painting new skimmed walls

[lol18]

Hi there,

Can anyone help me ?

I have just had my living room walls skimmed Do I need to put a base coat on first ? If so what do you recommend

Im absolutley useless and I want to get it right !

Thanks

 

[Beans-on-Toast]

wickes trade emulsion will do the trick...!

 

[trotter]

Search the forums, there are loads of topics

But basically, you use watered down emulsion first off

If you want to get it right, search the forum

 

[bossymommy]

Hi there. I have always used plaster primer on newly skimmed walls/ceilings. It looks a bit like watered down glue and it seals the plaster before painting. You can get it from most DIY shops.

 

[Decoratingdimensions]

The best thing to do would be to use a mat based paint for your mist coat.. watered down slightly then put 2 coats of your finish colour on top of that.