I have recently had my walls skimmed by a plasterer. The plaster has dried but painting the walls seems to use up a lot of paint, is there anything I can put on the new plaster to stop it soaking so much up?
2007-05-24 05:30:48 · 23 answers · asked by Billybob 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Yes you should use a sealer first any DIY store will have it
2007-05-24 05:33:34 · answer #1 · answered by TAFF 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Mix 2 parts water to 1 part of emulsion and paint on to seal the plaster. The plaster will soak in the water and leave the emulsion ready for a proper coat of emulsion.
2007-05-24 05:43:27 · answer #2 · answered by su51e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy a posh paint from the DIY store if you want about £20 for 5 litres, or you can just get a tub of PVA glue, mix 1 part glue with 20 parts water brush that mixture on, wait til dry and paint as normal.
Though this was common knowledge.
2007-05-24 07:28:22 · answer #3 · answered by pampurredpuss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As others have suggested you need to use a sealant. A very good and cheaper alternative, and I even prefer it, is to give it a very watered down coat of paint first. That seals the pores in the plaster and lets you put normal coats on after. I would suggest after sealing, to put on a thin coat (about 20% water), then a neat coat (undiluted). If the paint is a decent quality, that should give you a good finish.
Hope this helped.
2007-05-24 05:38:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No pva please.........cheap white emulsion mixed 50/50 with water, this seals the wall and will show up any imperfections in the plaster .. fill any snags then paint as normal....plasterer
2007-05-24 05:39:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a good base coat like KILZ. It seals the walls and will produce a nice quality finish with a single coat of paint. Happy painting!
2007-05-24 05:38:59 · answer #6 · answered by Michael 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can buy PVA wall sealer alternatively you could always apply a weakened solution of emulsion to seal the wall before apply the top coat.
We recently had our walls skimmed and we used a solution of diluted wall sealer as it is too expensive to apply without diluting it first. And it is just as effective diluated.
2007-05-24 05:36:51 · answer #7 · answered by Boudicca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mix up 50%PVA to 50%water and apply with a paint roller
2007-05-26 00:20:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
by a cheap tin of white emulsion paint that will help seal the wall so that when you paint over this you will get a even colour
2007-05-26 22:34:33 · answer #9 · answered by arburg 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should wash it over with a dilute undercoat and let that dry. You will find that your paint will then go on to the wall exactly as you wish.
2007-05-24 05:53:20 · answer #10 · answered by Pete H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you may need to use a sort of primer to stop the plaster being absorbant.
2007-05-24 05:33:47 · answer #11 · answered by Mikey C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋