Painting Freshly Plastered Walls Bathroom

Two or even three coats of plaster can take months to dry out fully.

Painting freshly plastered walls bathroom.

Decorator s tape or masking tape. How to paint on new plaster. In extreme situations a fully plastered wall i e. 1 ensure the plaster is dry before mist coating the walls or ceiling.

Make sure the plaster is dry. Seal the freshly plastered ceiling and walls with a mist coat if you re not afraid of dripping paint try priming sealing the surface with a diluted first coat of paint. Painting a newly plastered wall requires more preparation than painting a normal wall. Emulsion for the mist coat.

You can t start painting new plaster directly and instead have to take steps to seal the plaster so you can get the colourful finish you want. Follow these steps for perfect results every time. This could mean waiting a few days or even weeks for a room to dry. It is worth the wait though to do it right.

Below i explain how to dilute contract emulsion and what painting tools will help get the job done faster. The best gauge for this is the colour of your new plaster. Start by opening doors and windows and don t start painting until the plaster is bone dry. Painting plaster before it s fully dry can cause the paint to peel giving you endless problems but some bare plaster paints allow the plaster to continue breathing and drying after the paint s.

The first image below shows a newly plastered wall. Let the plaster dry.