Painting walls

Blushing lad · Post by **Blushing lad** » Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:38 pm

Hi all.
I've painted walls in the living room but when I turn lights on I can see plasterboard joints in the paint on one wall.
Do I sand down the lines and repaint or fill over lines, sand ,and repaint?

On one wall because of patio doors with the light coming through there is a bump can I sand this down and repaint.

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Tue Dec 14, 2021 3:52 pm

Be a bit careful here. This could be a drylined room where plasterboards are fixed and jointing plaster is used to smooth over just the joins. This might, and I stress might, mean that the board cardboard face has been painted over rather than have a plaster skim. If you start sanding you might tear off the card face giving yourself a right headache of a remedial. I suggest that you do a small patch test at skirting level to establish what lays beneath before proceeding with your plan.

DWD

Blushing lad · Post by **Blushing lad** » Tue Dec 14, 2021 4:22 pm

It's been skimmed

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Tue Dec 14, 2021 4:27 pm

Okay sand the humps flat and fill any pinholes with fine surface filler. It is best to paint the whole wall as an overpainted area may show.

DWD

Argyll · Post by **Argyll** » Tue Dec 14, 2021 5:02 pm

dewaltdisney wrote: ↑Tue Dec 14, 2021 4:27 pm Okay sand the humps flat and fill any pinholes with fine surface filler. It is best to paint the whole wall as an overpainted area may show.

DWD

If it's been skimmed mate it probably won't sand that well. I'd get the plasterer back in.

Blushing lad · Post by **Blushing lad** » Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:37 am

Marks and lines on painted walls when light or sun hit. How to hide or get rid of them please? Can I use a thick paint used dulux polish pebble easycare.

Blushing lad · Post by **Blushing lad** » Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:46 am

How to hide filler showing through paint?