Funny smell from Artex?

Patr100

I've just had to apply some of the dreaded Artex (don't ask why) to a ceiling.

It was the powdered bag version from B & Q that you add water to .

Now it is supposed to dry in a few days but there is is still an unusual unpleasant smell. in the small ( bath) room I really do not think it can be anything else. I read that older Artex may have had a smell but the latest formula does not?
Has anyone else had the same problem? I am inclined to take the drastic and even more messy step of removing it if it persists for much longer.

Hector-The-Inspector_2

New Artex does smell, couple of coats of paint will sort it.

Patr100

I did intend to paint but I didn't want to just mask anything that persists, otherwise painted Artex is even harder to get off.

missindecisive

the smell will go, when completely dried and painted:beer:

Patr100

Thanks for your comments - at least I know it's "normal" even if they don't warn you about it on the packet.

Xorro

We had our ceiling re-artexed on the 24th April and painted on 30th April and it still smells, surely it should have stopped smelling by now?

polishing_peanuts

Artex did, does and will continue to smell pretty awful after applying!

Just keep ventilating until completely dry, may take a while dep. on weather, temp, heating etc.

Shouldn't need to paint it really, until it is decorating time again.

cybergibbons

What's this crazy MSE Artex revival?

drjoe_2

I just had my lounge ceiling artexed. The builder said it would smell like a "wet fish" for a while. I just wish he would have said that BEFORE he started, Jesus. I would have had the builder plaster it smooth instead (new ceiling). Well it smelled like wet cheese. I waited a week or so and then put 3 coats of paint on it over the weekend. It still smells, although not so bad.

Can anyone reassue me that the smell will go away???!!!!! Should I have waited longer before painting it? I thought the paint would seal the smell in, but I just heard that new paints have different solvents in (some half-wit hair-brained EU legislation) and new emulsions don't mask smells any more.... damn I hate the EU. Any advice greatly appreciated!

Patr100

It will go away but I didn't like the look so I ended up papering over my artex and painitng that.

drjoe_2

Bit drastic but can understand!

I had a stipple and the builder did a strange job of it - very uneven. But I scraped it back a lot (didn't take long) and it's only a light stipple now. A flat ceiling would look much better though.

Smell seems to be going. I'm leaving the windows open for 4-5 hours a day. If and when it goes completely will post. I think it will be at least a month from the original work before the smell goes and can have friends round!

Who invented this awful stuff?