Skimming over newly emulsioned walls

[bluekingfisher]

I Have very recently had our garage converted and had the walls plastered boarded then skim finished.

When I painted the walls with silk emulsion I noticed a slight defect so I sanded it back and skimmed it feathering the edges with polly filla.

After sanding it smooth I painted it again with the roller but the polyfilla all peeled off the wall.

The area concerned is now about 250mm x 250mm.

How do I go about making the repair so the filler stays on the wall during painting.

Thanks in advance

 

[1john]

Did you mist coat the walls & did you mist coat the polyfiller?

 

[bluekingfisher]

HI - Not sure what you mean by mist coat?

All I did was sand the newly painted wall (I thought to get a key for the filler) then apply with a filling knife.

I didn't prep the wall with PVA or the like

 

[stevethespreader]

HI - Not sure what you mean by mist coat?

All I did was sand the newly painted wall (I thought to get a key for the filler) then apply with a filling knife.

I didn't prep the wall with PVA or the like

a mist coat is a watered down coat of emulsion used to seal the bare plaster b4 painting, also if you have any blemishes on your skim they are treated with easifill or similar which is then again given a 2nd mist coat to seal the filler so it dont come off or show up in the final coating stages

 

[bluekingfisher]

Thanks mate, I got it now