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Right, I've looked at various comments on sealing and painting walls and this is what I plan to do 1) Fill major holes first (ones in stud wall built up with two part filler) 2)Sand down, wash down 3)Apply Dulux stain block as a sealer 4)Use Easyfill to make a seamless finish for paint. It...

I've not heard of Dulux stain block (what doeas that do?) and do you mean I should use Easyfill after painting the wall with it?

Right. Thanks. That's very helpful. But I think its not distemper then - just some very old emulsion. But is it good to seal the wall with PVA first before Easyfill to give a good bond or will the Easfill not stick to PVA? And is it good for a whole wall or just used like polyfilla?

OK thanks verymuch I will try to get it off by scraping unless theres a better way, but how will I know if its distemper? And someone else told me to PVA over everything first then easyfill. Is this good advice

I read here that this is a good product and easy to use over a wall with minor imperfections. There are areas of pretty brittle paint or might be distemper and lots of patches of polyfilla. Will Easyfill do the trick and do you need any special equipment ie plastering board? I also read I...

So is this Easyfill product really easy to use. I have taken paper off an old pretty messy wall - lots of holes and polyfilla/distemper lines. Was thinking of just sanding but dont think it will cover blemishes. Anyway. how easy is it to use?

I plan on using green T&G MDF as the panel on the bath. I was thinking of using Japlac clear to seal it properly. (I dont entirely trust the water resistancy of the green MDF!). Is Japlac the best way of waterproofing and do you have to use the primer first?