What Paint Should I Put On Raw Plaster?
When painting new plaster we always following these steps
We make sure that the raw plaster is fully dry. If you paint wet plaster the paint will peel and flake off so it is best to wait until the plaster is dry
Use a matt emulsion paint. Some of the matt emulsion paints we use are Crown Cover Matt Emsulsion, MacPherson’s Eclipse Emsulsion or Dulux Total Cover Emulsion. People often think you have to paint raw plaster white do don’t. You can get any matt emulsion paint mixed up in your preferred colour and this is the best approach
Thin the emulsion by 10-15% because it will be easier to apply
Apply the thined out matt emulsion to the raw plaster
Once the paint dries you can redcoat using vinyl matt emulsion, mid sheen emulsion or soft sheen emulsion
Our top tip would be not to apply a mid sheen emulsion or soft sheen emulsion directly onto to raw plaster because it make pull away from the plaster is sheets!
