After spending weeks scraping paint from my kitchen walls that cracked I can now see there was no mist coat. I have taken it back to plastered walls but the plaster does have dents, waves, cuts and its not ideal for painting really. I have a limited budget but I am determined to do what I can to the best of my ability. I can't afford lining paper which would be a good solution. Do I fill with polyfiller or is there a better solution for me? Around light switches etc it is very bumpy and uneven? For my mist coat do I water down armstead contract mat?
A bag of Easifill will cost more than the lining paper, use Toupret interior filler, Screwfix sell it. It might be that the paint was applied over a previously wallpapered wall and not prepared correctly prior to painting..
Do I buy powedered filler or ready mix filler? Is Toupret a good filler? Do I mist coat and then fill or fill and then mist coat? I have some armstead contract mat, how water should I add? Any tips for getting a smooth painted walls? Plenty of sunshine hits our kitchen so any dents, waves etc in the plaster are really noticed when the sun hits the kitchen.