Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Oct 31, 2009 12:47 pm Hi guys I have finally decided to do something about painting some of our rooms. The reason I havent painted them is because of the state they are in. When we moved into our house it had wallpaper borders in practically every room. And my husband being the impatient person he is just ripped them off - I had hired a steamer and was in the process of using it but he thought it would be quicker So when he ripped the borders off he also took half the paint off the edges and it has been left in a horrible state. So I have attached some photos of our toilet which I thought I would start on as it is the smallest room. I would really appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction on how to prepare the walls to be painted. Thanks so much guys - I appreciate any help you can give me. Re: Painting advice 2Oct 31, 2009 7:48 pm It looks like the brownish stuff is the backing of the wallpaper? If so, it must go off completely. Glue as well. When it comes to painting, it's all in the preparation. It's not that bad ... We had a similar thing in our old house. We took the w/p off by spraying a small section at a time with hot water and then patiently scraping it off with that plastic thingy. It worked well, but you really need to do it meticulously; otherwise, your new paint won't be as long lasting. Ours was like newly painted even 10 years later. You may need to patch any damaged sections with 'Selleys Spakfilla' and then smooth them gently with fine sanding paper, once dry. Put some soothing music on (you may need it ) and good luck! My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Painting advice 3Nov 01, 2009 10:56 am The brown stuff is actually the paint (it is actually orange - tragic I know) and the white is the plaster underneath. Re: Painting advice 4Nov 02, 2009 7:42 am Hmmm, in that case, it might be actually easier ... I would try to smooth the paint with sanding paper until it forms "one" surface with the plaster underneath, so that there are no lifting parts of paint at all. Then I would probably apply primer paint first, just in case - it depends: - If the new color is lighter, it would be good to apply primer first. - If the old paint type is not a matt or low sheen, and your new paint type is, I would also use primer. If you use low sheen over a glossier old paint, and the old paint has been wiped off at certain points, like in your case, your job will result in a difference in gloss levels at those areas - primer solves it beautifully. Cheers My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Painting advice 5Nov 02, 2009 9:36 am Thankyou so much for your advice Lex - I really appreciate it. I am looking forward to starting the job now!! Re: Painting advice 6Nov 02, 2009 6:23 pm No worries, I really hope it works for you! Mind you, this is all from my own experience (and I've never painted before). It's also never too much to check what Google will spit out BTW (and I know you haven't even asked about this), we used the 4 and 6 l cans of Performer paint from Kmart (and we bought it when it was on special ). May I say - excellent quality paint !!! (but I hope they haven't actually changed the paint to something worse and kept the same name!) We even tinted it at Kmart ... So, it turned out a cheap job for us (we painted almost the whole house, including ceilings and even the architraves and skirtings in the end). Good luck! My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Painting advice 7Nov 02, 2009 7:18 pm You will have to make sure you remove all the wallpaper even if it means penitrating the plaster back to the origanal paint/plasterboard, once you've done this you'll need to repair the plasterboard which will require a base coat to fill the holes then one - two coats of topping to get it back to an even setting, if the holes deep the wider you will have to go with the topping however base coat is used to just fill the hole don't protrude the surface level with the base coat as it can be difficult to sand. Once you've done this you will need to seal the entire wall with a plasterboard sealer, then apply two coats of the desired finish and sheen level, typically low sheen acrylic. Sometimes the difference in quality of paint is shown over time, The difference in quality comes from the ingrediants made up of the paint basically the better paint quality the better quality the raw ingrediants are. You really do get what you pay for with paint. I recommend wash & wear from dulux at around $12 - 15 per litre RRP. If you feel like splashing out Dulux designer silk is there ultimate premium paint, if your on a budget berger gold label low sheen is cost effective and still quite a good finish. Good luck with it all Versaloc is a mortarless besser block system that still needs a properly engineered footing. If you just do a 400x200 footing it will fail in time. At 17m long you need it… 1 17946 Hi, Have used the Dulux 1 step, oil base on my walls(white set), out of can it’s already a more thinner product than a final coat paint Also in water base Water or… 3 5026 Thanks mate, is there a standard off the shelf type breathable product I can apply DIY? Thanks 2 8215 |