Advice needed re over thinning base coat on plastered wall

[Beckie]

I've spent the day painting my mother's kitchen whilst she is away. I had to paint skimmed walls but the plaster was dry. I thinned down cheap matt emulsion and put on 2 coats then a few hours later finished with coat of deluxe kitchen paint. Problem is I thinned base coat 4 parts water to 1 part paint instead of 4 parts paint to 1 part water! Only noticed my mistake after 3rd coat completed. I had to leave before final coat dried so no idea how it's looking. It looked ok as it was going on And no peeling or anything evident but checking on this site I notice advice is "dilute 10%-15%" and generally no more than 50% certainly not 80%! what is likely to happen and how shall I best rectify my error? I'm concerned what effect adding such diluted paint will do, in time, to the wall and moisture levels. Any advice gratefully received, thanks!

 

[misterhelpful]

Crikey, paint watered down that much must have been quite tricky and messy to apply!

Firstly, don't worry too much, as providing it had dried before you applied the finishing coat it should be fine. However, if it hadn't fully dried out, the excess moisture in the wall will have to escape somehow which could lead to the top coat peeling.I'm afraid time will only tell with this problem.

It might be advisable not to have the heating on too high so that the moisture dries out gradually.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!!

 

[Beckie]

Thanks misterhelpful, that has reassured me a little as it was dry before i put on the top coat and so far no issues reported by my mother. Yes, paint was rather runny! Unfortunately she likes her heating up so I'm just keeping everything crossed for the time being. I appreciate you taking time to reply.

 

[misterhelpful]

No probs , that's what I'm here for!!