decorating dust sheets.

stolt

hi, i've got to paint our newly painted plastered ceilings, plasterer has mentioned that we need to water down the first coat of paint! which is going tobe a messy affair.:D I was looking for the proper cotton decorating dust sheets rather than the plastic sheets.

Had a quick look on ebay and they seem squite exensive. I'd probably need at 30ft by 15 ft of sheets.

Bronnie

Do you really want professionals' decorating dust sheets or just fabric ones?

I've got an assortment of old throws, duvet covers etc I've been using as dust sheets . They are always being advertised on Freecycle, as pet bedding.

stolt

Bronnie wrote: »

Do you really want professionals' decorating dust sheets or just fabric ones?

I've got an assortment of old throws, duvet covers etc I've been using as dust sheets . They are always being advertised on Freecycle, as pet bedding.

i just thought for this house I was going to do things properly. I've got lots of decorating to do in the new house and thought that be getting some better quality ones they might last. I've use dthe plastic sheets before and they are hopelesss in that the debris from whatever your doing just sits on top of the sheet rather than soaking in and then gets transferred everywhere. (maybe i'm just a messy painter)

has anyone used one of the roller painting sticks that holds the paint in the handle and do they paint ceilings good or are they just a gimmick! i'll try to find a link to one that i had seen.

NOWSE

Rather than buy sheets for the whole room why not get a smaller sheet and move it around the room as you work your way round. In my experience any mess is caused in the process of getting the paint to the surface, the paint will be quickly absorbed by the porous plaster.
I expect that you'll find dust sheets in B&Q and Wickes.

stolt

NOWSE wrote: »

Rather than buy sheets for the whole room why not get a smaller sheet and move it around the room as you work your way round. In my experience any mess is caused in the process of getting the paint to the surface, the paint will be quickly absorbed by the porous plaster.
I expect that you'll find dust sheets in B&Q and Wickes.

thanks, someone at work just mentioned screwfix so i'm going to have a little look on there. I just wanted enough to cover the floor area, perhaps my orignal post was excessive and only a couple are really needed. i just didnt expect them to be as expensive as they were.

savemoney

Have you tried Dulux decorating centre they sell lots of products including Dulux paint

I just use old sheets/curtain etc for that job

TomsMom

My son's a tiler and for dust sheets he goes to the charity shop and gets curtains/duvet covers etc. Cheap enough to just throw away when they get too bad. Like others have said, we've got a box full of old sheets and towels we use to cover up when decorating is being done.

hotukprices

Found Extra Cotton Dust Sheet 3.65m x 2.75m at choiceful dot com for £5.06. Free delivery for orders over £25.

theGrinch

i use old bedsheets and when applying the watered down (mist coat) I dont overload the roller (use a roller with a rear guard) and dont go a million miles an hour with the roller. the water kick back is what caused the mess.

McKneff

Professional dust sheets are expensive because they do the job properly . Its not just debris they stop getting through to your lovely new carpets, it drops of paint and thousands of minute dust particles which get easily get through the fibres a cheap throw or bedsheet. So you would be better off in the long run because they last for years.

medders2604

The paint in the handle rollers are great for paint would def recomend them (not sure how they would work with it diluted paint) if you have a lot of decorating to do though its def worth investing in one.
I didn't even need to wear a tea towel on my head once I sussed that it wasn't splattering paint everywhere!