dodgy walls

[catfish]

how can you paint over a wall that has old paint in patches left behind after stripping wall paper off.

 

[Thermo]

how big are the patches? what are you painting over it with?

 

[catfish]

the patches are like the map of the world ,all over, painting over with emulsion.is there a paint or liquid that we can put on, before we paint' that will even up the walls .or do we need to strip all paint off.

 

[Thermo]

polycell do a filler in a tub called something like smoothover. its about 15 quid for a tub and the large spatula you need to go with it (which doesnt fit in the pot!) is about 7 quid. You just spread it over the walls with the spatula and it evens out any problems. leave it to dry and then give it a very light sanding. Ive used on many jobs and it gives very good results.

 

[WabbitPoo]

Does this also apply to a painted wall where some paint has peeled off (where the dado strip was pulled off), to leave a VERY shallow hole? Sounds like what I need.....