Colour for your old wall paint

Paint over old paint: You need to pay attention to this

If you want to paint over old paint, you must first check the quality of the existing wall paints. The old paint must not flake off anywhere and should be firmly attached to the wall. With our paints, you can easily paint over almost all types of wall paint, including latex paint. It is only necessary to apply a layer of deep primer for emulsion paint before painting over an old coat of silicate paint.

If your walls can be painted over, sweep or vacuum them. Make sure that the walls are free of dust and dirt

If the old wall paint is crumbly or has been applied to lime plaster, you should apply a primer coat of To Prime Walls as a first step. This primer closes the pores of the wall and creates an even surface

If the wall has dark stains, such as those caused by nicotine, soot or ink, pre-paint these stains with To Bond & Block. This prevents the stains from bleeding through into the new coat of paint. This creates an even surface to which your new wall paints can adhere well

The easiest way is to paint over chalk paints or emulsion paints, such as those you can find at MissPompadour. Here, the old paint forms a perfect primer.

Paint over dark colours: Special features

It is also possible to paint over very dark walls with MissPompadour Paint. Even if you want to paint almost black walls white, this works without primer. 2 coats are usually enough - the result will amaze you

The only exceptions are very clear shades of white that do not require any additional colour pigments, such as White with White or Simply White. These colour shades are not quite as opaque. If you want to use a white shade like this, you will probably need an additional coat of paint

But all the others, including the very light whites in all the MissPompadour Paints collections, are perfect for painting over dark colours thanks to their high opacity class

Basically, the procedure for painting light colour on dark walls is no different to painting dark colour over light walls. The result will inspire you

Suitable paint qualities from MissPompadour

MissPompadour offers 4 wall paint qualities

The Valuable Wall Paint: Extra matt wall paint

The Valuable Wall Paint is a very elegant wall paint that is available in more than 100 colour shades from the Just paint Collection in an incredible depth of colour. This sustainable paint is also very environmentally friendly and contains no preservatives. It has opacity class 1, so you should always apply 2 coats of this wall paint, even if the first coat is already opaque. This allows the wall paint to achieve its full colour depth

The Functional Wall Paint: Washable wall paint

This practical, scrub-resistant wall paint with its enormous wet scrub resistance is aptly named. The Functional Wall Paint also has a high opacity, so that you can easily paint over even the darkest walls with 2 coats of light colour. It is also available in all of the more than 100 colour shades in the Just paint Collection. It is particularly suitable for all particularly hard-wearing wall surfaces in houses and flats and, of course, in the commercial sector

CosyColours: The cosy one

The wall paints in the CosyColours Collection contain chalk. Their slightly rustic surface texture is particularly suitable for a nostalgic ambience and a neat country house or vintage style. A coat of these colour shades creates a cosy atmosphere in any room. These colours, with their often muted pastel shades, also have a high opacity, so that even dark and very dark colour shades can be easily painted over with 2 coats

LittlePomp: Soft & chalky for the children's room

In the LittlePomp children's collection, you will find 15 soft colour shades that have been put together by child psychologists. They create a calm atmosphere in babies' and children's rooms. This colour also contains chalk and has a very high degree of coverage thanks to these mineral components, so you can easily paint over dark walls with it

Painting with MissPompadour wall paints: advantages

Painting rooms with MissPompadour wall paints has many advantages. Thanks to the high opacity of MissPompadour Paints, it is always easy to apply light colours to dark walls. All MissPompadour wall paints make it possible to paint a dark wall surface white or light. Thanks to their creamy consistency, the colours are also non-drip. They hardly smell and are extremely low in harmful substances

So if you want to bring light into a small and perhaps too dark room with a new wall design using a light colour, nothing stands in the way of implementation. Grab a paint roller and brush. There is a huge selection of colour shades and qualities to choose from, leaving nothing to be desired.