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| posted by HKBloke 831 days ago |
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Doing some decorating - just emulsioning the walls - but finding that the paint is peeling off almost immediately in isolated areas. Presume it must be humidity related.
Does anyone know if the commercial decorators treat the walls with anything before painting over ?
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| posted by Mango. 831 days ago |
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no, you didn't prepare the wall properly
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| posted by Chicago 831 days ago |
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HKbloke if Mango ain't going to elaborate.......you can google paint -troubleshooting or house painiting tips and you;ll you get your answers.
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| posted by Mango. 831 days ago (edited 831 days ago) |
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Bloke
you need to remove the old paint completely,plaster the wall as necessary, sand down the entire wall, apply one coat of sealer (primer) and then apply your paint. minimum 2 coats, but better 3-4 coats
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| posted by God de Vader 831 days ago |
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you need to prep the wall, HK walls are painted with "some sort of powder paints" .......to which nothing sticks, so u need to clean them off first (dust free) and then prime them first!
then you can paint
correct Mango?
I'm not under the alkafluence of inkahol that some thinkle peep I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get."
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| posted by God de Vader 831 days ago |
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beat me to it!
I'm not under the alkafluence of inkahol that some thinkle peep I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get."
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| posted by Mango. 831 days ago |
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quote:
Originally posted by God de Vader
you need to prep the wall, HK walls are painted with "some sort of powder paints" .......to which nothing sticks, so u need to clean them off first (dust free) and then prime them first!
then you can paint
correct Mango?
yes, correct. but powder is in all Emulsion paint around the world, it isn't specific to HK
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| posted by spannermonkey 831 days ago |
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Bloke, try roughing with medium grit sandpaper, then washing with sugar soap. This will give the new paint a key and get rid of all the grease and grime that maybe on the surface of the old paint (not implying your a mucky bugger).
http://www.marisamiller.com
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| posted by HKBloke 831 days ago |
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sm - think you are right, it is only occuring is isolated areas near the window. The internal walls ae fine.
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| posted by cilmeri 831 days ago |
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Same thing happened to me.
I got a tub of some white plaster stuff, just put it on with a trowel,
then sanded it down. Piece of cake!
Even for a girlie!
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