Pva won't stick
Plasterer is painting pva to painted walls...ready for plastering. .
But pva is not sticking to paint...it's reacting to what ever paint has been used...any solutions?
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Ntplastering
1 Reviews, 100% Positive
Febond blue grit. Apply 24hrs before wanting to skim with a brush or roller. It can be pricey but is extremely good. Some paint such as kitchen paint for instance can make pva and skim very hard. The blue grit sets and give a nice key for the skim.
14th Feb 2020
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Professional jobs
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First check the wall, apply pva and plaster ..... after this start painting
18th Jun 2019
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Q project
3 Reviews, 67% Positive
Clean the surface, scratch the paint gently giving 2coat of stronger pva given some time in between the coats
29th May 2019
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AP Plastering
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A great solution to this is to buy blue grit and apply to the walls which will stick to basically anything and gives us a good key to plaster onto
31st Aug 2019
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Advantage Plastering & Damp Proofing Services
2 Reviews, 100% Positive
You can use a pva called Thistle Bond-it
This has a grit in to use on low suction backgrounds
This has a grit in to use on low suction backgrounds
5th Oct 2019
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The Home Improvement Team
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If its been painted with lime it needs to be washed down and then glued.
1st Oct 2019
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Jpkempplasterers
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The easier solution is to try blue grit and allow 24 hours to dry then skim.if this dont work use course sand papper to score the paint ..if not desired then remove old plastering
11th Sep 2019
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Plasterer
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Pva won't stick on paint, you need to get SBR Its nether tip off pva
26th Sep 2019
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M A Plastering
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If the paint is flaking try taking it off, if not use blue grit
10th Oct 2019
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It's because there is low to no suction in the walls due to type of paint he needs thistle bond it or dry line the wall
20th Oct 2019
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Scott Goodwin
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Some times a high gloss paint can stop the PVA working and runs down the wall and want go off. When you have walls like this it’s best to use a blue grit prime as this product adheres to the surface and also gives it a key
20th Jan 2020
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The paint could well be of a distemper finish. Use a water based stain block. One good coat should do it.
21st Jan 2020
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JP Plastering
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There is a material called blue grit this will be your best bet
14th Jan 2020
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Detenon plastering
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Does the paint have a gloss to it? For non porous surfaces use Feb blue grit. Apply with a brush or roller to required area leave overnight then skim straight on top
6th Nov 2019
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Prestige Plasterer Design Build Restore
4 Reviews, 100% Positive
Theres an adhesive you can buy called blue grit. It's like a semi bonding mixture that sticks on the wall, then skimming is easy grip.
9th Jan 2020
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