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Thanks for the help Dec :) Joe - why would i need a 'propper wide' filler knife if i am only filling in small chips in the wall :?: I'm not needing to fill the whole width of where the dado rail was, as it came away nicely just leaving a 'lip' of paint which will be sanded down to a...

So just to clarify: Give it a good sand down to smooth off the excess rougher parts Undercoat it with watered down emulsion to give it some gripping power! Fill in any chips / dents Sand down any bumpy parts left over from filling Give it another watered down emulsion coating Thanks :)

There doesn't seem to be any glue left on the walls with close inspection, just a slight ridge of paint because of where the bare plaster is and the paint begins from above the dado line. But i plan to resolve that by sanding / fine scraping. Also with the undercoat which is required, should...

Ok thanks. Can you recommend an undercoat branded / store brand? Will get some bought asap and get cracking on with it :)

Hi, I've already scraped it - spent alot of time making sure i got everything possible off, the rest will sand down nicely i think :) With applying a coat of oil based undercoat just along the line of which the dado was on, will it effect the finish of the wall once it is all painted with...

Evening all, We are decorating our living / dining room and today i removed all the dado rail from the walls. It came off pretty easily not ripping any large chunks of the wall off (thankfully :!:) :D Where it came away, it has pulled off the under layer of paint, leaving wriggly lines...