We've had a room skimmed but want to paint it as soon as possible for M-I-L to return from a minor operation.
It would appear that there are special paints which can be used in this situation, e.g. Dulux Supermatt. Are these really necessary? ... and how soon can one actually paint using them?
Screwfix do one which is considerably cheaper
Dulux approx £5/litre Screwfix No-Nonsense appox £1.70/lire
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Just skimmed? How thick? Room ventilated/heated?
Trying to establish how long the plaster may take to dry.
If you have the time to leave a few mm of skim to dry in heated/ventilated room, say 24 to 48 hours (plastered today paint on wednseday) probably not. I'd use a slightly diluted first coat so the "dry" plaster doesn't suck the moisture out of the paint too quickly, leaving it as film rather than adhered.
Read the instructions?
Well it can stop the dustiness effect often found in places where plaster has been used, but other than that I'm a little out of touch with current paints. Brian
It is just a thin skim to cover minor blemishes on a sound wall and some new plasterboard drylined walls. It's probably just a few mm.
It's mostly turning to its pale pink dry colour already we can easily wait until it's all pale pink.
If that's all the time a thin skim will need then we can easily wait that long, thanks.
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