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by topcat888
Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:35 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Help: Painting over new plaster
Replies: 1
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Help: Painting over new plaster

Hi all, I've just replastered the bedroom with a 2 coat skim plaster. I wasn't able to do the whole wall in one go as the pros do it and had to break it up into manageable sections. Now I've applied the 1st mist coat, and used Easi Fill to patch up the iffy areas of the skim coat and sanded it with ...
by topcat888
Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:17 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Removing Paint From Plaster
Replies: 1
Views: 6373

Hi there, I was informed to coat the painted wall with a PVA and water mix ( 5:1 water:pva) to first seal the wall and then once it is tacky (part dry) coat it with another mix of pva/water (3:1) this is to provide adhesion for the skim plaster for it to stick to. Again once tacky then do a 2 coat p...
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