To much info from net, can't find a straight answer...

I'm sizing fresh plaster with 50/50 water/emulsion, what sort of time
should I be leaving before painting 'proper'?

In that it appears dry shortly after application, does it need leaving a
minimum time?

Ta

On 31/03/2019 14:20, R D S wrote:
To much info from net, can't find a straight answer...

I'm sizing fresh plaster with 50/50 water/emulsion, what sort of time
should I be leaving before painting 'proper'?

In that it appears dry shortly after application, does it need leaving a
minimum time?

Ta

And is there any real benefit to sizing it twice, in that i've mixed too
much....

On 31/03/2019 14:22, R D S wrote:
On 31/03/2019 14:20, R D S wrote:
To much info from net, can't find a straight answer...

I'm sizing fresh plaster with 50/50 water/emulsion, what sort of time
should I be leaving before painting 'proper'?

In that it appears dry shortly after application, does it need leaving
a minimum time?

Ta

And is there any real benefit to sizing it twice, in that i've mixed too
much....
I've put a normal coat on when convenient - usually the next day.
Possibly not much advantage with a second coat unless the top coat is
cheapo stuff in which case the second mist coat will increase opacity.
Timing is probably more about the dryness of the plaster. I'd leave that
until no dark areas left before applying the mist coat.

On 31/03/2019 14:20, R D S wrote:
To much info from net, can't find a straight answer...

I'm sizing fresh plaster with 50/50 water/emulsion, what sort of time
should I be leaving before painting 'proper'?

"Size" is usually what's done before hanging paper. What you are doing
is, I think, usually called a "mist" (sometimes "****") coat.

Some suggest instead painting with water and then while still wet
undiluted paint but I've never tried it:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...nt#New_plaster

In that it appears dry shortly after application, does it need leaving a
minimum time?


I've always left it the time advised for the paint - and longer if cold
- but then I usually welcome the excuse

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On Sunday, 31 March 2019 21:01:01 UTC+1, Robin wrote:
On 31/03/2019 14:20, R D S wrote:

To much info from net, can't find a straight answer...

I'm sizing fresh plaster with 50/50 water/emulsion, what sort of time
should I be leaving before painting 'proper'?

once it's dry. Not damp, dry.

"Size" is usually what's done before hanging paper. What you are doing
is, I think, usually called a "mist" (sometimes "****") coat.

Some suggest instead painting with water and then while still wet
undiluted paint but I've never tried it:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...nt#New_plaster

I do that, it works far better. Applying water is a very fast thing to do, no care required, drips don't matter. And the first paint coat 5 minutes later is a proper one.

In that it appears dry shortly after application, does it need leaving a
minimum time?


I've always left it the time advised for the paint - and longer if cold
- but then I usually welcome the excuse

You'll find out in practice, if brushing the new paint drags the old stuff off it's not ready.

Don't put a 2nd ****coat on, you'll just be wasting your time. Ditto for the first coat really, but people insist on doing it.


NT

On 01/04/2019 03:03, wrote:
On Sunday, 31 March 2019 21:01:01 UTC+1, Robin wrote:
On 31/03/2019 14:20, R D S wrote:

To much info from net, can't find a straight answer...

I'm sizing fresh plaster with 50/50 water/emulsion, what sort of time
should I be leaving before painting 'proper'?

once it's dry. Not damp, dry.

"Size" is usually what's done before hanging paper. What you are doing
is, I think, usually called a "mist" (sometimes "****") coat.

Some suggest instead painting with water and then while still wet
undiluted paint but I've never tried it:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...nt#New_plaster

I do that, it works far better. Applying water is a very fast thing to do, no care required, drips don't matter. And the first paint coat 5 minutes later is a proper one.

That's good to know as you are the author of the Wiki page. I'd be
interested to know if others have done it. I've not seen or heard of it
elsewhere.



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Robin Wrote in message:
On 01/04/2019 03:03, wrote:
On Sunday, 31 March 2019 21:01:01 UTC+1, Robin wrote:
On 31/03/2019 14:20, R D S wrote:

To much info from net, can't find a straight answer...

I'm sizing fresh plaster with 50/50 water/emulsion, what sort of time
should I be leaving before painting 'proper'?

once it's dry. Not damp, dry.

"Size" is usually what's done before hanging paper. What you are doing
is, I think, usually called a "mist" (sometimes "****") coat.

Some suggest instead painting with water and then while still wet
undiluted paint but I've never tried it:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...nt#New_plaster

I do that, it works far better. Applying water is a very fast thing to do, no care required, drips don't matter. And the first paint coat 5 minutes later is a proper one.

That's good to know as you are the author of the Wiki page.

:-D

I'd be
interested to know if others have done it. I've not seen or heard of it
elsewhere.

+1

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Robin Wrote in message:
On 01/04/2019 03:03, wrote:
On Sunday, 31 March 2019 21:01:01 UTC+1, Robin wrote:
On 31/03/2019 14:20, R D S wrote:

To much info from net, can't find a straight answer...

I'm sizing fresh plaster with 50/50 water/emulsion, what sort of time
should I be leaving before painting 'proper'?

once it's dry. Not damp, dry.

"Size" is usually what's done before hanging paper. What you are doing
is, I think, usually called a "mist" (sometimes "****") coat.

Some suggest instead painting with water and then while still wet
undiluted paint but I've never tried it:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...nt#New_plaster

I do that, it works far better. Applying water is a very fast thing to do, no care required, drips don't matter. And the first paint coat 5 minutes later is a proper one.

That's good to know as you are the author of the Wiki page.

:-D

I'd be
interested to know if others have done it. I've not seen or heard of it
elsewhere.

+1


Guess not :-)
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