Artex patches: need to seal prior to painting
I have been using a wallpaper steamer and some of the artex round the
edges of my kitchen ceiling has peeled off. We are talking cosmetic, 3 inch x 1 inch patches. I plan to patch these up using a pot of ready-mixed Artex. Question: Once the Arted has dried can I then emulsion over? Or do I have to "seal" the new Artex patches with a coat of diluted emulsion first? Bruce |
On 09 Feb 2005, wrote
I have been using a wallpaper steamer and some of the artex round the edges of my kitchen ceiling has peeled off. We are talking cosmetic, 3 inch x 1 inch patches. I plan to patch these up using a pot of ready-mixed Artex. Question: Once the Arted has dried can I then emulsion over? Or do I have to "seal" the new Artex patches with a coat of diluted emulsion first? I'd certainly seal them. I repainted an Artex ceiling which I assumed had been painted before, but which clearly hadn't: it just drank emulsion on me. (It took 4 -- or 5? I can't remember now -- coats to get any sort of even coverage on the $"&*£% thing.) I learned my lesson, and the next time I did a ceiling (same house; assumed the same problem), I sealed it with 5-to-1 diluted PVA and it was entirely happy with two coats. -- Cheers, Harvey |
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