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Help painted over newly plastered wall.

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  • emilyt
    emilyt Posts: 2,051 Forumite
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    The paint i used was matt but it just keeps flaking.
    Another 3 big pieces of paint fell off today. I haven't sorted it out yet Benidormqueen. To be honest with you i just don't know which primer to use. I know it sounds cheeky but i was hoping you were going to tell me you had done yours and it all went well. Then i could have asked you which one you had gone for. I might go for the leyland primer.Only because we don't have a Dulux centre nearby and i can't find anywhere that will deliver it. Leyland is about 10 minutes away. Anyway i think the hardest part is going to be getting all the flaky paint off first. Let me know what you are going to use and if it has worked for you. Hoping to start mine at the weekend. Good luck.
    Emilyt
    When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile :D
  • Benidormqueen
    Benidormqueen Posts: 1,077 Forumite
    I was hopeing the same, might start this weekend but it's the scraping and the sanding thats putting me off, it really is an eyesore, i think any primer will be ok, i'm gonna prime the lot, then use a proper kitchen emulsion,
    I had been drying some towels on radiator and noticed a little flaky piece i know i should'nt have but i pulled it OMG what a mess i've made, it will take some sanding that bit well that LOT.........................BYE...........for now. :mad:
  • Benidormqueen
    Benidormqueen Posts: 1,077 Forumite
    Went to glyn webb this morning got some,
    International 3 in 1 sealer, primer, undercoat, in white £9.99 say's it's for the problem that i've got, going to give it a go, (when?) also got some kitchen/bathroom emulsion by johonson also at glyn webb says it is more ressistant to condensation.
  • susank
    susank Posts: 809 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Yes clear varnish or gloss paint - I have seen painters do it especially to ceilings which have stains on and they paint with gloss then then do with matt afterwards - try a patch - use what you have in the shed/ cupboard. It also covers any stain on wall which takes about 10 coats to cover so do it first then paint with ordinary paint.
    Saving in my terramundi pot £2, £1 and 50p just for me! :j
  • Ericson_2
    Ericson_2 Posts: 46 Forumite
    Didn't know this thread was still going - been away for a few days,
    what a pickle , looks like the lining option is out

    Ok by the book - scrape back all loose material untill finding solid wall or whatever, brush down wash over and alow to dry, One coat of primer sealer to whole area followed by two coats of prefered emulsion- I personaly use Johnstone or Leyland paints although they don't get the press, in tests they out perform Dulux especialy the exterior Stormshield- which out performed Weathershield - but they keep that one hush !

    If you dont mind seeing the lumps and bumps of the bits you cannot give off underneath your finished walls, thats all you can do in my opinion.

    Aint Decorating Fun :rotfl:
    I used to be confused, now I just don't understand ;) :rotfl:
  • emilyt
    emilyt Posts: 2,051 Forumite
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    Well i managed to find some of the Dulux primer. Spent the weekend scraping paint off the walls. What a horrible job seemed to take forever. Anyway just finished painting the primer on. In smells awful and i have now got to wait for it to dry. Hopefully i will manage to paint the walls tomorrow some time. Just got to keep my fingers crossed that there will be no more peeling paint and that all my hard work has been worth it. So thankyou everyone for all advice given. Hope you have managed to start yours Benidormqueen.Let me know.
    When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile :D
  • Benidormqueen
    Benidormqueen Posts: 1,077 Forumite
    Hi emilyt i've not started YET, good on you girl youv'e got cracking it should be ok, not been feeling too good so i couldn't face it yet, it should not peel
    again after its been sealed sorry to hear it smells awful i'm dreading it.
    i'll let you now how i get on, got the stuff when i start ?????????????? who knows......................Thanks.
  • char9
    char9 Posts: 48 Forumite
    Hi, I've been following this post with much interest trying to work out which advice was most relevant to my own wall issues.

    If you have the time, please could one of you decorating experts give me the benefit of your experience...

    1. I am having my kitchen walls reskimmed, am I right that before painting properly I just need to give it a coat of watered down emulsion, or is a special primer required?

    2. Elsewhere in the house... I have stripped the hall back to the bare plaster - although there are a couple of areas where there was old paint under the paper which we have sanded smooth - does this old (about 10 years old I think) plaster require the same preparation treatment or can I just paint it?

    Any straightforward advice greatly appreciated...
  • woodbutcher_2
    woodbutcher_2 Posts: 747 Forumite
    You can buy paint for new plaster from trade shops.My brother(decorator)uses this for several builders he works for.He waters down the first coat.He uses a Crown/Berger trade shop.I think they also sell Johnsons paint there as well so it may be that.
  • emilyt
    emilyt Posts: 2,051 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hi there Car9,
    I won't pretend to be an expert but have had lots of experience with decorating.
    My kitchen walls were re-plastered as you have already read all about. My advice is definately use a primer before painting. Make sure the primer is completly dry and use kitchen/bathroom paint. At last i have actually had success with my kitchen walls which i am pleased to say are now painted. There are no bubbles and fingers crossed they won't peel.

    I would also advise you to primer elsewhere in your house before painting. As long as there are no flaky bits and you have sanded them.

    I have also had the rest of my house either replastered or reskimmed. I have papered the walls and found that sizing them first is all that is needed. I just used wall paper paste and let it dry. Once papered there was no problem. The paper has stayed on and has since been painted over.

    Hope this is a help to you.
    Good luck
    Emilyt
    When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile :D
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