On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:14:37 GMT, "dadiOH"
wrote:

peter wrote:
I've just given an inside wall two coats of paint. Now that the
paint has dried I've noticed that close up the wall is
criss-crossed with tiny, tiny mosiac like cracks. The wall hadn't
been plastered so there was no chance of movement. However, the
time between the first and second coat was the minimum recommended
(2 hours) - could this be the reason?

Are you sure they are cracks and not tiny raised areas like wrinkles?
If the first coat continued to dry after the second coat was surface
dry the first coat could shrink and cause the second coat to
reticulate.

If they're cracks as if the wall has alligatored, that first coat
wasn't dry enough when you applied the second. I had this happen to
me, and the day I painted was kind of humid. In that situation, I'd
just try repainting a third coat and hope for the best.