Recent content by Beard

Sorry for the confusion. No paint came off when I did the test. Confused myself :)

This is the wall after I pulled a couple of strips off.

Just to check as 120 is quite fine, do I need to remove all the paint? :( It's a huge wall I wonder if I'm better off just getting it replastered?

Didn't notice, but must have been paint on the selotape . I've got a big selotape shape left on the wall :)

Thanks alot for all the help. This isn't recently painted, I did it a couple of months ago, I just hadnt got round to trying to fix. I did the celetape test and it came off fine with no paint attached. I'll give the sanding a go. Thanks again

No, just painted it on.

Ok, thank you. What grade sand paper should I use and should I use a sander or is by hand enough? Do I need to apply a mist coat once sanded? Could you also suggest what undercoat and top coat paint I should use. As you can see, I'm not a big diyer :) Thanks Dave

The paint was Dulux rich matt. Same as undercoat. Painting was pretty random I guess. Not sure what mist coat is.

Hi, I had this wall skimmed going up our stairs. It looks all streaky when looking from below during daylight, but fine when facing straight on or during evening under artificial light. I'm not sure if the plasterer let the plaster go off too much before polishing or if my painting...