painted wall

**paulie** · 25-09-2011, 13:19

hi need advice loose paint scraped it pva it 5to1 1st coat seemed gritie 2nd not much better can anyone help thanks

**twitcher** · 25-09-2011, 17:47

gritty? sounds like you're putting it on too thin.

sounds like you haven't controlled the suction enough either. Most people put two coats of pva on. First coat 1:5, let it dry thoroughly. Then stick another coat of pva on, this time at 1:3. Skim it when it's gone tacky.

what type of walls are you trying to reskim? Were they done with gypsum based plaster or lime?

**paulie** · 25-09-2011, 18:32

thanks twitcher new to plastering just a diy goon sorry is that 3 pva 1 water i put 5pva 1 water very stiff are well just another 3 rooms thanks again

**twitcher** · 25-09-2011, 18:35

1 part pva to 5 parts water and 1 part pva to 3 parts water respectively

**paulie** · 25-09-2011, 18:40

thanks twitcher iam just a diy goon its plaster board i used 5pva 1 water a bit to stiff thought that might be it ,it seemed to dry to quick just another 3 rooms thanks again