Browse Forums Finishing Touch 1 Dec 10, 2010 11:45 am I repaired a hole in some plasterboard and repainted the wall but the texture of the repair is flatter than the rest and so now it is shiny. How do you get the texture of the repair to match the existing wall? Thanks for any tips. Rod Re: Shiny patch after wall repair 2Dec 10, 2010 11:55 am Did you use a brush to patch, rather than a roller? I find buying a teeny roller good for patching, less obvious that brushes my new build thread- Ben Trager https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89826 my switch build thread (2011) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36569 Re: Shiny patch after wall repair 5Dec 22, 2010 7:42 pm If you sanded the patched part then it's going to have a smoother texture than the unpatched plasterboard, which isn't a smooth finish ... iykwim. ~ trying to build our dream home by the sea ~ Re: Shiny patch after wall repair 6Jan 06, 2011 10:02 am hey what id do is, sand the wall the patch is on, recut it in then before you roll the hole wall again, spot the patch when the full size roller, then go have a coffee come back roll the wall again . let it dry look down it then if its still there then roll it again. what your doing is building up the layers of paint to hide the inconsistency, between the plasterboard and the plaster. if it still is showing up it could possibly be the way the hole has been patched not some much as the compound but the way its been blended inwith the plasterboard, so say if the hole is 10cm wide the final coating of compound should be 35cm wide if you catch my drift. hope this helps Glenn DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Hi All, Hoping someone might be be to provide some advice on my ceiling that needs repair. Photos attached, but seems like the alcove (??) is pulling away. Thanks Thomas 0 6549 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair The intent of that sort of clause is being misaaplied. its suposed to be used to avoid paying out for things liek when you decided to do a reno yourself and the… 3 5541 |