New Paint Job - Patchy - Sand down?

[wackojackouk]

Hi there.

Really need some expert advice regarding painting our boys bedroom.

We recently had a bedroom replastered (3+ weeks ago) and are in the process of putting on mist coats. The missus decided today she would paint the 2nd mist coat (as I have hurt my wrist playing football) and whilst doing the ceiling she didn't wipe the walls afterwards so now we have some big blobs on the walls that have hardened.

She then proceeded to pick the paint off with a scraper so I now have a couple of large bits minus any paint i.e you can see the skim

I also noticed that where she had applied the second mist coat it looked a bit patchy in places (as if it didn't take to the ceiling/wall) - I'm not going to say too much as I don't want my other wrist broken

My first thought was to repaint just these small area's but they are then never going to be level so thought about adding a tiny amount of filler and then sanding down before reapplying a mist coat.

However I did this before in our bathroom and there were a couple of patches that kinda seemed too smooth and can still be seen through the paint work.

So two questions....

1. If I do the filler/sand option is there a way of getting the same texture as the rest of the wall. We are using short pile rollers at the moment - Would a medium pile give a better result?

2. What should I really do to get a good finish (apart from keep her away from it).

Any advice welcome as the plastering looked great and now I feel like the room will look rubbish.

Thanks

WJUK

 

[Robbie uk]

You only need one mist coat on new plaster. When dry rub the walls down to get rid of any nibs etc and then apply another coat diluted to only about 20 percent. Then apply a third full coat not thinned.

 

[wackojackouk]

Thanks Robbie

Any tips on how to get rid of these patches - will the extra coats get rid of these? or if I now sand how do I get rid of the "smooth" patches?

Ta

WJUK

 

[Robbie uk]

I would use a deeper pile roller, the action of the roller lifts the paint slightly and may help to even up the paint over the sanded areas.
A deeper pile roller will put more paint on the wall, if it starts to look to thick the paint can be thinned slightly to achieve a smoother look.