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Painting a plasterd wall
Just had a wall plastered - what is the best thing to use to seal the wall,
so when I paint it, it doesn't just absorb the paint! Ta! Sparks... |
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Sparks wrote:
Just had a wall plastered - what is the best thing to use to seal the wall, so when I paint it, it doesn't just absorb the paint! We always just paint straight onto the plaster - works well. Usually 2 coats, sometimes three if painting white. If you want to seal it use PVA diluted with 3-4 parts water. -- Grunff |
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On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:50:52 -0000, "Sparks" wrote:
Just had a wall plastered - what is the best thing to use to seal the wall, so when I paint it, it doesn't just absorb the paint! Ta! Sparks... Use some of the emulsion that you plan to use for the wall, but thin it by 10-20% with water. ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On 23/02/2004 Sparks a wrote :
Just had a wall plastered - what is the best thing to use to seal the wall, so when I paint it, it doesn't just absorb the paint! Ta! Sparks... I was advised to to use a very thin coat of emulsion to seal the surface, after we had several rooms replastered. Thin the emulsion down with about 1/3 of water and allow it plenty of time to dry out. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.org |
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Painting a plasterd wall
Use 1 coat of light coloured emulsion well watered down as a mist coat then
just paint your normal 2 coats over. Standard architectural practise |
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"Mike Taylor" wrote in message ...
Use 1 coat of light coloured emulsion well watered down as a mist coat then just paint your normal 2 coats over. Standard architectural practise It is. Though I get a denser result more easily by brushing water on the wall then painting with unthinned emulsion. Regards, NT |
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