Hi all

Having applied the first coat of paint to the kichen walls, a number of
minor(ish) issues have been highlighted.
These are mainly indentations in filled chases and the like.
The paint used is Dulux "Kitchen" matt emulsion - supposed to be fat
resistant etc.

The question is what is the best filler-type-stuff to use between coats to
smooth out the irregularities?

My preference would be to scrape in decorator's caulk, but I'm not sure how
well this would stick to existing paint coat.

TIA


Phil

On 18/06/2012 09:53, TheScullster wrote:
Hi all

Having applied the first coat of paint to the kichen walls, a number of
minor(ish) issues have been highlighted.
These are mainly indentations in filled chases and the like.
The paint used is Dulux "Kitchen" matt emulsion - supposed to be fat
resistant etc.

The question is what is the best filler-type-stuff to use between coats to
smooth out the irregularities?

My preference would be to scrape in decorator's caulk, but I'm not sure how
well this would stick to existing paint coat.

TIA


Phil


Caulk is normally a bit flexible for filling larger gaps e.g. between
window or door frames and walls. You definitely don't want that. You
might mean decorators' filler. Probably best to sand the affected area
lightly before using.

"newshound" wrote

On 18/06/2012 09:53, TheScullster wrote:
Hi all

Having applied the first coat of paint to the kichen walls, a number of
minor(ish) issues have been highlighted.
These are mainly indentations in filled chases and the like.
The paint used is Dulux "Kitchen" matt emulsion - supposed to be fat
resistant etc.

The question is what is the best filler-type-stuff to use between coats
to
smooth out the irregularities?

My preference would be to scrape in decorator's caulk, but I'm not sure
how
well this would stick to existing paint coat.

TIA


Phil


Caulk is normally a bit flexible for filling larger gaps e.g. between
window or door frames and walls. You definitely don't want that. You might
mean decorators' filler. Probably best to sand the affected area lightly
before using.

Thanks Newhound

These are more like surface indentations, certainly not gaps between frames.
Good point about the sanding advice though.


Phil

On Jun 18, 12:24*pm, "TheScullster" wrote:
"newshound" wrote





On 18/06/2012 09:53, TheScullster wrote:
Hi all

Having applied the first coat of paint to the kichen walls, a number of
minor(ish) issues have been highlighted.
These are mainly indentations in filled chases and the like.
The paint used is Dulux "Kitchen" matt emulsion - supposed to be fat
resistant etc.

The question is what is the best filler-type-stuff to use between coats
to
smooth out the irregularities?

My preference would be to scrape in decorator's caulk, but I'm not sure
how
well this would stick to existing paint coat.

TIA

Phil

Caulk is normally a bit flexible for filling larger gaps e.g. between
window or door frames and walls. You definitely don't want that. You might
mean decorators' filler. Probably best to sand the affected area lightly
before using.

Thanks Newhound

These are more like surface indentations, certainly not gaps between frames.
Good point about the sanding advice though.

Phil- Hide quoted text -

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I agree, definitely decorator's filler, and not caulk. I've used
decorator's filler extensively for this and it works fine. Sand, fill
irregualrities, paint, repeat if necessary until desired smoothness
required

Not caulk, because you can't really sand it.

Cheers
Richard

TheScullster wrote:
Hi all

Having applied the first coat of paint to the kichen walls, a number
of minor(ish) issues have been highlighted.
These are mainly indentations in filled chases and the like.
The paint used is Dulux "Kitchen" matt emulsion - supposed to be fat
resistant etc.

The question is what is the best filler-type-stuff to use between
coats to smooth out the irregularities?

My preference would be to scrape in decorator's caulk, but I'm not
sure how well this would stick to existing paint coat.

Decorator centres sell fine surfce filler, not polyfilla, which is made for
this purpose - between coat filling.
It can go on microscopically thin and not crack or peel, even over paper and
it's sandable within about 45mins.

Caulk should never be used to fill walls - it can't be sanded