Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Sep 05, 2015 9:30 pm We are painting our new build and using an oil based pigment sealer to seal the walls first. It seems very streaky and patchy no matter how careful we are. Does it matter if its not perfectly even? Will the patchiness show through after the 2 top coats have been applied? We will be using wattyl interior design for the top coats if that helps. Tia Re: Does wall sealer have to be perfect? 2Sep 08, 2015 4:20 pm Why are you using an oil based primer? Most pro painters use an acrylic undercoat/sealer or plasterboard sealer with two coats of standard acrylic paint over the top. You are painting over new plasterboard aren't you ? Stewie Re: Does wall sealer have to be perfect? 3Sep 22, 2015 8:55 pm obviously white set plaster walls. The sealer is really just pulling all the plaster together and binding it. The patchiness is just different areas of the plaster behaving differently. The top coat will not be affected. 2 Coats is a must. We used a smaller qld builder who went bankrupt about 12 months after completion of ours. It was a shame as they were good and relatively cheap and I would have used… 3 2533 Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 1327 I've just built 3 stairs off a landing out the back and been told by the private certifier I need hand rails sorry tried to attach a pic but couldn't mine don't have sides… 5 4101 |