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painting crackled peeling ceiling
Anonymous user 23 February 2024 - 3.08 PM
I have had a leak from above which was painted with stain block some time ago. now I have come to redecorate and got up close I find the ceiling is all crackled all over and splitting off in parts. this is not only on the stained area. I have scraped, sanded and put a fine layer of prestonett filler on all loose areas but some parts of the ceiling were patches of bare plasterboard. My question is what should I paint with now to get a good finish? I have seen various products, Zinser ceiling paint, Polycell cracked ceilings paint, or should it be ok to paint with regular emulsion now? Thanks to all who read
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Sandau Enterprises UK
If you are happy with the finish of the ceiling, as in it is not cracked or lumpy beyond what you can accept, I'd suggest using a water/pva solution to size the plaster etc and then when that has dried paint as you would normally.
Answered7 April 2017
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Anonymous user
You should scratch and send all the paint in poor condition and make sure very well. Then you are given a fixative to fix the paint and refill to leave a fine finish. To give fixer to the filling and to finish with two layers leaving drying time between them.
Answered8 April 2017
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