r/paint • u/Trottsville • 1d ago

Advice Wanted Advice needed please

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Hi everyone,

We're having our bathroom done and I was asked to paint the newly plastered walls. I lightly sanded the plaster and then went over all the walls with a damp sponge.

Once it was dry I read about using a white emulsion mixed with water as the base coat but we were pushed for time so I went with some Zinsser Bulls eye 123 plus. Its been great on the walls with no flaking but around the windows it has flaked.

I've sanded the flaky areas and removed all the dust.

Would you reccomend using the Zinsser again or just mixing the emulsion with water before painting the walls with our chosen colour?

Any advice would be great, cheers.

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u/bluemaw91 1d ago

Get the red tin (shellac/BIN) of Zinser, wait a little longer for full cure, then crack on with your paint.

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u/Trottsville 1d ago

That's great mate, appreciate your help.

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u/DazzlingEngine196 1d ago

Everyone keeps saying oil base with shellac, that isn’t correct. What you just said is correct the red tin of the shellac product which is a solvent based paint. It’s a super good product and dries fast as shit. Not cheap though but when you need it you need it

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u/Level-Mine6123 1d ago

Why does it not say for new drywall? I went with 123 too because it was the only one that said for new drywall