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Painting a plaster walk/cracks and angle beading showing through

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.33 PM

Hi, I’ve just started doing a tv feature wall where my tv and fireplace will be placed inside this wall. I’ve taped, filled and sanded the joints and screws and added angle beading at the corners. However I didn’t know I had to use a primer and proceeded to pai t straight on it. The problem is cracks and bumps are showing through despite sanding. Also the metal angle beading is also showing. I’ve seen on my builder to use a stain block. The question is, shall I now proceed to sand all those bumps and fill some of those cracks first then prime and then stain block and paint again or how should I proceed? Please be specific as I’m not at all knowledgeable.

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Anonymous user

a feature wall will usually be of plaster board construction, if this is your case scrim cloth all joints and bad cracks then bond with pva and reskim for a perfect finish. if you have an old part of a wall showing and the surface is rough i would dot a dab a plaster board onto the area giving you a smoth surface to work with,then repeat above......DAVE.

Answered3 July 2020

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Solihull

Rub bumps and.lumps out rake out.cracks apply zinseer sealer apply ready mixed joint filler rub down.apply another coat of zinseer then jobs good to go

Answered8 July 2020

Anonymous user

I would seal with a thin coat of pliolite resin as I have found it the toughest and when dry you can emulsion paint over it.

Answered3 July 2020