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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:16:18 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>Chris Wardle</author>
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			<![CDATA[I have the plasterers in next week (sand & cement render then gypsum plaster skim) and I need to be decorating about a week after they finish.  Can anyone recommend a suitable paint for the walls that will breath so that the walls can continue to dry out properly after application?]]>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:58:15 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>biffvernon</author>
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			<![CDATA[There won't be much breathing through the cement render.  What are you up to?<br /><br />Limewash, distemper, clay paint.<br /><br />Tou wouldn't want to be contributing to the destruction of the Madagascar forests by using a paint that included TiO2 pigment, would you?]]>
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		<title>Painting new plaster</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:15:50 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>Chris Wardle</author>
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			<![CDATA[The walls are concrete block, so no breathing through them either Biff.  I it unwise to use a conventional emulsion on new plaster which might not have fully dried out.<br /><br />I just want something I can buy in a tin and apply (not mix myself).  Can anyone recommend a brand of eco-friendlyish paint that I could use for this job?]]>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:12:10 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>biffvernon</author>
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			<![CDATA[The cheap 'contract' emulsion is pretty vapour permeable and is often put on fairly fresh plaster without falling off.  If you want eco friendly though, you'd better use  limewash, distemper, or clay paint.  Rose of Jericoh are best 'brand'.<br /><br />Limewash is sooooo easy peasy mixing yourself is not an issue.  Lime out of a bag  +  water in about equal volume,  in a bucket, stir, and off you go with a big soft brush.]]>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:19:41 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>Mike George</author>
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			<![CDATA[Chris, I would wait until the plaster dries out to a light pink colour, this should only take a couple of days with the windows open at this time of year. To paint I would just buy cheap white matt emulsion and water it down to the point where you can just about roll it without getting it everywhere. Go over the wallls twice in quick succession - you won't use much paint and this 'mist coat' will kill the suction of the gypsum plaster. Then use your colour neat.]]>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:45:05 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>biffvernon</author>
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			<![CDATA[Agreed.<br /><br />But this is a Green Building Forum.  Surely we should be talking about better things.]]>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:36:24 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>Mike George</author>
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			<![CDATA[Yes, but is limewash suitable to apply to an internal [impervious] sand and cement render? What if its in an area of high humidity?]]>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:39:25 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>biffvernon</author>
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			<![CDATA[I don't think high humidity affects limewash very much.  There's a continuum between limewash, whitewash, distemper and oil emulsion, depending on how much casein, rabbit skin glue or linseed oil you care to add.  They give a range of properties to suit different situations.  They are all cheap, and use local materials with a low environmental impact in their production.  (And not much profit for the global paint industry.)]]>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:55:11 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>Martin 10</author>
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			<![CDATA[You could use Leyland New Plaster Paint. I don't know how eco this is.]]>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:47:49 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>biffvernon</author>
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			<![CDATA[Leyland Paints, started in Yorkshire just after the War, ended up as part of the French oil conglomerate, Total Fina Elf, but in 2003 was bought by Massachusetts based private equity firm, founded by  Mitt Romney, the former Governor of Massachusetts.  Their contract emulsion will cover your fresh plaster OK, but I don't see that the product or it's makers have anything to do with 'Green'.<br /><br />Why do folk care about beer but not paint?  Because CAMRA is easier to say than CAMRP.]]>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:46:48 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>Chris Wardle</author>
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			<![CDATA[Thanks for the advice Mike.  I suspect I already have half a bucket of cheap white emulsion "in stock" which wants using up.]]>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:15:12 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>ted</author>
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			<![CDATA[<blockquote ><cite >Posted By: Chris Wardle</cite>... "in stock" which wants using up.</blockquote><br /><br />That's probably the greenest option of all.]]>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:20:24 +0100</pubDate>
		<author>tony</author>
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			<![CDATA[Make sure that there is no vinyl in the paint.<br /><br />Usually trade cheap paint is best.]]>
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