what to do with old coving

[melonstar]

Hi all
I'd appreciate your advice as I am decorating the living room in my Edwardian house. I am ok with the paintwork which is wood, I have sanded and used a primer for that but don't know what to do with the coving as it is plaster and whilst I was sanding the walls I noticed some of the paint was loose so I pulled it off. It came off in two areas in great big sections, back to the original plaster! There looks to have been about three layers of gloss over a layer of emulsion, so now I have two different levels. I don't fancy having to strip the whole thing (its a big room and a deep ornate coving) - what should I do, I only want to finish it with white gloss, nothing fancy!

Thanks!

 

[leeco]

try filling it with pollyfiller and sand it that should bring it all back to the same level

 

[54aardvark]

Welcome to the forum. Ditto leeco,

I do a lot of this sort of restoration and use Gyproc Easifil (but probably can't get it in small enough quantities for you requirements), but Polyfilla will be OK. Fill it quite proud and just work away sanding it to shape, you may need to fill again to get the exact profile. Seal the filler, I use acrylic primer/undercoat and then your finish - jobs a good'un!