by DNA1 »
Fri Oct 13, 2017 7:55 pm
Just wanted to make a post as I searched the World Wide Web and although people post do’s and don’ts. It doesn’t give a resolution to the problem.
The other week I was recommended by a good friend and plasterer to pva freshly laid plaster as this will seal everything and make the job a whole lot smoother. I went to a new job (highly confident) and applied pva to the walls, ceiling.(Feeling proud). I then went on to paint the ceiling. Painted all round edges twice and painted the full ceiling. Upon completion i realised that it had started to crack everywhere. Looked aweful!!! After countless google searching and panic. I finally went to the house the next day and tried various tests. It soon became clear that anti mold paint nor sanding works at all. Finally I tried hot water, virtually burning my hands and scrubbed. You really do need to scrub!! You finally start to see the paint disappear. Then you get a white coat of sticky pva. Keep scrubbing till you get back to the plaster. (Cracks do disappear)Then wipe with another clean cloth. This was a medium sized lounge and I kid you not took me a full two days to finish and I was aching in my hands, arms, neck even my fingers were in agony. This however did rectify the problem and I managed to get the job completed and looking fantastic. Customer extremely happy! Please take this from experience. DO NOT PVA any walls and definitely NOT fresh plaster.
If you have already made the mistake, I really do feel for you!