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    Painting problems - help please?!

    If you have applied Dulux Rich Matt over New Plaster then i am afraid you are gona have alot of problems in the future due to your choice of Paint. Dulux Rich Matt CANNOT be used ANY New/Bare Porous Surfaces. Sure you "can" use Dulux Rich Matt in circumstances mentioned above but you WILL...
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    Lining Paper vs Plaster

    Experienced or Pro-Decorators can make Lining Paper look **** hot.
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    Paint cracking, need to remove emulsion from plasterboard?

    Sounds like an Emulsion has been used directly onto Ames Taped Gyproc and the Emulsion cannot cope in the envoroment it has been apllied to. I suspect it will be Dulux Luxurious Silk or some other Brand that is simular to Rich Silk. However, to Dulux Luxurious Silk defence it clearly...
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    Paint cracking, need to remove emulsion from plasterboard?

    Is it Ames Taped Gyproc or Plastered Gyproc or Solid Plaster ?
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    Orange peel crazing

    Soak it with slightly warm water 3 times. Once, then leave for 2 mins. Then again, then leave for 2 mins. Then again and wash off with a big sponge. Do this in small sections at an time. Once all off and if any of the filler is damaged then re-fill and let dry, Then sand. Then buy...
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    Orange peel crazing

    There is Special types of Emulsions for painting new/bare Ames Taped Gyproc Surfaces. The best on the market in my opinion is Crown Trade Covermatt. Unfortunatly, you will always have problems with your surfaces now. You will need to get all the B&Q Emulsion off the Surfaces as the the...
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    Orange peel crazing

    You have used the wrong emulsion. Is the Gyproc 'Filled & Taped' (Ames Taped) or 'Plastered' ?
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    Priming stripped walls

    What coolur is the bare plaster ? Is there any evidence of excess paste on the bare plaster ?
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    artex or polycell stipple-magnolia as a mist coat?

    Wet sponge the PVA that is on the skirtings and leave for 2mins, then do again. Then leave for 2 mins, then the PVA will had started soften, as any miosture that gets to PVA then it softens and turns back to white (simular as it was in the tub). NB this is assuming they did not use Exterior PVA...
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    Can i paint straight onto new plaster?

    Depends on Brand of Paint. Also, i personally aint impressed by Dulux Trade Diamond System i'm afraid. I know of alot of people having probs with it.
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    Can i paint straight onto new plaster?

    Could you enlighten me "spice" with the problem you had with Vinyl Matt etc...................? Incase i fall into an simular scenario........
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    walls stripped -but the hardened paper has come away as well

    You need an Plasterer.............................
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    artex or polycell stipple-magnolia as a mist coat?

    Buy some Leyland Vinyl Matt for overcoating your Polyripple. Sounds like PVA has got onto the new plaster, in terms of your runs. Is the runs all over ?
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    Can i paint straight onto new plaster?

    Vinyl Matt can be used directly onto new/bare plaster. However, the new plaster MUST be fully dried out when using Vinyl Matt. Supermatt is great for certain enviroments i.e. when new plaster that has not fully dried out. Not all Matt paints can be used on new/bare plaster "FredFlintstone"...
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    HELP! Emulsion over new unsealed plaster DIY disaster!

    What is the name and make of the paint ? What is the exact instructions also ?
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    undercoat

    Absolutly NOT......... You will be creating loads of long term problems etc......... Do you know if the Stain is Wood Dye or Woodstain ?
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    Peelng paint - what do I do? Pic included

    What exact name is the paint you have used ?
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    Preparing Walls for Painting

    Everybody has there own way i suppose "Growler"................ Me personally, the second i need to pick up an Hawk & Trowel and use Plaster, then added costs are added. However, in the way it is worded in "Markwilliam" Estimate, it seems very odd as it does not go into detail how it is...
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    Preparing Walls for Painting

    Ermmmm........ An Painter & Decorator aint an Plasterer. Therefore, the situation you mentioned sorts itself out. Client has to get Plasterer in. However, i personally can Plaster aswell but this in no way means that i would include Plastering. Therefore, this gives me personally...
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    Preparing 1930s Stripped coving

    The safest of safest direction to take would be Alkali Resisting Primer.
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