Painting new breeze block x need to “mist” it first?
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DoubleSix said:
Personally i use a sealant, breeze blocks just keep taking the paint.
Well...in our case, two coats covered it. Which would be the equivalent of sealing and doing one. & I bet after one, it need another to get the bits that didn't quite work!Seriously: brushing is hard work (versus roller), but you can work it in better....
I did my Garage recently, 48m2. First side wall I sealed first then used used sandtex masonry paint, took 3 coats to cover fully.
I then applied sandtex direct to the blocks on the other walls, took 3 coats also. So no point whatsoever in sealing first. I could have left it at 2 coats, but my OCD knew it would be much better covered with a 3rd!
I also applied with a brush. Roller just didn’t cover properly at all. Brush I could apply thick and work it in.
Took me about 100 ltrs of paint in the end! Good job it was on offer at screwfix!!
I then applied sandtex direct to the blocks on the other walls, took 3 coats also. So no point whatsoever in sealing first. I could have left it at 2 coats, but my OCD knew it would be much better covered with a 3rd!
I also applied with a brush. Roller just didn’t cover properly at all. Brush I could apply thick and work it in.
Took me about 100 ltrs of paint in the end! Good job it was on offer at screwfix!!
I did my bare breezeblock garage with Sandtex smooth white paint and it looks ace in my opinion. The (detached) garage was very old and dusty when i got the house so I did my best with a wirebrush to get all the dust off the bricks, painted with watered down pva which seemed to do a reasonable job but didn't really seal them as the first coat still soaked in quite alot. the paint was more expensive than cheaper normal emulsion but i think it looks better and is more durable than the normal paint i used for a previous garage.
i used 3 coats but wanted a perfect finish and the 3rd coat was really to sort out any imprefections and bits i wasnt happy withhe second and 3rd coats i really slapped on in large amounts.
a 7x3m2 by 3 meter high (roughly from memory) garage took me 25l. The prices on the paint vary alot but it cost me about £60 for 3x10l tubs.
I will post a pic up if i can figure out how to do it and any ones interested?
i used 3 coats but wanted a perfect finish and the 3rd coat was really to sort out any imprefections and bits i wasnt happy withhe second and 3rd coats i really slapped on in large amounts.
a 7x3m2 by 3 meter high (roughly from memory) garage took me 25l. The prices on the paint vary alot but it cost me about £60 for 3x10l tubs.
I will post a pic up if i can figure out how to do it and any ones interested?
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