Have been gunning out for some socket back-boxes and chasing the walls for some cable runs and found the emulsion on top of the plaster flakes off relatively easily (in places) with the impact of the chisel from my SDS drill. Ultimately I want all the emulsion removed as the wall is now half with, and half without.

For the aresa where the emulsion does not flake off easily - is there a good way of getting it off? Chemicals maybe? Scrappering it off does not work/produce a quick result.

I want to make good the chases and not have to fanny around with sanding/filling/sanding/feathering the edges where the paint remains.

Any ideas?

Cordless Crazy wrote:
Have been gunning out for some socket back-boxes and chasing the walls
for some cable runs and found the emulsion on top of the plaster
flakes off relatively easily (in places) with the impact of the
chisel from my SDS drill. Ultimately I want all the emulsion removed
as the wall is now half with, and half without.

For the aresa where the emulsion does not flake off easily - is there
a good way of getting it off? Chemicals maybe? Scrappering it off
does not work/produce a quick result.

I want to make good the chases and not have to fanny around with
sanding/filling/sanding/feathering the edges where the paint remains.

Any ideas?

I've always said and will keep on saying it, its best to line new plastered
walls for problems of this ilk.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Cordless Crazy wrote:
Have been gunning out for some socket back-boxes and chasing the walls
for some cable runs and found the emulsion on top of the plaster
flakes off relatively easily (in places) with the impact of the
chisel from my SDS drill. Ultimately I want all the emulsion removed
as the wall is now half with, and half without.

For the aresa where the emulsion does not flake off easily - is there
a good way of getting it off? Chemicals maybe? Scrappering it off
does not work/produce a quick result.

I want to make good the chases and not have to fanny around with
sanding/filling/sanding/feathering the edges where the paint remains.

Any ideas?

I've always said and will keep on saying it, its best to line new
plastered
walls for problems of this ilk.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite


and how's that going to help him now?

Mr Fixit wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Cordless Crazy wrote:
Have been gunning out for some socket back-boxes and chasing the
walls for some cable runs and found the emulsion on top of the
plaster flakes off relatively easily (in places) with the impact of
the chisel from my SDS drill. Ultimately I want all the emulsion
removed as the wall is now half with, and half without.

For the aresa where the emulsion does not flake off easily - is
there a good way of getting it off? Chemicals maybe? Scrappering it
off does not work/produce a quick result.

I want to make good the chases and not have to fanny around with
sanding/filling/sanding/feathering the edges where the paint
remains.

Any ideas?

I've always said and will keep on saying it, its best to line new
plastered
walls for problems of this ilk.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite


and how's that going to help him now?

Just getting a point across. ;-)

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:27:19 +0000, Cordless Crazy wrote:

good way of getting it off? Chemicals maybe?

Try very strong Flash power / sugar soap.

--
Nigel M

What points that???

These walls were painted by the previous owner and I want to strip the emulsion right off, as I originally said. Your statement refers to someone painting on new plaster, completely irrelevant.

If you read my question properly in the first place, then you would have understood what I was asking!

Cordless Crazy wrote:
is there a good way of getting it off? Chemicals maybe?

I've used a water based chemical stripper (called "Homestrip" IIRC)
before, without any damage to the plaster.

Cordless Crazy wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby Wrote:
Mr Fixit wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
. uk...
Cordless Crazy wrote:
Have been gunning out for some socket back-boxes and chasing the
walls for some cable runs and found the emulsion on top of the
plaster flakes off relatively easily (in places) with the impact of
the chisel from my SDS drill. Ultimately I want all the emulsion
removed as the wall is now half with, and half without.

For the aresa where the emulsion does not flake off easily - is
there a good way of getting it off? Chemicals maybe? Scrappering it
off does not work/produce a quick result.

I want to make good the chases and not have to fanny around with
sanding/filling/sanding/feathering the edges where the paint
remains.

Any ideas?

I've always said and will keep on saying it, its best to line new
plastered
walls for problems of this ilk.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite


and how's that going to help him now?

Just getting a point across. ;-)

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

What points that???

These walls were painted by the previous owner and I want to strip the
emulsion right off, as I originally said. Your statement refers to
someone painting on new plaster, completely irrelevant.

If you read my question properly in the first place, then you would
have understood what I was asking!

ooh! handbags at dawn.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

To remove emulsion in my bathroom prior to tiling, I found (by
experiment) the best way was to use a heat-gun to soften it. A scraper
then easily removed it in large strips. All other methods tried
involved either too much effort or mess or both.

-Antony.