Paint and stabiliser/PVA glue

warwick2001

Hi all,

Very quick question, can you use paint stabiliser or watered down pva glue to dilute paint when doing repairs to flaky paint?

I've sanded all the rubbish off, cleaned the walls, and now the advice is to use pva glue/stabiliser to fix the paint, fill/sand and then paint over. Was just wondering if I could save a step, and mix some paint into the glue/stabiliser, and not bother with the filler bit (I'm not bothered about a great finish as its behind a wardrobe)?

Anyone tried it?

Cheers

gwynlas

Why? It hardly takes a lot of time for glue to dry.

warwick2001

Because, as I understand it, the glue is primarily there to help the filler bond to the wall, in order to get a smooth finish.

As I'm not bothered about the smoothness of the finish, all I want to do is fix the old paint to the wall, and then paint over it. I'm wondering if I could combine this into one coat. If I can't, fair enough. I'm just asking if anyone has tried this before.  

plumb1_2

Sorry it’s a big No, use the stabilising solution, plus it soon drys

Bendy_House

Will it work? It might.

Chances are, tho', that your new paint/PVA mix won't get under the old flaking paint as it's simply too thick. So, yes, good chance it'll form a strong 'skin' over it, but the loose paint will still be loose under it.

Stabilising solutions are usually very 'watery', so will get under any loose parts first, before then drying and sticking them down.

warwick2001

So, that's a no then.

I'll have to do it the old fashioned way.

Many thanks

LucasJade97

warwick2001 said:

Hi all,

Very quick question, can you use paint stabiliser or watered down pva glue here to dilute paint when doing repairs to flaky paint?

I've sanded all the rubbish off, cleaned the walls, and now the advice is to use pva glue/stabiliser to fix the paint, fill/sand and then paint over. Was just wondering if I could save a step, and mix some paint into the glue/stabiliser, and not bother with the filler bit (I'm not bothered about a great finish as its behind a wardrobe)?

Anyone tried it?

Cheers  

However, from what I can see, the glue's main purpose is to aid in the filler's adhesion to the wall in order to provide a smooth surface.

All I want to do is fix the old paint to the wall and then paint over it because I don't care how smooth the finish is. 

Would it be possible to integrate this into one coat? 

Fair enough if I'm unable to. 

Just curious if anybody has done this already.