Ceiling Stains after leak

vicwatson

Any advice on how to get rid of a water stain on a ceiling, well dried out now (I doubt that regular emulsion will rid it??)

TIA

Fuh Q

There is a special paint you can get to cover it, your local paint shop should have it..

Happyman42

Use oil based undercoat first or french polish/shellac will work too. You want to form a barrier over the stain to stop it bleeding through the emulsion coat.
I've never had to use those (invariably) expensive coatings for moderate staining.

eire1

Had the exact same problem myself a few weeks ago. Got a spray of stain block. 2 coats of that over the water mark and once it's dry just paint with regular ceiling paint. I got this one in B&Q for around a tenner.

paddy147

eire1 wrote: »

Had the exact same problem myself a few weeks ago. Got a spray of stain block. 2 coats of that over the water mark and once it's dry just paint with regular ceiling paint. I got this one in B&Q for around a tenner.

+1 for the Polycell.

2 lights sprays over the stain at around 12 inches of a distance and leave to dry for a few hours.

Then a fresh lick of paint and its goodbye water stain forever.:)

harry21

I applied a coat of gloss paint over the stained patch. Then used normal ceiling paint over that. No problems since.:D

Al Capwned

Yeah one more recommendation for oil/solvent based undercoat from me - cheaper option, and has worked a charm for me on a number of occasions.

dhog4n

Any oil based paint should do the trick. Any time I encounter this I use two coats of whatever oil based paint I happen to have to hand. Then paint over with the emulsion and you're done.