Some very dodgy tips on here. People need to be very wary about following some of these.
Why? They sound good to me... and I already use some of them!
Here's one for a start.
Put a good dollop of pva in with your wallpaper paste mix..about half a litre for every 5
Putting PVA in your paste, makes it very hard when you come to strip it off. You'll get little bits of white PVA stuck onto the wall and they're a nightmare to wash off. Also, it's completely pointless.
Also, it's completely pointless, WHAT? You're a contradiction. What are you on about Suzzz?
It's a nightmare to wash off and it's completely pointless adding PVA to paste. No contradiction there.
It's wallpaper paste, there's no point in adding PVA and it's obvious that those of you that do this, don't follow your own work up for some reason or you'd know that it doesn't wash off cleanly like it should.
Some very dodgy tips on here. People need to be very wary about following some of these.
Why? They sound good to me... and I already use some of them!
Here's one for a start.
Put a good dollop of pva in with your wallpaper paste mix..about half a litre for every 5
Putting PVA in your paste, makes it very hard when you come to strip it off. You'll get little bits of white PVA stuck onto the wall and they're a nightmare to wash off. Also, it's completely pointless.
Also, it's completely pointless, WHAT? You're a contradiction. What are you on about Suzzz?
It's a nightmare to wash off and it's completely pointless adding PVA to paste. No contradiction there.
It's wallpaper paste, there's no point in adding PVA and it's obvious that those of you that do this, don't follow your own work up for some reason or you'd know that it doesn't wash off cleanly like it should.
Pointless to refer to 'Sticking' paper to the wall more efficiently, is a contradiction and irrelevant.
Pointless as it makes it difficult to remove when the point of using it is to make it more sticky therefore more difficult to remove, doesn't make sense.
Not to do it as it makes the paper more difficult to remove, that is, as HBWT, says a fair point.
I am sure there are terrible non-trade paints to use as mist coat, but has anyone used BandQ basic matt paint, almost entirely odourless, for a mist coat?
The plaster I was using it on was super dry - but it seemed to do a great job, even good coverage - dried perfectly flat too.
I myself don't put PVA into my paste, as I'm sure if it was needed then it would be put in when it was made!! but I know a lot of people still do this.
I always use the same paint for the mist coat as I intend to use afor the top coat.
One of the best tips I picked up from a Pro Dec was the order to paint a 6 panel door.
Sounds easy doesn't it, well this will save you time and won't pull your wrist, brush and paint to bits.
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