Non toxic and wipeable paint for bedroom?

FreeBear

blackstar said:

Anyone know what this thin paper is under the wall paper is? Does it have to come off before painting as it is so hard to remove unlike the wall paper.

If that paper is ~3mm thick, it is probably something like WallRock thermal lining paper. Brush some fresh wallpaper paste behind any edges that have lifted, and with another (dry) brush, brush it back on to the wall. Even better if you have a rubber roller, but not everyone has such a thing.

Painting over lining paper is quite a common thing - Lining paper put up to hide any cracks. A thin smear of filler over the joins (and sanded back), then paint. Saves having to go over a wall filling in all the imperfections & cracks.

blackstar

We have managed to strip the lining paper off but has left little dints from the scrapers. 
Is it ok to paint over them? 

Also can we just paint using the colour paint we have choosen or do you need to apply some kind of other paint first?

FreeBear

Use a little bit of filler on the dings and sand smooth. If you paint over them without filling, they will stand out like a sore thumb.

A couple or three coats of your chosen paint will be fine. No need to use a primer unless you have stains that need blocking.

twopenny

If you have youngsters drawing on the wall I'd fill in the dents to make your life easier in the long run ie cleaning or the pen/crayon will stay in the dents.

I've just bought some fine filler £1.40 for doing the dents. It's easy and quite satisfying.

Just use a scraper to put the filler on, wait till it's dry and sand with a flat thing. Piece of wood with the sand paper wrapped around or buy an cheap one you can put the sand paper on or borrow a sander.

Have you tried asking on a forum for Autism? There's bound to be people who know what paint you want.

Or Mumsnet is pretty good for solving some problems.

FreeBear

twopenny said: Or Mumsnet is pretty good for solving some problems.

Nooooo. Not Mumsnet. That place is likely to attract the worst of comments....

blackstar

Thanks all
Think we will go with a breatheable paint so moisture can pass though the walls.
Trouble is there's hardly any paints that are breatheable. I can only find crown breatheable ones but none in lavinder colour.

Northern_Wanderer

What qualities are you looking for in the paint? If it's low odour then Johnstons have minimal odour. However, the matt marks very easily and isn't particularly wipable. The mid sheen is wipable. The washable paint is horrible to use. I've used their quick dry gloss and undercoat and minimal odour as well.

Dulux washable kitchen paint is excellent at repelling stains and cleans well without leaving rub marks, and is low odour.

There used to be a non-toxic paint marketed at people with sensitivities but it was super coslty, no idea if it was washable.

I hate stinky paints.....

To avoid mould you need to reduce condensation/ humidity, increase ventilation and heat the house. Usually paints that reduce mould are going to be more toxic as they have bio agents included in them. Do you have a mould problem?

FreeBear

blackstar said: Trouble is there's hardly any paints that are breatheable. I can only find crown breatheable ones but none in lavinder colour.

Pay a visit to a local decorator's centre. Grab a tin of white, and ask them to add a dash of lavender colour to it. Efven B&Q can do this for you at most of their stores.

Heck, most suppliers will only have white on the shelf and add the colour to order.

blackstar

Yes we live in a highly damp part of the west of Scotland and its a huge problem mold in properties here. Most people have a dehumidifier as standard. 
So thought it would be more important to get a breathe Easy paint to avoid mold?
Have terrible trouble with mold getting on the walls even with windows open. 
Last place we had was painted with that wipeable paint and you would see droplets of water covering the walls if you were not really careful.

So not sure what paint to get to avoid mold. Guess ones that are more toxic but that won't allow moisture to pass though the walls.

FreeBear

Breathable paints only make sense if you have lime plaster on the walls, and they haven't already been painted with modern paints. If you already have painted walls, putting a breathable paint on top is not going to achieve much.

Had a small bedroom here that used to suffer from condensation - In part, due to a lack of heating and coupled with a badly fitted, draughty window. Stuck 75mm of Celotex on the two exterior walls, replaced the window. Now the room remains warm with just a tiny radiator, and no more condensation or mould.

If you have droplets of water forming on the walls, that indicates that you have high humidity and cold walls. A PIV or MHRV will help with the humidity, and insulating the walls will stop most of the condensation forming. Will also reduce your heating bills 

But is this is a rented property, your options will be very limited.