CASE STUDY
We began by scraping off all loose paint from the ceiling and walls and
getting it back to a tight edge. Once it was all cleaned down we applied the Gardz, then filled and sanded, Gardz applied again before Zinsser Grade1 paint was applied by brush and roller to the ceiling and walls. The woodwork and panelling around the room was cleaned down, we
raked out any loose angles and joints before sanding, then spot primed prior to filling joints and mouldings. This took almost a week for Brian (who's worked for us since 1966) on his own. In between all this, the idea was put forward to strip the ceiling rose
and plaster wall feature, the main coving would not have been cost effective for the Church, particularly in the time scale we had. The ceiling rose and wall feature were stripped back using Smart Strip, a
thick paste applied to the surface then covered with a special paper, left overnight and then peeled off. As the paint was old with lots of layers this wasn't easy, but we got there in the end and the results were pleasing. The only disappointment was uncovering a repair job on the ceiling
centre where it had been 'copy' cast from another area of the feature whilst it had all the paint layers on, so it wasn't as defined as the rest of the mouldings which I could get back to the original casts. The ceiling centre, wall feature and 'shell' near the window were painted
with two coats of the oil based Grade1 paint using my Aristospray QTech5 HVLP, a great bit of kit, ideal when you need control of where you want to paint. The ceiling and walls were brushed and rolled with two coats.
Next, the woodwork was painted three coats of the water-based Zinsser
AllCoat (satin) once again using the QTech5, which I have to say made light work of giving a great finish to the woodwork that had looked old and tired before we started. Having no brush marks on the panel surfaces when using water-based paints give an extra level of professionalism in my opinion. We all know about water-based paints drying too fast on you on larger areas that can show brush marks and sometimes 'flashing'. Not something that crosses your mind when using spray equipment. The whole job was completed in the two-week timescale and looked
fantastic once completed. The lady who last painted the room with her late husband popped in to see us and said it was about 20 years since they did it, which increased to about 50 when she started thinking back to memorable points in her life happening! Product choice made this job so much easier to complete. At no stage
did we have issues of paint not wanting to stick to the surface, which you can when going over efflorescence and old lime/distemper paint surfaces using 'normal' off the shelf paints. This was one of those jobs that gives total job satisfaction when you see
it through from start to finish. What a great trade we are all in that can transform a room like this and give enjoyment and pleasure to those who appreciate quality work on this scale, now and in many years to come. If it's not done for another 50 years, it will be money well spent by the Church of St Mary's.
MD Beckwith Decorators are Members of the PDA based in Nottingham. You can get in touch with them on 0115 9871661 or email
beckwithdecorators@btconnect.com
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