Hello mates. My name is Al and Im from Bristol. I am a plasterer and decorator and do alright but prices are not great here at the moment. I have a artex ceiling to skim that is quite powderery when you touch it. What is artex sealer? Will this seal the powdery artex so that I can the skim over it? Is it different to PVA? Thanks.
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Fourplastering
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Hi Al, welcome.
Id use a watered down coat of Artex sealer then a undiluted coat.
Skim straight over the top once dry.
Id use a watered down coat of Artex sealer then a undiluted coat.
Skim straight over the top once dry.
Arti
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Fu@k naa's marra.....it's a question Av asked for years on here and I think only Nisus naa's
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johniosaif
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I would be very wary of it, over boarding is the best option I think.
Fourplastering
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Disregard my post, I misread it.
Board over would be the best bet.
Board over would be the best bet.
Jurek
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if its quite powdery it should be easy enough to scrape back. if youre that way inclined. youd be better using a stabilser like stabilex or the like. artex sealer just seals board and other backgrounds prior to artexing or plastering or whatever. a bit like a few coats of pva
Thanks mates. Leebo I just don't know what Artex sealer is. It is embarrassing maybe but that is true. I was wondering if it would seal unpainted artex that is already on. Normally I would go down the stabiliser avenue as has been mentioned and wondered if it would be the same. I might board it but it would depend on what the customer wants to pay. There budget I mean not them telling me my business.
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