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hi, how do you remove emulsion paint from a plastered wall?
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Its probably been painted with a vinyl type emulsion over the new plaster, this doesnt adhere very well to new plaster and also doesn't allow the wall to ''breathe''. New plaster should be initially coated with a covermatt type of paint. The only thing you can do now is to keep shelling off the loose areas, sand back to a sound surface, either prime bare patches with a plaster primer or a Bulls eye primer and recoat, unfortunately you will then have different levels where the paint film is missing, these can be flushed up with a fine surface filler or Polycell smooth or similar before sanding and repainting. If surface ios still very bad the next thing would be to apply one thin coat of pva sealer/adhesive and hang wallpaper or crossline walls with a quality lining paper prior to painting
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4 years ago
How To Remove Emulsion Paint
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1 decade ago
Carefully, ever so carefully, use a really sharp scraper (use wet and dry or wet-stone) to remove as much as you can. Don't rush as you'll gouge the plaster. Then sand around the edges between bare plaster and old paint USING A BLOCK (of wood;