Painted coving?

lil_old_me

I have painted the coving we recently put up. I painted (gloss paint) over the emulsion I had put on it a few days before. It was painted with emulsion but did not look good so I painted it. However looking online I shouldnt have done this.

How should I get rid of it? Simply emulsion over it?

Sarah

Sgt_Pepper_2

Why are you going to emulsion over if you don't like the look of it?

Leave the gloss if you are happy with the look of it.

lil_old_me

Looking online it says it shouldn't be painted. It states it is a fire hazard and that it breaks down the polystyrene coving. I think it looks ok but perhaps I shouldn't have done it?

lil_old_me

Just trying sanding it but it still feels tacky and wet in places - I painted this last Wednesday!

McKneff

If you like the look of it, just leave it, it will be fine......

lil_old_me

I think I want it gone now, don't want to create a fire hazard. What is worrying is that it's still wet. Should I sand it to "key" it? I guess I will have to wait til it's dry. But it has been nearly a week and it is not dry. I don't think it is going to dry? What is the best solution?

chris_n_tj

polystyrene coving is a fire hazzard, plaster coving is the way to go xx

lil_old_me

chris_n_tj wrote: »

polystyrene coving is a fire hazzard, plaster coving is the way to go xx

It's too late to take it down and start again! We have decorated the room now so I need to make do with this.

laurel7172

You cannot remove the gloss paint.

If you sand it heavily, you will damage the coving.

If you paint over it, it will still be there.

Relax. It isn't going to combust spontaneously. This is a tiny, tiny risk, that fades into utter insignificance beside the benefits of having a properly maintained smoke alarm.

You do have a smoke alarm/test it weekly/change its batteries annually/hoover the sensor monthly, don't you?

Edited to add-I've known gloss paint take a fortnight to dry in a cold room...leave it alone until it's completely dry, and then decide whether you like the look.

keystone

One of the reasons its still wet and tacky is because you didn't allow the emulsion to completely cure before overpainting. It may have felt dry but it takes 30 days to fully cure. I agree relax. Let it be for the time being and revisit it in, say a fortnight, to see what its like and then again in another two weeks.

Cheers