Removing badly applied emulsion

[Andy F]

I have a new house and some cowboy painters not only made the crap Dulux Supermatt (which I think is the worst emulsion ever...cheap but crap) look like the Andes Mountains but they didnt seal the plaster first.

As a new house I have tried to avoid nailing fixtures to the walls for pictures etc and when using no nail or velcro the paint comes off in contacted areas and leaves a nice shiny brown emulsion surface, obviously unsealed underneath.

How can I get all this emulsion off and start again now that we have moved in and carpeted and fitted warbrobes lights and speakers etc, sounds expensive, any ideas anyone ????

Andy

 

[Third_Eye]

Dulux Supermatt is great emulsion if used correctly ! Also there is no need to seal new/bare plaster prior to applying Supermatt. It sounds like the painters did not thin down the first coat with 25% of water and if they did the 25% thinned down first coat would have sunk into the surface of the plaster by 0.5mm, causing no loss of adhesion. Also they should have a second coat thinned down by 10% as Dulux Supermatt is really thick when used neat which i would not advize to do. Also, your no-nails is too thick of an body to ahere correctly on top of a matt surface. Therefore what u have to do is is first apply a thinned down PVA mix at PVA 1/5 WATER (2 coats) on matt surface in which u desire to adhere no-nails to. This is due to Supermatt being chalky and it has to be chalky due to allowing the new plaster to breath as its new. However you ask "how to remove" then what i would do if i were u is soak an area of say 2m with water 3 times (letting first coat nearly dry and same with second), but with third coat of water whilst still wet u should be able to scrape of supermatt as the water will easily have penatrated it and making supermatt become soft. Though u will probably slightly damage the plaster using this process but once dry give a slight rub down with low grade sandpaper, then apply a new coat of emulsion but this time apply a thinned down first coat with 25% of water, then let dry, then fill (where needed), then rub down, then apply another coat of thinned down 25% vinyl matt and let dry, then apply an vinyl soft sheen and use un-thinned on top of the last vinyl matt. END OF STORY ! NB........ Use vinyl soft sheen as it is washble and no-nails will adhere to it as it is not chalky or a matt surface, HOWEVER, do under stand that ALL emulsions are not glue themselves and they will always be liable to come away from each other if tooooooooo uch pressure is put on them.