No pic hard to imagine.
Gloss or emulsion?

Like this. It looks terrible under lights

Yes skim coat will help on the "potholes"
For the raised surface parts largely I feel its due to power point hacking run, and seems like raised surface. Better to level off those raised parts with rough (80-100 grit) sandpaper then skim coat "joint compound" or putty over.


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do you think this is related to painter skill or it's already exist from the original condition?

after skim coat, i can touch up instead of repainting the whole wall right?

Yes after skim just paint a foot or more like cloud bubble in comics
dont paint square box, very obvious. feather the edges.

I think the painter didn't have time to touch up after the hacking. Or the sequencing of events is that paint done first then only hacking was done..like XYZ come n dig road trenches after original tar.

hacking was done first then only painting.
i will ask the painter to correct it back. other wall also have this issue

Hi my ceiling is bubbling after painting.. already scrap and fill with stopping powder+ maxilite multiple time.. getting better but still not perfect... Anyone know why?

Planning for painting my new house (actually it's already 5 years old after handover). have some questions to ask for opinions:

1) The original concrete/cement and the paint should have already fully dried, except for the new wet kitchen extension which i will leave it for 1 month before painting (is 1 month enough)?

2) Also currently the wireman is hacking for the wiring work. i believe once they are done, and the wall is properly patched up, the next step will be the painting. may i know how long that i need to wait for those patched up area to dry before painting?

3) For the sealer, I believe I can just paint it over the existing Maxilite/Weathershield paint right?

Thanks

Also for the paint itself, planning to use Dulux as i see it's cheaper than Nippon.

1) For the sealer, i see that there's only 1 common type from Dulux (15527) as compared with Nippon which got a few types (5100, 5200, 5400). May I know is this 15527 is good enough for both interior and exterior?

2) For the exterior sealer, I see Dulux got another 1 which is the Weathershield sealer (18177) and primer (15222). Wanna ask for exterior before applying Weathershield, is the 15527 good enough or I need to go for the 18177/15222?

3) For the paint itself, for exterior i think Weathershield is good enough. is there any needs to go for Weathershield Powerflexx instead?

4) For interior paint, this is a bit confusing now. I would like matt finish, so Pearl Glo is out. But there are Inspire, Pentalite, EasyClean, EasyClean Plus, etc. May I know which one do you normally use and what's the reason? Currently I think I will go for either Pentalite or EasyClean as the price is in the middle comparing to the rest, but would like to hear some opinions on this.

5) I plan to paint most of my interior wall white. I see there is "White" and "Brilliant White". May I know what are the differences and which one is better for home use?

Thanks again

This post has been edited by lowyat101: Feb 26 2023, 05:22 PM

How's the paint finish now? Any discolouration?

still look good as new, oil and residue from cooking is easy to clean with soap water and cloth wiping

if you looking to paint outdoor, you can try jotun jotashield ultra clean, i think that paint should be good also

How's this colour extreme finishing? Matt , semi sheen or VERY kilat reflective?

Is sheen but not gloss, that's why is easy to clean, I'm not sure if you can choose matt finishing, as some paint has 2 option

hardware store , yea using tape to avoid paint at unwanted place

Hi I want to repaint my external wall and fence wall too. The current paint was painted 2 years ago, still in good condition no flaking, I believe it's weatherbond nippon. So I want to ask whether I need to use primer? I plan to paint with solareflect, idea is to first water jet it to remove all loose dirt and mould/stains, then repait with 2 coats of nippon solareflect, just I'm not sure whether primer is needed if existing paint is still good?

I am looking for Jotun sealer for external concrete walls. I noticed there are 2 types: Jotashield Primer and Jotun Ultra Primer...

Can someone advise me which is the right one ?

https://www.jotun.com/my-en/decorative/comparison-list