Thick paint to cover minor imperfections

[Wolfie]

Hi

I have some old walls that I’ve filled and sanded…. I’m not a fan of meticulously skimmed walls in a Victorian house, so, even with a lot of effort a few flaws bumps and nibbles are on display…. To help smooth this out a little I am wanting to apply some creamy thick base base coats…

I brought some Polycell crack covering ceiling paint…. Nice and gloopy, but, at £40 for 5l hellishly expensive

Any suggestions? Must be super thick and gloopy!

Cheers
Ben

[Mr Pointy]

What about using lining paper? This stuff for Screwfix has has some good reports elsewhere:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/erfurt-wa...mm-x-20m/1506p

[Wolfie]

What about using lining paper? This stuff for Screwfix has has some good reports elsewhere:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/erfurt-wa...mm-x-20m/1506p

I’ve no experience with wallpaper if I’m honest…. And also want to avoid the join lines…. Interesting suggestion though…. Thank you

[Rodder]

Not an expert, but surely you’d never get any kind of finish from thick gloopy stuff. I believe the non trade stuff is like this as it’s easier to use, whilst trade is thinner but has more pigment.

Perhaps a darker paint as this would hide the imperfections more?

[Paneraiseeker]

I'd of just used some easy fill once the first coat was on for any imperfections.

[Wolfie]

Not an expert, but surely you’d never get any kind of finish from thick gloopy stuff. I believe the non trade stuff is like this as it’s easier to use, whilst trade is thinner but has more pigment.

Perhaps a darker paint as this would hide the imperfections more?

The polycell stuff did even it out a little

I'd of just used some easy fill once the first coat was on for any imperfections.

Yeah…. Not a bad idea to to go over it now it’s a bit more pronounced…. Shall try that as I’m relatively confident with a trowel

[GraniteQuarry]

Crown Obliterating Emulsion is pretty good at this kind of thing, used it a few times with decent results.

[hilly10]

Get a bag of Gyproc esi fill,mix to a nice smooth paste so as to stay on the trowel, spread thinly to cover imperfections and leave to dry then sand with a sanding pad. The beauty of this stuff it’s easy sand. We use it to snag rough plastering on new work.

[Wolfie]

Crown Obliterating Emulsion is pretty good at this kind of thing, used it a few times with decent results.

Get a bag of Gyproc esi fill,mix to a nice smooth paste so as to stay on the trowel, spread thinly to cover imperfections and leave to dry then sand with a sanding pad. The beauty of this stuff it’s easy sand. We use it to snag rough plastering on new work.

Got it.…. Esi fill…. A quick coat of white emulsion revealed a few more imperfections…. So I can spin over the worst bits with a trowel…. Just ordered 5kg from B&Q to pick up tomorrow

Will have a go at that paint too as base level finish…. Edit - found it on Amazon 10l for £40 pretty reasonable

Thanks TZ!

[adrianw]

Got it.…. Esi fill…. A quick coat of white emulsion revealed a few more imperfections…. So I can spin over the worst bits with a trowel…. Just ordered 5kg from B&Q to pick up tomorrow

Will have a go at that paint too as base level finish…. Edit - found it on Amazon 10l for £40 pretty reasonable

Thanks TZ!

If you use Esi-fill coat it and then walk away, it takes 24 hours to dry before sanding, then block sand the whole wall,

[Wolfie]

If you use Esi-fill coat it and then walk away, it takes 24 hours to dry before sanding, then block sand the whole wall,

Got it - 24 hours

It’s been quite nice really as we have 2 lounges so we live in one and do up the other…. Far less stressful and I can take my own sweet time!

[Yorkshiremadmick]

Then when you need to colour the walls use a Matt paint or chalk paint as this also stop the light showing imperfections. Victorians used very bold colours too.


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[Wolfie]

Then when you need to colour the walls use a Matt paint or chalk paint as this also stop the light showing imperfections. Victorians used very bold colours too.


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I’m wanting it to be white in the front room - clean and bright! I’d best get the finish right!

Will update the thread with how I get on as I will have a stab at the weekend…! And it’s always handy to pass on good techniques…. I could’ve just hired a plasterer but that wasn’t the point…. Being too crisp would’ve jarred!

[Wolfie]

I just remembered I didn’t update this thread…. I think it always a good idea to let people know how you got on when they’ve taken the time to help you

Easy fill is a revelation…. It can turn a patient DIYer into a pro plasterer…. It’s extremely forgiving…. I used to re-plaster the whole lounge pretty much and even managed a small ceiling section above the bay

Top tips….

Avoid the temptation to keep going over things…. A quick light sand will remove the odd trowel line

Don’t make the mix too wet

I used water spray gun to keep it more pliable when working it around

Don’t do anything too deep - use filler and then go over the top of the more cavernous sections

It looks like a properly plastered wall as a result!

The paint was also great and I shall now be using that throughout the house…. A good texture with nice coverage…

I completely rebuilt and bricked the front of the fireplace up too off a lintel and re-tiled the hearth…. The iron insert was actually left by the previous owners in the garage and is original to the house…. I also sanded and varnished (osmo) the floor - came up a treat

Stripping skirts and picture rails was painful…. I’m not sure I’ll put myself through that again!

Obligatory pics

[Lelykins]

Nice job :-)
Tried to plaster a bathroom wall once and had to tile over it. Luckily my tiling skills are far superior to my plastering

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