- 2078 Kartik · 3 marks
Process of applying distemper
Short answer
Prepare the surface by drying new plaster 2–3 weeks, cleaning, filling cracks, and sanding. Apply a primer coat, then mix distemper with water and strain. Apply the first coat with a wide brush in horizontal and cross strokes, let dry 24 hours, then apply a second coat, completing a whole wall continuously to avoid patches.
Mention the process of applying distemper.
Distemper is applied on new or old plastered walls as follows:
- Surface preparation: For new plaster, let it dry for at least 2–3 weeks; clean off dust and loose material. For an old surface, scrape the old distemper and wash it off.
- Fill cracks with putty and rub smooth with sand paper.
- Primer coat: Apply a coat of priming distemper (or a prepared wash) to seal the surface.
- Mix the distemper with water to proper consistency and strain it.
- First coat: Apply with a wide distemper brush in horizontal strokes, then cross strokes, working quickly to avoid joints; let it dry for 24 hours.
- Second coat: Apply in the same way over the dry first coat.
- Finish: Clean splashes. Complete a whole wall without a break to prevent visible patches.
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