skimming on wet pva

[windy]

Me and me matey where doin a reskim on a rental house i own today. Two reception rooms. My mate was in front room and i was in back room. Striaght forward glue and reskim. I gave the walls 3 coats of pva as the walls where dry and my mate did the same.

He jumped pretty much striaght onto his wall whilst the pva was quite wet. the gear stayed on wall and the finish was fine but was wondering are there any issues if you plaster onto a wall if the pva is still a bit wet rather than tacky??

Not worried about comebacks as its my house but i want to know for future??

On a second note we both used brand new plastic trowels today straight out the box. ******* scratches everywhere. They need a rub with wire wool/wet and dry before you use for the first time em lads.

 

[windy]

Also the house is getting the usual magnolia and white landlords colour scheme. Do you lads thinks it worth spending more on better emulsion? Last cheap s**t i bought i had to give the walls about 4 coats after the mist one.

 

[flynnyman]

yep get trade emulsion.

 

[DannyMac]

I'll never buy cheap paint again. The small price difference just doesn't balance out all the extra labour + I fecking hate decorating.

 

[irish_spread]

Berger paint is cheap but good for maggie

 

[Jace]

as above get a quality paint makes life so much easier i also hate decorateing with a passion so the least time spent on it the better.
also on the pva front sometimes if im up against it time wise and the glue isnt goin off ill skim onto it whilst wet and only had a problem twice with it slipping but was easily fixed, but itll depend on what your skimming onto

 

[spunky]

I'd wallpaper it if you plastererd it

 

[hector]

windy, depending on suction background next time you skim on wet pva ,you might find yourself as i have done and watch it slide down the wall ,i never skim on tacky or wet pva now, i always now give wall 2 coats wickes pva the day before,never a problem,just try it on your next skimming job,even if it is just a small area.

 

[dmplastering]

Why would you bother giving it 3 pva costs? Just a waste of time. I usually only give one unless its a wall of very high suction. Even then I'm reluctant to give it another coat.

 

[windy]

Spunky ur a tit but u already know that dont u?

 

[beddy]

Or get a plasterer










Someone had to say it lol

 

[steve1903]

yup only 1 coat of pva and wait till dry . iv had it slid on me b4 its murder 2 sort even had the pva bleeding throo the multi and that was murder 2 sort so always wait now.

 

[Rossi46]

windy, depending on suction background next time you skim on wet pva ,you might find yourself as i have done and watch it slide down the wall ,i never skim on tacky or wet pva now, i always now give wall 2 coats wickes pva the day before,never a problem,just try it on your next skimming job,even if it is just a small area.

Hector what do you do if it's old plaster that's not been painted?

 

[NPS]

b&q round me are selling a massive tup of white emulsion the stuff for new plaster, our lasses mam bought some the other day and she said it went on a treat, 2 coats and its done!

its in a big black tub, i cant remember what size it was or what it was called, but if you go and have a look youll know it when you see, also its on special at the mo

 

[Fourplastering]

b&q round me are selling a massive tup of white emulsion the stuff for new plaster, our lasses mam bought some the other day and she said it went on a treat, 2 coats and its done!

its in a big black tub, i cant remember what size it was or what it was called, but if you go and have a look youll know it when you see, also its on special at the mo

I think it's called Fortress. Not used it yet myself.

 

[malc]

the b and q eco emulsion is good no solvents so no smell. it is made in germany

 

[Arti]

the b and q eco emulsion is good no solvents so no smell. it is made in germany

its got vorspung dorktechnic malc........:RpS_thumbup:

 

[NPS]

this is it i think
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[hector]

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Hector what do you do if it's old plaster that's not been painted?

just the same rossi, just paint it on 2 coats day before ,then skim,i have unibonded a room 5/7 days before then skimmed,no problems and a heck of a lot cheaper,and remember new bondit etc has only been on the market just a few years, all best hector

 

[NPS]

hector how do you pva it the day before if you havent started the job

 

[hector]

hector how do you pva it the day before if you havent started the job

all my work is private and i just tell the customer i need access the day before or even pop round the night before,does not take long,2 coats splashed on ,all ready to go next day,hector

 

[NPS]

sod that mate! just pva it on the same day it doesn't take 10mins before its ready

 

[ErnestoMM]

oh great sir

responses very good! )

 

[Rossi46]

responses very good! )

Eh?!