Emulsion over kitchen grease

[sparkwright]

A friend has moved to a house where kitchen grease has evidently splashed over a kitchen wall.

After removing as much grease as possible with white spirit, then touched up with oil-based undercoat, then emulsion - the grease has eventually bled through again.

The plan now is to clean with methylated spirit, and use oil-based Zinnser BIN, before emulsioning.

Anyone have any better ideas??

 

[opps]

I'd go with the BIN.

For the record white spirit is rubbish at removing grease, meths is much better and isopropyl alcohol is even better.

If they want a really durable finish, they could get the BIN tinted and do away with the emulsion.

Do not use a mini foam roller to apply the BIN, if will expand to twice its length and go floppy. I use short pile mini Wooster or Purdy sleeves (both brands use the same diameter sleeves but you have to buy a Wooster or Purdy mini roller frame).

Spend a couple of quid on regular household ammonia to clean the brushes and rollers. Ammonia is alkali and completely breaks down the shellac in BIN. Before discovering ammonia I used to use BIN with cheap brushes in the expectation that the meths that I was using as a "brush cleaner" would leave me with a usable but knackered brush. Ammonia stinks so leave the kettle with it in outside over night. The ammonia will evaporate off and leave you with water with "dust/pigment" in the bottom. AFAIK it is OK to pour it down the sink.

I have painted a few of rooms using BIN as the finish coat. The finish is as smooth as eggshell but more matt. On one occasion I did opt to wear a charcoal filtered face mask because of the smell, which is ironic given that the agent released is just alcohol, and erm, I like alcohol. The smell is completely gone after an hour or so though.

 

[sparkwright]

Thanks for that. Not really encountered such a greasy kitchen before as far as painting goes.