Ceiling drama...

[dougieball]

Hi guys...

Help needed please.

Recently removed the artex from our living room ceiling, after having to tolerate the peeling mess the previous occupier left us with for ny on 12 months.

Having removed the artex a smooth platster board type "thing" was revealed and contrary to my belief I was told i could paint straight onto it.. It wasn't paper lined board, quite a glossy, smooth finish.

20 minutes after applying the paint.. it was dropping to the floor, just peeling, so i pulled it all off and PVC sealed it.. this also just peeled off when the paint was applied.

Final option, apart from ripping the whole thing down, was lining paper, which appears to have worked, apart from the odd seam thats folded off the ceiling.. Is it worthwhile now the lining paper is on, sealing that with PVA before painting?

Hope someone out there can help

Dougieball

 

[feva]

try pva glueing down the bits that are folding down, you can get some extra strenght pva, then just paint it, i wouldnt pva the lining paper at all!!!
just leave it a week before painting to give it time to settle giving the problems you are having

 

[joe-90]

Your best bet when dealing with anything that is smooth is oil based primer. It sticks to your plastic paint kettle so will stick to most other stuff. (other than silicone).

My fear is that if you paint your lining paper with water soluble matt it will reactivate the paste and the whole lot will come down.

Once again, your best chance is oil based primer as it won't reactivate the paste.

PVA is a no-no.