I have a bathroom with eggshell covered walls and I'm wanting to redecorate covering again with eggshell. Should I first strip the paint or can I paint over? If to be stripped how best and quickly can I achieve this as I am a disabled person with use of only one hand. Thanks.
Painting over Eggshell paint or first stripping off
May 07, 2007
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The answer depends on how well the existing eggshell is adhering to the walls. If it is sound, then painting over it is fine. If it is peeling off, then you need to strip it first.
If you do need to strip it, a steam stripper works very well, such as:
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best way to tell os to just poke away at it with a blade and see if it starts coming away.
Wash the walls with sugar soap solution, rinse with clean water and then paint over. If your new colour is similar in tone to the original you wont need undercoat as eggshell is pretty good as an undercoat, HTH.
Thanks for your advice I'll try it. Jez
Thanks for your advice I'll try it. Jez
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