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What type of filler for minor dips and bumps on a painted wall.
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JohnB47
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I'm about to give our hall and landing a fresh coat of paint but some of the areas suffer from past damage.
One area has a lot of patches where bits of an old coat of paint had flaked off and have simply been painted over. Other bits look like they've been damaged by the edge of a scraper biting in here and there. These are not deep depressions but very noticeable when the light strikes from the side.
Is there a particular type of filler for this? I'm thinking something fine and fairly liquid that I can squeegee on and maybe sand or damp wipe off.
I tend to use a powder filler on much deeper holes but that would be far too coarse for this.
Thanks.
One area has a lot of patches where bits of an old coat of paint had flaked off and have simply been painted over. Other bits look like they've been damaged by the edge of a scraper biting in here and there. These are not deep depressions but very noticeable when the light strikes from the side.
Is there a particular type of filler for this? I'm thinking something fine and fairly liquid that I can squeegee on and maybe sand or damp wipe off.
I tend to use a powder filler on much deeper holes but that would be far too coarse for this.
Thanks.
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Easifill would be the go-to stuff to use. If you want ready mixed, Knauf Fill &Finish - This one, you can wet sponge sand for a very smooth dust free finish.
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For the smallest imperfectnesses I found filler in a plastic tube to be very convenient and good. Mine was from Home BargainsIt's very fine, sticks well, sands well if needed and you don't need to mix small amounts every 15 minutes.There are similar other brands that, I think, are basically the same.
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I think 'fine surface' should be the go-to description.
John, a wide-enough bladed filling knife should do the job, as it'll apply the right amount, using the surrounding surface as it's guide. Then a nice flat sanding block, of at least a third-sheet size, and with a 180 grit. That should blend it all in.
You may find that your perfectly-sanded finish 'rises' fractionally with the next coat of paint. If so, one more light sanding.
If it's 'almost' there but not quite perfect, then a further skim...
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I'd go for a tub of filler, ready mixed. I've found this easiest to run a trowel over and dig repeated small bits out of.
Where paint has flaked will be harder. Sanding out edges works better, even making it larger but shallower so it doesn't notice.I can rise and shine - just not at the same time!
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Thanks everyone. All sounds good. I'll look into those suggestions.1
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My choice would be any fine surface filler Eg easyfill, toupret etc. (not ready mixed)
coupled with a decent quality trowel
and a trough1 -
fenwick458 said:My choice would be any fine surface filler Eg easyfill, toupret etc. (not ready mixed)
coupled with a decent quality trowel
and a trough
I've found Toupret fine surface filler available locally and I'm thinking of going for the ready mixed option.0 -
We had all sorts of bumps, scratches and dinks after removing wallpaper from a feature wall a couple of months back. Dulux Base Coat 3 in 1 worked a treat on it for us and didn’t need Sanding back etc afterwards.3
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Jonboy_1984 said:We had all sorts of bumps, scratches and dinks after removing wallpaper from a feature wall a couple of months back. Dulux Base Coat 3 in 1 worked a treat on it for us and didn’t need Sanding back etc afterwards.
Imagine if a fairly thick coat of paint deteriorated over years, then fairly large patches simply flaked off, then were painted over without any surface preparation. (Edit: or if you had something held to a wall using tape and you removed it along with a bit of the paint as well.) That's what I have.
Dulux Base Coat 3 in 1 wouldn't fix that. The imperfections would still be there afterwards. That product is described as: "Covers cracks, blocks stains and obliterates strong colours". None of that matches my wall problem.
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JohnB47 said:One area has a lot of patches where bits of an old coat of paint had flaked off and have simply been painted over. Other bits look like they've been damaged by the edge of a scraper biting in here and there. These are not deep depressions but very noticeable when the light strikes from the side.
The scraper dings can be easily filled with Polyfilla or similar.1
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