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Rizoto

Post subject: Painting over nails and cracks

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:50 am

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Hi

I've recently renovated my house and got started on painting my kitchen ceiling the other day. Whilst painting I noticed nails (which were rusty) showing through the ceiling which had been plastered/skimmed. I've put filler over the nails and other cracks that were showing and sanded this down but whilst painting over it again (with matt emulsion) it still shows through ::b

I would appreciate some advice on how to paint over these nails/cracks and have a nice smooth white ceiling :-P

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Rizoto

Post subject: Re: Painting over nails and cracks

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:53 am

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........to add to my post, i've been told to put PVA over the nails/cracks and then paint over this. Would this be recommended?- if so, how much water would you add to the PVA before applying?.

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ultimatehandyman

Post subject: Re: Painting over nails and cracks

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:03 pm

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PVA is no good.

Were the nails used not rust proof?

You could try painting over the heads with some stain blocker, such as Zinsser 123

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Rizoto

Post subject: Re: Painting over nails and cracks

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:08 pm

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Thanks for your reply, i'll give it a go. It looks as though the nails used were not rust proof. Not all the nails are showing as rusty though.

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SB Plastering

Post subject: Re: Painting over nails and cracks

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:14 pm

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use stain block on the nails, pva won't do anything at all

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