I've had my plasterboarded room taped and joint. I've got angle beads on all the corners. I have two questions:
1. The angle beads have the corner showing as metal. I'm going to be painting the wall with water based emulsion paint for new plaster. I don't think this paint will stick very well to the metal corner as it can easily peel and flake off if something brushes against it. Is there any kind of primer or undercoat I can apply to the metal first so that the emulsion will stick?
2. It's been recommended that I water down the paint for the first layer of paint because the paint will be thick and when Rolling it over easyfill it can end up damaging the easyfill. I was told to water it down for the first layer and once that has dried and sealed then do remaining coats normal. The paint I have got is Wickes paint for New Plaster. The instructions at the back says if you need to water it down that max should be 10% is this enough? Also when applying the watered down first layer, should I just apply that on the easyfill areas and not the bare plasterboard? And how long do you wait from first coat of watered down paint until the 2nd proper coat?
1. The angle beads have the corner showing as metal. I'm going to be painting the wall with water based emulsion paint for new plaster. I don't think this paint will stick very well to the metal corner as it can easily peel and flake off if something brushes against it. Is there any kind of primer or undercoat I can apply to the metal first so that the emulsion will stick?
2. It's been recommended that I water down the paint for the first layer of paint because the paint will be thick and when Rolling it over easyfill it can end up damaging the easyfill. I was told to water it down for the first layer and once that has dried and sealed then do remaining coats normal. The paint I have got is Wickes paint for New Plaster. The instructions at the back says if you need to water it down that max should be 10% is this enough? Also when applying the watered down first layer, should I just apply that on the easyfill areas and not the bare plasterboard? And how long do you wait from first coat of watered down paint until the 2nd proper coat?