Homer Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I had a ceiling plastered about 8 months ago and am now only getting round to painting it, is the special base coat still needed considering how long since it's been done? It's in a fully heated part of the house so should be completely dried out by now, but not sure if the base coat for new plaster is still needed, any advice welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Nah just paint it mate, will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 ive got a full kitchen walls and two ceilings to do before i fit the units , on the walls i use a diluted emulsion first followed by undiluted , and on the ceiling a high opacity paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I always give it a coat of diluted glue stuff to seal it before I paint... except it's been so long since I did it I can't remember what the glue is!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probrox Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Pva? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Pva? YES! Thank you that man... it made the walls all shiny, an that I'm not sure what difference it made, and Jamie is your man on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul372 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 always water the paint down abit or buy some cheap thin emulsion on the first coat of paint on newish plaster, it will suck it striaght up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I've always been told to do a couple of watered down coats of paint (std white paint) and let them seal the plaster. Then paint on top. I've had no issues doing this and when a plaster tells me this is the way to do it I tend to listen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Painted a room of mine the other day that was still freshly plastered. A friend who's a decorator advised me to mix 10% water into a one-coat white emulsion. So bought 5 litres of Dulux Once white matt and seemed fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I always do a PVA wash then just paint although you could do a coat or 2 of watered down emulsion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Brilliant website for stuff like this: http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/when_to_paint_new_plaster.htm I would go with the water-diluted base coat personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I thought PVA was for getting plaster to bind to the wall to start with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictorch Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I thought PVA was for getting plaster to bind to the wall to start with? Correct:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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