Recent content by Jpaul

the first wall I did in that room only has matt white as an undercoat and colored matt on top. it will scrape right off if anything knocks it. Do you know of anything that might seal it or whatever to prevent this?

thank you all for your advice. I actually used an oil based undercoat in the end and it worked perfectly. I didnt realise that painting could get so scientific. the undercoat took 24 hours to dry sufficiently to paint over and I am knackered

Thanks for advice. Foxhole says its dirt on the walls but are you saying that its the existing paint that is the problem?

How would you clean it ? Its wood chip and thought maybe the problem was the existing paint. I'm currently sanding it then wiping it with a damp cloth. Thanks for your help btw

Sugar soap then rinsed with a sponge. Although I didn't rinse thoroughly , there was a bit of residue from the sugar soap

I am using a cheap white matt onto painted wallpaper as an undercoat for a color finish. There are two big patches where I can't apply a second coat because the roller just wipes the first coat right off, the cutting in was the same as well with the brush just moving the paint around and it not...

I have been trying to use one coat gloss on all of our woodwork but its like tar. The one door ive done has big globs of it in patches that I found impossible to brush out. Should I get a normal gloss instead, and also I have lightly sanded the existing gloss to prime it, is that correct?