Painting Drydash Render

[Coconut]

Hello everyone,

I wondered if anyone would be good enough to offer me some advice as a real novice DIY'er.

I have just moved in to a wee house and the garage has a dry dash finish as per the photo. Not so keen on it to be honest and wondered if i could paint it.

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• Coconut
• 9 Jul 2014
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• Coconut
• 9 Jul 2014
• 1

I apologise if this has been asked before. I just wanted to try and tie the advice to the exact dash i have before going out and buying all the stuff. Could be a costly mistake.

Any advice would be really appreciated.


Thanks,

Coconut

PS this is my first post

 

[ic1927]

Yes you can paint it. Go over it first with a stiff sweeping brush to remove any lose stones and dust. Then apply a fungicidal wash and leave for 24 hours before rinsing off with clean water. Fill any cracks with a good masonry filler like Toupret or use rapid set cement, stiff brush over filler just before it's fully dry to remove excess from surface. Apply a slightly thinned first coat followed by two full coats, job done.

 

[Bosswhite]

As ^^^^^^^ says but use a paint brush, roller would be useless

 

[WabbitPoo]

My whole house is like that, and I am keen to paint it, obviously! Would a really shaggy roller and slightly thinned paint not get into all those little voids?

Is spraying an option?

 

[ic1927]

Get yourself an Axus captain chunk roller, they're brilliant on these types of surfaces.

 

[Coconut]

Thanks for the advice guys, I'll get on to it at the weeked