Paint removal.

[artie]

The paint on my old house was terrible, I had a couple of painters redo it a few years back, but in no time it was lifting and peeling away.

So I thought , sod this I'm going to do a proper job and I've had it blasted back to the bare plaster.

It already looks so much better.

Question 1 is, I shuttered the windows with 12mm plywood to protect them from the media, and now there's a 12mm or so rim of the old paint around the windows and doors. What would be the best plan for removing this?

Question 2 is, would it be ok just to leave the bare cement plaster or use some kind of sealer, or repaint?

 

[artie]

Looks like I've beat the panel on this one.

 

[Chrispy]

I'm not the one to give you answers on this one but a bit more information could help, are you talking inside or outside walls, what kind of paint are you referring to, what are you going to use to redecorate with?

 

[artie]

I'm not the one to give you answers on this one but a bit more information could help, are you talking inside or outside walls, what kind of paint are you referring to, what are you going to use to redecorate with?

Outside walls. The paint was falling off in some places and in others rock hard, so now it's almost all gone.
There's a plaster skirt around the bottom and a band around the windows and doors,

Here's a pic of how it looks now.



I'll probably paint it again but I'm in no rush since it already looks much better than before.

 

[okeydokey]

Ask Sandtex send them lots of photos how best to repaint the walls.

 

[TomGW]

Is it only the banding around the openings and the plinth? Window cills too? Do you know what type of paint(s) were previously used?

 

[artie]

Is it only the banding around the openings and the plinth? Window cills too? Do you know what type of paint(s) were previously used?

It's just the 12mm strip left where I shuttered to protect the windows. Although it is a bit more in places.
I have no idea what the paint is, there's a few coats on it as you might imagine in 90 years.

I tried out one of these today.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08XJVWS39?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

It did quite a good job. If I'm careful it should work ok.