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Posted by Stephen Cross, on Mon 20 Jun 2016 08:34am

How to emulsion a bathroom which has new plaster

mark simmons

Wed 22 Jun 2016 08:18pm

Thin down the paint with 40% water for a mist coat . Then apply two full coats

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Andrew Jobe

Mon 20 Jun 2016 04:09pm

Hi Stephen, Before applying top/finish coats of emulsion you'll need to give the plaster a "mist" coat. This is basically a coat of watered down Matt emulsion. The mix should be around 3 parts paint to 1 part water or 75% paint and 25% water although this depends on the viscosity of the emulsion. As a guide it should resemble single cream. This will bond to the plaster instead of forming a skin which can peal especially in damp areas such as bathrooms. Once dry you can lightly sand with 120 grit sandpaper before applying top coats. I recommend Dulux bathroom paint to finish. Hope that helps

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