If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Removeing Gloss paint from skimmed walls.

Kat1170 · 2007-11-13 20:56:41

Having removed the all the wallpaper in my house with a view to painting my walls I have found that a previous owner painted the walls with gloss paint. This has peeled/stripped in a number of places and needs to be removed in order to repaint. My problem is how to remove it. I have done two rooms with a scraper with a…

Options

13-11-2007 9:56pm

#1

Kat1170

Registered Users Posts: 3,626 ✭✭✭

Join Date: September 2007

Posts: 3367

Having removed the all the wallpaper in my house with a view to painting my walls I have found that a previous owner painted the walls with gloss paint. This has peeled/stripped in a number of places and needs to be removed in order to repaint. My problem is how to remove it. I have done two rooms with a scraper with a Stanley blade in it, but it takes ages, does anyone know of any product I can use to remove the old paint. Walls are skimmed (plaster). Cheers Joe

0