Artexing over painted Artex ceiling.

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Bludall
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:00 pm Post subject: Artexing over painted Artex ceiling.

Our ceilings are generally Artex painted with ceiling paint. I need to patch a few areas of ceiling where stud walls have been removed with artex.

I wondered whether I will have to pva the ceiling first before patching up and making good the Artex, because of the paint layer. scratch

I don't want to use the stuff and not have it stick.
All advice gratefully received. Thumbright

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject:

It's always best to PVA over the paint before applying more artex Wink

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject:

If? it's just patching, then you should only need to PVA a few inches on to the existing Artex and patch up, Thumbright

if you are concidering doing the entire ceiling again? scratch

then the best way forward would be to scrape back all of the existing stuff to get a reasionable smooth surface, Smile

then use an Artex sealer, PVA has been known to cause problems later on! Shocked

then re Artex the ceiling Thumbright

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Bludall
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys for the advice. I hate Artex!!

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:20 pm Post subject:

Join the club Crying

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Bludall
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:35 pm Post subject:

I wonder when it was first invented. Why? Bang Head

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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:16 pm Post subject:

Sometime in the mid 70's by a sadist angry

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