painting ceiling

[midagetrolop]

I have a newly skimmed ceiling in the bathroom, how do I go about painting it with silk emulsion to stop if from soaking in. Please help.

[AlBags]

Stop what soaking in?

You need to seal it first with a dilute mix of flat emulsion. Try 50/50.
Don't do it for several days after plastering. Brush away any salts first.

[The Builder]

I've been waiting for years for someone to say that ................. 50/50 .............. Dulux say 10% water, but that is nonsense. I've seen so many people trying to get a "mist" coat on new plaster with only 10% water ................. it won't key properly, and with a thick emulsion like Dulux, using a roller results in a stipple pattern ........... 10% water with subsequent coats is fine though........... and you avoid the "pattern"

[theshedman]

Hi, I would give it a wipe down first as there may be some residue on it then as AlBags says seal it with a coat or 2 of matt emulsion which will stop the following coats from soaking in. After this give it 2 coats of bathroom emulsion which will have a slight sheen the same as a silk finish but it will be a better paint to have in the bathroom.

[midagetrolop]

thank you so much everybody - husband is on with it!

[ummmm]

Errrrrr I painted my newly plastered kitchen with dulux once.....no probs.

[4getmenot]

I have images of 'the builder' camping out by his computer everynight lol

[The Builder]

Ha Ha .......... Hi Drainbabe ...................... seems like it doesn't it .......... actually I'm pricing something up ................ well, I should be anyway. I just can't resist having a look at AB to see if there are any interesting "challenges" ........... have you found a job yet?

[4getmenot]

No :-( thanks for asking though. Drainbabe hey I quite like that :-)

[AlBags]

Hi 4Get x
ummm ... It maybe is ok, but not keyed to background as well as it could be. I have seen this as peeling .. or it scrapes off in sheets!

[WILLWONKER]

And the next time you paint it ummmm it may just bubble up.

[theshedman]

Hi ummm, as AlBags and WILLWONKER say you could get problems later on. I had to retile a room once for someone who did the same as you. They had painted new plaster with just emulsion straight out of the can, then a couple of years later tiled the walls. After a couple of weeks the tiles all bowed outwards in the middle of two of the walls as the emulsion had given way because the emulsion had nothing to key to. When I took off tiles all the emulsion came off with them and left nice newly plastered walls.