Hi
Currently preparing the walls of a small toilet for tiling and hit a major problem. I previously covered the walls with the dreaded RIPPLE EFFECT paint MANY years ago. (The type that looks like artex and you finish with a roller) . Stupid of me I know!! but the walls were prone to cracking so it seemed like a good idea at the time!
I managed to clear it off one wall with a lot of effort but it seems stuck fast on the others - to the extent that i can only remove it with a scrapper and small hammer- effectively chiselling it off!
So help!!!!!! Any experienced tilers out there must have encountered this
problem before. Can I just key the ripple surface with a sander and tile on top? Or do I have to remove the dreaded ripple- if so HOW?????
Any advice would be really appreciated. I have used the DIYnot site in the past and received hugely valuable advice so i hope i will again be lucky
Waiting in hope!
Groucho
Currently preparing the walls of a small toilet for tiling and hit a major problem. I previously covered the walls with the dreaded RIPPLE EFFECT paint MANY years ago. (The type that looks like artex and you finish with a roller) . Stupid of me I know!! but the walls were prone to cracking so it seemed like a good idea at the time!
I managed to clear it off one wall with a lot of effort but it seems stuck fast on the others - to the extent that i can only remove it with a scrapper and small hammer- effectively chiselling it off!
So help!!!!!! Any experienced tilers out there must have encountered this
problem before. Can I just key the ripple surface with a sander and tile on top? Or do I have to remove the dreaded ripple- if so HOW?????
Any advice would be really appreciated. I have used the DIYnot site in the past and received hugely valuable advice so i hope i will again be lucky
Waiting in hope!
Groucho