
Blooming (Blushing)
Chalking
Checking or Crazing
Chipping or Flaking
Covering or Hiding
Cracking or Scaling
Crawling or Creeping

Discoloration
Efflorescence
Fading of Color
Ghosting
Loss of Gloss
Sagging and Running
Spalling
Tackiness (Slow Dry)
Wrinkling
Yellowing

COVERING OR HIDING: (Lack of)

This is usually caused by not stirring the paint or enamel properly. Stirring with a horizontal motion will not mix the paint properly. Always stir paint with an up and down spiral motion to obtain proper mixing. Pouring the paint from one container into another, often called “boxing the paint” is recommended.

Some colors, such as yellows, pinks and some medium and deep tinted colors, when applied over different colors do not hide satisfactorily. They usually require two or more coats for proper hiding.