Whats best to strip

[hail hail]

What's best to strip paint of walls. I'm doing a small revamp and in the kitchen, the old paint is coming off in sheets which is great however some parts aren't so easy. I don't want to leave it on in case it comes loose once I skim over it. Its an old house and the paint has been on decades.

 

[Djr]

If it's well and truly stuck in parts I would blue grit it

 

[ChrispyUK]

Have used a wall paper steamer before, but obviously could blow plaster if not used carefully.

 

[lurpak]

Pva it wait till tacky n scrape loose then pva wall n skim

 

[zombie]

Pva it wait till tacky n scrape loose then pva wall n skim

Wouldnt water just do the same?

 

[lurpak]

Wouldnt water just do the same?

na water runs off it. pva will react same as skim. so if pva bubbles the paint so would skim. i blast it with pva then scrape it takes all the problem bits off. any bits that are properly adhered are fine. then pva all n skim nevrr had a problem

 

[carys]

I

What's best to strip paint of walls. I'm doing a small revamp and in the kitchen, the old paint is coming off in sheets which is great however some parts aren't so easy. I don't want to leave it on in case it comes loose once I skim over it. Its an old house and the paint has been on decades.

If it been on for decades I'd be more worried about asbestos dust got to be careful

 

[JessThePlasterer]

na water runs off it. pva will react same as skim. so if pva bubbles the paint so would skim. i blast it with pva then scrape it takes all the problem bits off. any bits that are properly adhered are fine. then pva all n skim nevrr had a problem

I do this if bits of wallpaper are left on the wall. Find they come off better with pva than water

 

[Tinytom]

If it's well and truly stuck in parts I would blue grit it

What’s blue grit got to do with it? Why not pva. Grits are for low suction back grounds to provide a mechanical key.

 

[Djr]

Because it's

What’s blue grit got to do with it? Why not pva. Grits are for low suction back grounds to provide a mechanical key.

Because it's over paint that's why grit

 

[lurpak]

 

[lurpak]

Because it's

Because it's over paint that's why grit

Pva fine over paint. Only would use grit on silk

 

[Djr]

Pva fine over paint. Only would use grit on silk

Yes true . I don't do domestics anyway thank fuk

 

[Djr]

Prefer sites any day

 

[lurpak]

Yes true . I don't do domestics anyway thank fuk

Don’t blame you mate. I’m looking forward to retiring to site work one day lol

 

[Andy g]

What's best to strip paint of walls. I'm doing a small revamp and in the kitchen, the old paint is coming off in sheets which is great however some parts aren't so easy. I don't want to leave it on in case it comes loose once I skim over it. Its an old house and the paint has been on decades.

Use Stanley and score and this will key it good asuwere

 

[jamesthefirst]

Get customer to do it and wait in the van!

 

[Andy g]

Mad c**t

 

[hail hail]

If it's well and truly stuck in parts I would blue grit it

f**k that s**t. Im not using it again. Blew off twice on jobs ive been on. Pva 2 or 3:1 as ive always used from now on.

 

[hail hail]

Use Stanley and score and this will key it good asuwere

Most came off on sheets but any that didnt, this is what i did. Took f**k**g ages though

 

[Dropsalot]

Another spurious thread title........click bait da yoof call it.........

 

[Djr]

f**k that s**t. Im not using it again. Blew off twice on jobs ive been on. Pva 2 or 3:1 as ive always used from now on.

I like the stuff never had any issues with it tbh

 

[hail hail]

Another spurious thread title........click bait da yoof call it.........

Thats it, i need to fill my boring life up with likes.

Mad man yee!

 

[ChrispyUK]

I like the stuff never had any issues with it tbh

I don't do loads mate, but had one wall completely shell off on silk paint. Not sure why, possibly blue grit hadn't dried properly, or not stirred well enough. Re did grit, skim and all good.

 

[Dropsalot]

Thats it, i need to fill my boring life up with likes.

Mad man yee!

Dunno mate...........??

 

[John j]

Pva it wait till tacky n scrape loose then pva wall n skim

This actually worked for me on artex a few times

 

[lurpak]

This actually worked for me on artex a few times

Yah turns it to jelly I mentioned this months ago but nobody knew what I was on about

Pva is like a spark plug it can tell you what’s wrong.

Never had a fail over artex and always skimmed with pva. Can see how people get it wrong though

 

[ChrispyUK]

Yah turns it to jelly I mentioned this months ago but nobody knew what I was on about

Pva is like a spark plug it can tell you what’s wrong.

Never had a fail over artex and always skimmed with pva. Can see how people get it wrong though

Reminds of a joke...

Guy sat at the bar

'I can tell the car you drive, just by sticking its key up my arse.'

Guy passes him a key, and he sticks it up his arse.

'BMW, 5 series'.

'That's amazing...you're correct'.

A woman gives him a key and he sticks it up his arse.

'Mini clubman'.

'Yes' she says.

'1100cc, brown cloth interior, 1 previous owner, 77000 miles'

'Amazing' she says.

A blokes been watching, 'I'll trick him' he thinks to himself and goes outside and takes a spark plug out of his cars engine and gives it him and he sticks it up his arse.

'Hmmm he says, a bit tricky, not quite sure, but anyway it feels f**k**g Champion!'