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The walls of the room I want to emulsion were replastered about 10 months ago and so far have been whitewashed.
With this in mind, what preparation do I need to do?
After going over a small area with a sanding sponge I can feel that it is smoother but will this make a difference in terms of a noticeably better finish? In fact, would it be worse?
Regardless, should I wipe down the walls with a damp sponge? I'm assuming that I don't need to use sugar soap because the walls are fairly new.
I've got a whole house to do up cosmetically and time is running out, I want to do a decent job but don't want to spend a lot of time doing something extra that only yields slightly better results.
I must say, I've spent quite a bit of time researching into how to paint and can see there's a lot of conflicting information out there. I guess everyone has got their own way of doing things and there may not be a right or wrong answer.
I just want to feel that I've done the right thing and produced a decent job.
Thanks and hope you can help.
With this in mind, what preparation do I need to do?
After going over a small area with a sanding sponge I can feel that it is smoother but will this make a difference in terms of a noticeably better finish? In fact, would it be worse?
Regardless, should I wipe down the walls with a damp sponge? I'm assuming that I don't need to use sugar soap because the walls are fairly new.
I've got a whole house to do up cosmetically and time is running out, I want to do a decent job but don't want to spend a lot of time doing something extra that only yields slightly better results.
I must say, I've spent quite a bit of time researching into how to paint and can see there's a lot of conflicting information out there. I guess everyone has got their own way of doing things and there may not be a right or wrong answer.
I just want to feel that I've done the right thing and produced a decent job.
Thanks and hope you can help.