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[paulcooke]

help i have just painted my newly skimmed plasterboard walls but unfortunately i used undercoat rather than the emulsion i was going to use (the tins looked exactly the same). the undercoat is oil based and i was wondering what problems if any i would have when painting with an emulsion also i heard that plaster needs to breath thats why emulsion is used.

any advice would be welcome

many thanks
paul cooke

[rosebery]

No problem. Just emulsion straight over it. I use spirit based undercoat for particularly troublesome stains prior to emulsioning.

Cheers

[paulcooke]

i will give it a go with the emulsion

thanks rosebery