John Rumm wrote:
CJC wrote:

Thanks for your comments dg and John but unfortunately I am at the
stage where the whole room is pretty much decorated, and for me to now
have to put these remedies into place would put me behind schedule, so
I will try the less drastic option of the silicon, though can this be
painted over?

You can with oil based paints, but not water based.


Never use silicone to fix cracks - use decorators caulk. Same idea, but
acrylic, and takes all paints well.