Cracks in the Paint

andrewdick · Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 10:53 am Post Subject: Cracks in the Paint

I have recently decorated my living room and hall. I painted the walls and also the ceiling. The walls are made of plasterboard and are soaking in the paint into it which is making the paint looked cracked. Is there a way of stopping this?

Loupy · Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:59 pm Post Subject:

i have recently had my flat re-plasted and was advised to put wallpaper paste on the walls to seal them and stop the paint soaking in and cracking. Don't know if it is too late for you to do this now or not...if it is you may just have to keep putting more paint on until the walls stop soaking it up!

Thermo · Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 6:43 pm Post Subject:

basically the plaster is drying out and as its doing so its cracking. use some decorators caulk to fill the gaps if they are not to wide and then paint over them.

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femaleplasterer · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:55 am Post Subject: Re: Cracks in the Paint

andrewdick wrote:

I have recently decorated my living room and hall. I painted the walls and also the ceiling. The walls are made of plasterboard and are soaking in the paint into it which is making the paint looked cracked. Is there a way of stopping this?

people are not really ment to paint the walls for at least 6months to 1year after it has been plastered,
even tho the plaster feels dry it is still soaking up moister from the air,
that is why your paint is cracking/pealing off,
i wud leave for a few months then paint it again,

the plasterer should of told you this!!!

jondecs · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:25 pm Post Subject:

Loupy wrote:

i have recently had my flat re-plasted and was advised to put wallpaper paste on the walls to seal them and stop the paint soaking in and cracking. Don't know if it is too late for you to do this now or not...if it is you may just have to keep putting more paint on until the walls stop soaking it up!

The above post should be deleted for wrongfull advice.
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Wallpaper paste should be completely removed/washed off before any paint is applied.

old post

femaleplasterer · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:34 pm Post Subject:

which 1 is wrong,

i plaster for a living so it ant mine,
i can a sure you

jondecs · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:27 pm Post Subject:

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Loupy wrote:

i have recently had my flat re-plasted and was advised to put wallpaper paste on the walls to seal them and stop the paint soaking in and cracking. Don't know if it is too late for you to do this now or not...if it is you may just have to keep putting more paint on until the walls stop soaking it up!

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