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painting questions....
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1. i've heard sugar soap is good for preparing walls for repainting. is it worth worrying about though if the walls arent that dirty?
2. what about dirty plaster where its never been painted and the dirt has built up, what should i use to clean this?
3. i have some areas of mould spots, if i clean this off with a mould cleaner then paint over will this be sufficient? is there any way the old mould can stay there somehow and grow back through the paint?
4. best way to get an old 'freeze' off the wall, it goes around the middle of the room and has been painted over before but it is visible and i'd like to remove it. steamer? hot air gun? something else?
5. after removing some trunking i've revealed the plaster in some places, and the paint around it keeps coming off the surface, i tried scraping some off but i can only do so much before it doesnt go any further. then a few days later its coming away again.. it would take ages to be able to wait and get all the old paint (several layers too) off. how can i contain the paint and stop it coming away at the edges? will a few layers on the bare plaster and overlapping the edges eventually blend in or do i need to do something else?
would really appreciate some tips here as i have most of the flat to decorate and don't want to waste time doing unnecessary work. finish doesnt have to be immaculate, just good.
2. what about dirty plaster where its never been painted and the dirt has built up, what should i use to clean this?
3. i have some areas of mould spots, if i clean this off with a mould cleaner then paint over will this be sufficient? is there any way the old mould can stay there somehow and grow back through the paint?
4. best way to get an old 'freeze' off the wall, it goes around the middle of the room and has been painted over before but it is visible and i'd like to remove it. steamer? hot air gun? something else?
5. after removing some trunking i've revealed the plaster in some places, and the paint around it keeps coming off the surface, i tried scraping some off but i can only do so much before it doesnt go any further. then a few days later its coming away again.. it would take ages to be able to wait and get all the old paint (several layers too) off. how can i contain the paint and stop it coming away at the edges? will a few layers on the bare plaster and overlapping the edges eventually blend in or do i need to do something else?
would really appreciate some tips here as i have most of the flat to decorate and don't want to waste time doing unnecessary work. finish doesnt have to be immaculate, just good.
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in answer to my own question (5), the best way of sorting out the joint between layers of paint and exposed plaster (where the paint has come off), is to sand the edges. this makes a smooth joint and can be painted over and looks fine.0
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