Ceiling painted, but looks grainy, like sandpaper

[TheDec]

I agree I also jumped the gun a little as well, my apologies to you.

Dec

 

[Banditman]

The plaster had 3 months before the use by date, so that wasn't an issue, but I am beginning to wander if one of the bags was corrupted.

 

[misterhelpful]

Well you have 2 choices as I see it:

Either follow Dec's advice, re: sanding etc or,
Re-skim, which for you will probably be the easiest option.

 

[TheDec]

My advice here was given from a Decorators point of view and would involve a great deal of filling and sanding. Being a plasterer a re-skim would perhaps be the better option.

Dec

 

[Richard C]

Sorry but as an experienced spread, some of this stuff just isn’t quiet ringing true . If the plaster had gone “off”, you would have noticed pretty quick as the work/set time is drastically reduced & it can even go off on you as you mix up. An open bag will be shot after just a few days depending on the weather but I will usually skip it unless I can use it the next day; for the sake of a few quid, it just aint worth it. If you managed to get it up there & trowel off to as good finish a you say you always achieve then it aint the plaster that’s caused the problem.

If, on the other hand, the plaster was as rough as a badgers asre then no amount of paint is going to cover it up.

 

[Banditman]

As I haven't been able to resolve the problem, It basically comes down to either their was something wrong with the paint or the plaster. The plaster did go off pretty quickly, it took about 25 mins to put on , then had to be troweled up straight away, but this is a warm house, and no surface is ever the same , so I thought nothing of it at the time and as I said the paint dried on it in minutes, anyway I will just pva it now and re skim it and post my results in about a week, when I have finished.

 

[Richard C]

this one was on new plasterboard

and no surface is ever the same

In all my experience, “new plasterboard” behaves pretty much the same in every case.

but this is a warm house

so it shortened you time but I thought you said it went on OK

Beginning to think this is some sort of a wind up.

 

[joe-90]

If someone isn't willing to see their failings and correct them - they'll never be good at anything. The fault lies in the lack of skill/experience.