Just had a bathroom wall wet plastered - now want to paint i

[mark.carline]

I have just had one of the walls in the bathroom wet plastered (

The finish we would like is a pure white matt finish and so I guess we are also looking at a proper bathroom paint which is resistant to mold / condensation etc.

My question is:

- How long shall I leave the plaster before painting it (i have heard 6 weeks to 6 months!)
- Can anyone recommend a primer / sealer and final bathroom paint that I can use on this new wall?

Only thing I have managed to find is:

http://www.dulux.co.uk/webapp/wcs/s...gId=10051&langId=-1&name=p_faq_applying_paint

and they do a "Dulux Plaster Sealer" as per:
http://www.dulux.co.uk/webapp/wcs/s...reId=10752&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&code=DPS

Dulux also do a "Real Life Bathroom" paint:
http://www.dulux.co.uk/webapp/wcs/s...reId=10752&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&code=RBS

and then also a "Kitchen and Bathroom" paint:
http://www.dulux.co.uk/webapp/wcs/s...eId=10752&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&code=KBTB

Anyone comment / give me any advise ?

 

[JohnD]

If you're using a matt emulsion, you can paint it as soon as it "looks" dry. This will be when it changes from being shiny dark brown to matt light pink. You will see some patches are slower to dry, and you may see the pattern of the bricks below while it dries out. This is unlikely to take more than a week unless you had some wet bricks. The matt emulsion allows residual damp to escape (gloss paint or vinyl seals the surface so needs a fully dry wall). This is why builders so often decorate new houses with Magnolia matt emulsion throughout.

Apply one or two "mist coats" of the emulsion diluted with water, this helps it soak in. The instructions will be on the tin. Don't put glue or paste on the wall under the paint. You will not need a plaster sealer unless you have a problem surface.

To speed up the drying, leave the door and window open. It dries best with fresh air, not with heat.

The special paints you mention are good, but expensive, thick and harder to apply. Give it the emulsion first and let it dry out through the warm weather, then go back and put your fancy paint over the top. You may have changed your mind about colour by then, too, as well as chosen wall fixings like towel rails and soap dishes, so will have been drilling holes in the new plaster and doing some filling.

BTW if you are painting it with brilliant white all over, it will look like a public lavatory. Dress it up with coloured mats, blinds and towels.

 

[mark.carline]

thanks John...

BTW if you are painting it with brilliant white all over, it will look like a public lavatory. Dress it up with coloured mats, blinds and towels.

Never thought of that - I'll ask the client (other half!) about that one.

So you dont think its worth investing in a decent primer, I also managed to find a couple more Dulux ones from their trade section:

Dulux Trade Alkali Resisting Primer
http://www.icipaints.co.uk/products/info/dulux_trade_alkali_resisting_primer.jsp

Dulux Trade All Purpose Primer
http://www.icipaints.co.uk/products/info/dulux_trade_all_purpose_primer.jsp

 

[JohnD]

you don't need those primers under emulsion.