Newly plastered ceiling
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Well, my Step-Dad and Grandad are Plasterers, and they let it dry out for 2 to three days before painting. But I'd give it a white wash first, so the main paint coat won't peel and crack.
leave it for a few days proberly 2-3, just because its gone pale doesnt mean its dried out all the way through completely! I use to do some building work and the amount of people that would paint over the plaster asap and it ruined it was astounding.
if you read the first post its been a week already
ps ,im building House's myself at the moment
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mate you dont need anything like that it will work but not any better than emulsion paint ,or the other thing you can use is pva glue watered down about 50/50 .
That was to help the plaster stick better to the ceiling and to stop it drying out too quickly while the plasterers are working with the plaster
As said water down some emulsion and apply a coat of this first before applying straight emulsion
use a sanding board with a fine grain paper and give it a rub down, hoover the walls to get rid of the dust.
brush with a 50:50 PVA/Water solution and then allow to dry and then paint with paint of choice. this used to be my job when I was labouring for a local builders.
brush with a 50:50 PVA/Water solution and then allow to dry and then paint with paint of choice. this used to be my job when I was labouring for a local builders.
Let her do it.
Why?
