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by billn
Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:46 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: This paint stinks!!!!
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Re: This paint stinks!!!!

As I said in my previous post about the Alkali Resisting Primer, this did sort the problem out although the smell of the primer and the new paint took along time to go completely, this may have been something to do with 11 coats of paint about 5 months. For anybody else having this problem get onto ...
by billn
Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:23 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: This paint stinks!!!!
Replies: 392
Views: 460927

Re: This paint stinks!!!!

I hope I am not temping fate by saying this but having used two coats of alkali resisting primer then yet another two coats of emulsion the gassy smell has gone, there is still a slight smell but it is not a gassy smell and I am hoping it will eventually go. The alkali resisting primer is not too ba...
by billn
Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:15 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: This paint stinks!!!!
Replies: 392
Views: 460927

Re: This paint stinks!!!!

I have also just put a coat of Leyland Alkali Resisting Primer and just to be on the safe side I am going to give it a second coat of primer (it is a bit on the thin side). I hope this will solve the problem and I will update.
by billn
Sat May 26, 2012 6:38 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: This paint stinks!!!!
Replies: 392
Views: 460927

Re: This paint stinks!!!!

Sapphy Have you tried contacting Johnstones about this, I have just had this problem this year. I lined the walls and used Jonmatt and started to get the gassy smell when the weather was warm in March, contacted Johnstones and they recommended Ultra Primer Sealer which I put on in April however the ...
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