Emporer Masonry - Base Coat

[ChilliBob]

Hey everyone,

I have a garden room I need to paint - for which I already have the paint - Little Greene Masonry, in Invisible Green!..

The render has had the paint scraped off as it was peeling in places. New windows and doors were fitted too. So.. I have repaired as best as possible, but the filler does stand out a bit. Obviously it's a totally different technique to fill on a rough render to an internal wall!

So.. Do I..

A.
Apply peel stop to stabilise the solution
Apply two coats of the chosen masonry
Accept it may look a bit 'rustic'

B.
Apply Peel Stop
Try this new Emporor base coat sfuff, which in my mind seems almost like a 'light skim'/icing a cake to hide uneven bits etc!
Apply chosen masonry paint

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with the base coat - seems its pretty new. I know the masonry paint it's self is held in high regard. (found that out after we had ordered the little greene!)

 

[ray.birch]

Depending on what finish you would ideally want (and your abilities!), it *may* be worth considering the Toupret Skimcoat Exterior?
I’ve recently corrected some Reasonably poor original paint and render jobs with this, and ended up with a lovely smooth and contemporary finish (finished with Emperor paint which is what drew me to the post in the first place )

 

[ChilliBob]

Interesting, I'm a big fan of Toupret products! Is that essentially like 'filling the whole wall' but say 1-2mm being the goal, and perhaps using a float instead of a filling knife?

I'd not trust myself with the front of my house or something, but I could probably give it a go!

The surface is quite sandy, sometimes filler (also Toupret!) is almost like rolling a turd in sand! So, thinking peel stop first, then this skim product.

I sense the Emporer idea may be more forgiving for someone who hasnt skimmed before!..But Tourpret is tried and tested.

I did wonder if it was worth slapping a cosy of masonry on there first to see if it does look pants or not! - I have 5l of it and a good chunk of the front is glass anyhow.