I have done a few searches on here and just want to confirm what I plan is correct before going ahead.
I need to paint some nicotine stained artex ceilings. I don't believe they have been painted before but need to confirm this.
For a previously unpainted ceiling I plan on using a thinned white emulsion to prime the artex followed by white stain block. The advice on here seems to be that you can't wash down unpainted artex, is this right?
For an already painted ceiling I would wash first with sugar soap and then just use a white stain block - correct?
Reading the blurb on the side of the stainblock tin they seem to suggest there is no need to overpaint with emulsion - is this correct?
I have also read on here that you can either PVA the artex and then paint as usual or even add PVA to the emusion paint, although another poster said this would damage the paint properties. So could I use thinned PVA on unpainted artex followed by white emulsion to cover the stains???
All advice much appreciated
I need to paint some nicotine stained artex ceilings. I don't believe they have been painted before but need to confirm this.
For a previously unpainted ceiling I plan on using a thinned white emulsion to prime the artex followed by white stain block. The advice on here seems to be that you can't wash down unpainted artex, is this right?
For an already painted ceiling I would wash first with sugar soap and then just use a white stain block - correct?
Reading the blurb on the side of the stainblock tin they seem to suggest there is no need to overpaint with emulsion - is this correct?
I have also read on here that you can either PVA the artex and then paint as usual or even add PVA to the emusion paint, although another poster said this would damage the paint properties. So could I use thinned PVA on unpainted artex followed by white emulsion to cover the stains???
All advice much appreciated