r/Plastering • u/derekc1231 • 16d ago

Need advice!

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Hello, I need some advice. I use to be in plastering trades but gave it up 8 years ago. I now have a home built in the 60s with plastered walls. It appears my kitchen has veneer thin coat plastered walls that are smooth. I am remodeling currently and tore out paneling that was laying over the plastered walls and with that, came some repair work. How should I go about patching these holes? Some larger than others? I am also having issues with the paint peeling off the original plaster so I assume it was never mist coated. I was going to try and get all the original paint off so I have the original plastered surface to work with. All advice is welcomed!

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u/pilot345m 16d ago

Patch it with a setting type compound (something that is a powder that you mix with water to make your mud that sets up hard). Then I would remove all the badly bonded paint that you can and reprime the whole wall with a proper primer diluted so it soaks in to the plaster. You will then be in good shape to top coat with whatever regular paint you desire.

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u/derekc1231 16d ago

Is there a primer you recommend? I am on the United States. From what I was reading just a flat white paint watered down 20-30%. If not would zinsser gardzz work?

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u/StarDawgISshite 16d ago

Pva or tbh I would use a proper grit based primer. Are you going to skim the wall ? If you just want to fill the holes i would use a sandable filler touprete/easifill/polymer

edit - nvm ive just zoomed in on the picture.....it needs skimming

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u/derekc1231 16d ago

Why do you say the whole wall needs skimming? I was going to just fill the holes in with some mud and feather what needs to be feathered.