Recent content by Automaton539

Thanks everyone for your help, bit the bullet and got a10l tin of white for misting with, did that last night and I'm starting the first coat of colour and it's looking great so far. Only the first coat, needs another, of course, but with luck just two should be enough.

Tried that. Sodding cowboy wants extra to come back and finish what he was supposed to have done first time. I can just sand the roughness as long as I don't go overboard with it and it'll be fine.

I wish I had. But alas, I have no paint other than my main. Nothing I can use for a base. Guess I gotta. But being on a budget where every penny counts even a fiver can be a lot to some of us.

Addngs water to the paint isn't the problem Paul. It's buying another can of paint to mist with. I've just had over £100 pounds to pay out for a funeral in addition to £200 for the plastering, so right now that £5+ would be much better in my pocket than some companies pocket. So don't go...

Thanks for the help. How advisable is it to just paint without sealing? I'm on a limited budget so anything I can avoid buying is a bonus and an extra can of paint to use for misting would just be more expense. And by misting, do I have to get a spray bottle or is a brush/roller acceptable?

So, I've just had my living room skimmed so I can paint, primed the walls with pva/water, got the plasterers in should I now re-prime the walls (once dry) before painting, or will it be fine painting on the fresh plaster as is? My rookie guess is prime then paint. Just looking for...