Flaking exterior wall any ideas?

[EddyC]

Hi,

I have a problem…. I am about to paint the outside of my mothers house, where I have been cleaning down a wall ready for painting there was a small flaking patch of old paint. It looks like the last old coat was put on a dirty wall as there is green mould under there so I go the pressure washer out and away came most of the paint.... oops. I have now got to the stage where most of the lose paint has come off but in places I am now left with bare concrete. Am I best to?

1) Remove what is left of the lose paint and then go for it.
2) Do one but use stabilizer first.
3) Get that part of the wall re rendered.
4) What ever you lot have to say

The concrete below doesn't look too bad but I have seen better.

Any help would be great and thanks in advance,

Cheers
Ed

 

[Zampa]

1) Remove what is left of the lose paint and then go for it. Yes...you will certainly need to remove all the lose and flaky paint

2) Do one but use stabilizer first...only stabilise if the surface is powdery or chaulky3) Get that part of the wall re rendered.

Thin the first coat out by 15-20% for the bare bits..then bring it forward and proceed as normal

 

[EddyC]

Thanks Zampa,
I think my biggest query is where is has gone down to the concrete, it looks as if the first little bit of it is coming off, so as I take off the lose paint some of the concrete is coming too. Not got any where near bare brick but I have little depressions in what was a concrete pebbledash surface. Is there a way I can fill these and give it the pebbledash effect again?

cheers

 

[Zampa]

There used to be a stuff made by blue circle that was good for patching dash..sorry I cant remember the name of it though

 

[papergirl]

Sad realy, they say the memory is one of the first things to go!

 

[Zampa]

Sad realy, they say the memory is one of the first things to go!

Ive still got my strength though...

 

[papergirl]

Thought you were strong, it is the funny smell that gives you away.

 

[spice]

Sad realy, they say the memory is one of the first things to go!

Ive still got my strength though...

And your hair and teeth ?

 

[Zampa]

Lost quick a bit over the last week!

 

[papergirl]

You must have had quite an exiting week then Zampa!

Care to share it with the rest of us?

 

[Zampa]

 

[papergirl]

Dont tell me your shy!

 

[Zampa]

Dont tell me your shy!

You keep on and i'll 'tell all'..

 

[papergirl]

You win