Painting kitchen walls - chipped paint and some marks

Hello

The paint work is in generally great shape, but there is a section of wall where the previous owners children have used crayon and put drawings up and the blue-tack marks have stained the wall and in some cases chipped the layer of paint.

I was hoping to simply paint over the current paintwork. But I have two concerns:

1) Will I need to clean down the wall for the stains of the old blue tack (now removed) and for the general stains to be expected on a kitchen wall,
and
2) how do I paint over the small areas where the original layer of paint has been removed. Do I need to somehow smooth over this area and if so what is the technique / product I should use?

Thank you in advance

 

Cover stains with oil based undercoat. Use car body filler to sort out any nicks, simply follow the instructions then sand back until flush. I use it all the time - and I mean all the time.

 

Me too, make sure its P38 'easy-sand' ...

 

Where the blue-tac was clean the wall with Meths as blue-tac can leave a residue on the wall which can shine through paint finishes.

 

Hello, thanks for the top tips everyone.

do you think i should use a stain blocker on the marks first? or would rubbing with "meths" be enough?

Thanks

 

A dob of undercoat (oil-based) will seal/cover them

 

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