mad_pete Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 After a garage tidy up I'm thinking of going further and painting the brick walls white. Does anyone have any advise on paint and a mist coat? I'm thinking brush or roller. It's a double garage in terms of space. House bricks not blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I just used emulsion on mine, painted about 10 years ago and not needed another coat yet. Painting it on can be a LOT more time consuming than you think it's going to be, especially if, like mine, the bricks have a rough finish. I tried normal brushes and masonry brushes and in the end found the quickest way was to water down the paint a bit and spray it on. I just did two coats of the emulsion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Mine was already white when I bought the house, but when I removed fitted cupboards and a dart board etc it was bare behind. I painted these patches with regular dulux emulsion and it seems fine almost two years on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddychris300tdi Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 As above, spray it on. For wipe down ability I would use acrylic eggshell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_pete Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Dumb question what do you spray on with ? Does it turn everything nearby white ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Painted mine with white bathroom emulsion using a very cheap electric spray gun, makes the spiders webs very pretty....keep your eye out in your local Aldi/Lidl for suitable paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointFive Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Screwfix do a sprayer for about £15, that's what I bought. It's not meant for emulsion but it seemed to do the job with 1/4 water to thin. Just make sure the brick is clean and free of the above mentioned spider webs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studmuffin Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Before you paint I would use the plasterers trick of sizeing the walls using PVA adhesive watered down to approx. 8 parts water to 1 part PVA. This will seal the bricks and stop them sucking in the paint, as well as giving the paint a good key. You may get away with one coat of paint. Cheers Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Distract whoever needs be and Hoover the walls first. You'll probably be ok with brick but on block you can't get it right in with spraying we found a good brush and stipple it in was the only way. Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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