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Skimming walls & Ceiling - when to paint

  • 26-01-2012 10:02pm
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    yop
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    Folks
    Will be skimming the plasterboard walls and ceilings this weekend, when is the best time to paint it then?
    Was going to use the sprayer.

    Do I water it down?

    Thanks very much.


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    paddy147
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    yop wrote: »
    Folks
    Will be skimming the plasterboard walls and ceilings this weekend, when is the best time to paint it then?
    Was going to use the sprayer.

    Do I water it down?

    Thanks very much.


    Leave the walls to dry for at least 10 days,till they are more of less a very light grey/white colour.Let plenty of fresh air go through the house,try to create a draught through the area that has been plastered.

    Dont put on the radiators/heating in the area that has just been plastered.Let the skim/plaster dry of its own accord.

    Use white emulsion paint watered down by 20-30% and then paint away.This will prime/seal the fresh plaster.

    My girlfriend did this a while ago with Crown brilliant white matt emulsion paint and a roller and extension pole,and it worked an absolute treat.:D


    P.S-Sprayer can get very very messy and you can go through a huge amount of paint,if you are not carefull.


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