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Painting on walls...Help and Advice please
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| posted by shizzelmynizzel 593 days ago (edited 593 days ago) |
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So I spent 4 hours painting a wall in a mates place....here is the thing
First we wiped away all the dust and other bits that stick to walls...then we painted it with pretty standard cream coloured paint.
We were using rollers and we found that the rollers were actually ripping up the previously layer of paint that we were trying to cover. So now we have little patches everywhere.
Started again, redoing the whole wall using brushes this time and not a paint roller. Everything looks ok, but a few hours later we get a call saying that the paint had dried and started to "blister" and there were gaps all over the wall appearing with peeling paint.
Can anyone tell me what i need to do in order to simply paint a wall and make sure it stays painted??
I need to get it all done again this week.
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| posted by flyingchair 593 days ago |
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Ah - I just gave my business partner a scare by asking him about this - he was trying to work out how I knew.
You need to scrub it down first to the bare wall and start again with a fresh undercoat.
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| posted by Mango 593 days ago |
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why not use professionals????
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| posted by shizzelmynizzel 593 days ago |
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flying chair, thats what i thought.
thanks.
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| posted by Mango 593 days ago |
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Originally posted by flyingchair
Ah - I just gave my business partner a scare by asking him about this - he was trying to work out how I knew.
You need to scrub it down first to the bare wall and start again with a fresh undercoat.
if you scub it down, you need to replaster the (WHOLE) wall, sand it, apply one coat of primer and repaint the wall.
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| posted by Mr Rotavator 593 days ago |
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if you scub it down, you need to replaster the (WHOLE) wall, sand it, apply one coat of primer and repaint the wall.
Nonsense
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| posted by spannermonkey 593 days ago (edited 593 days ago) |
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Originally posted by Mango
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Originally posted by flyingchair
Ah - I just gave my business partner a scare by asking him about this - he was trying to work out how I knew.
You need to scrub it down first to the bare wall and start again with a fresh undercoat.
if you scub it down, you need to replaster the (WHOLE) wall, sand it, apply one coat of primer and repaint the wall.
b*****ks!!
Rub down the whole wall with some reasonably abrasive sandpaper, but just make sure you dont stay in one spot for too long. The paint will come off very easily as it sound like poor quality stuff. Once sanded, wipe clean with a damp cloth and leave it to dry. Give the wall a coat of sealer and wait to dry. Then two coats of good emulsion.
Job done, and probably 5% of the cost that a bee would charge.
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| posted by Mango 593 days ago |
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Originally posted by spannermonkey
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Originally posted by Mango
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Originally posted by flyingchair
Ah - I just gave my business partner a scare by asking him about this - he was trying to work out how I knew.
You need to scrub it down first to the bare wall and start again with a fresh undercoat.
if you scub it down, you need to replaster the (WHOLE) wall, sand it, apply one coat of primer and repaint the wall.
b*****ks!!
Rub down the whole wall with some reasonable abrasive wallpaper, but just make sure you dont stay in one spot for too long. The paint will come off very easily as it sound like poor quality stuff. Once sanded, wipe clean with a damp cloth and leave it to dry. Give the wall a coat of sealer and wait to dry. Then two coats of good emulsion.
Job done, and probably 5% of the cost that a bee would charge.
Agree, my cost would be around 35$ for the job including material.
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