Finishing too smooth

[kinhell]

I've had a new kitchen extension plastered. The guy was amazing and its the best finish I've ever ever seen. But I've been advised it may be too smooth for the paint to stick to.

Any advice?

 

[gregers]

if it is as you say really smoothe then get a sanding pad so you can rough it up a bit.but you will have to be careful not to scratch it too deeply.

 

[JohnD]

is it a glassy sort of finish, or does it feel (say) like newspaper?

 

[2scoops0406]

As has been said, its probably been over polished. I think plasters do it for 2 reasons, firstly to show you how good they are, and secondly to pee you off when you have to rough the surface up a bit in order to get paint to stick to it!

 

[Zampa]

Give it a coat of thinned alkali resisting primer or plaster primer.