Painting over old plaster
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Johnni
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Painting over old plaster

by Johnni » Sun May 03, 2009 12:54 pm

I stipped my bedroom of wallpaper and want to paint over the plaster with paint. Would i have to use a primer or undercoat before i paint on my chosen paint?
The plaster it self looks fine, no crack or holes and smooth.

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by stoneyboy » Mon May 04, 2009 2:41 pm

Johnni,
Chances are that the wall will still have a coat of adhesive in the plaster.
Try using your chosen paint on a small area and see if it looks OK.
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by rosebery » Mon May 04, 2009 4:24 pm

No reason why not. Make sure you have removed ALL the paste though. Are you back to bare plaster or is there a leyer of paint over it? If bare plaster do a mist coat first which apart from "sealing" it will also show up any imperfections you might want to fill before applying further paint. 2nd coat watered down by about 10% and the third neat.

Cheers

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