I recently had a carpenter do all new skirting. When i said i wanted the stair skirting replaced he said it was part of the stairs, but would add the new decorative skirting on top and renovate the old skirting so they blended in.
He hasn't done the renovation - just added the new skirting on...
Thanks for all the advice. Spoke to a painter today and he confirmed the fact that 50/50 is too thin and said that was the reason it wasn’t a strong bond. Advised covering what i’ve already done with two coats of full strength then the bathroom paint. Am going to give that a go with the paint i...
The plaster is extremely smooth. That could be it, even though iv been over it once with sandpaper its still glass like. Should it be slightly rough before painting?
Yes im just using it as an undercoat. If i can peel it off when wet does that mean its not sunk into the plaster - or am i jumping the gun and when its dry then thats when it bonds? I dont wont to put a bathroom paint onto again if the base hasnt bonded correctly.
I sanded the plaster, but it still felt smooth. After you apply a mist coat, if you wet it should you be able to scrap it off? It only comes off when either wet or after a second coat thats only just dried.
The wetness is from the second mist coat of paint soaking through i guess. I let it dry to the touch but not fully cure. Fully dry it wont peel as easily, but i know that when i apply a vinyl bathroom paint then that will give it the strength to peel off in chunks. Yes it comes off in long...
Is that a usual thing? The plasterer never said he did - can ask him. I know people who he’s don’t work for before and they’ve painted theirs without any mist coats, but not in a bathroom.
This is my 2nd attempt at painting my recently skimmed bathroom and getting same results.
First was a un-thinned primer which peeled right off, once dry, back to the plaster after i applied a bathroom paint.
So scrapped the whole lot off.
2nd attempt i did some research and bought dulux super...