{"id":383,"date":"2012-05-11T04:08:03","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T04:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robuild.co.uk\/painters_decorators\/?p=383"},"modified":"2012-05-11T11:25:12","modified_gmt":"2012-05-11T11:25:12","slug":"fillers-for-painting-decorating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robuild.co.uk\/painters_decorators\/fillers-for-painting-decorating\/","title":{"rendered":"Fillers for painting &#038; decorating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Fillers for painting &#038; decorating <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/robuild.co.uk\/london_builders\/albums\/userpics\/10001\/normal_house_refurbishments_london20%7E0.jpg\" alt=\"making good walls fillers painters decorators\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cellulose fillers: these are based on plaster with added cellulose resins to improve flexibility, adhesion and reduce drying time.<br \/>\n\u2022 remains workable for up to 1 hour<br \/>\n\u2022 it will shrink, so cracks should be overfilled and sanded back<br \/>\n\u2022 expensive to use in large quantities<br \/>\n\u2022 dries white.<\/p>\n<p>Ready-mixed fillers: like ordinary cellulose fillers, but with added ingredients to improve performance and sold in plastic tubs.<br \/>\n\u2022 quick-drying in thin layers (thick layers may take up to 24 hours)<br \/>\n\u2022 less likely to shrink or slump<br \/>\n\u2022 waterproof, so can be used in wet areas or outdoors<br \/>\n\u2022 relatively expensive to use in large quantities<\/p>\n<p>Plaster: this is made from gypsum (calcium sulphate) and numerous different types are available.<br \/>\n\u2022 for most repair jobs, finishing plaster is ideal<br \/>\n\u2022 available in bags from 5kg (111b) upwards<br \/>\n\u2022 relatively inexpensive for large repairs<br \/>\n\u2022 very quick setting (less than 30mins)<br \/>\n\u2022 may shrink in deep cracks or thick layers<br \/>\n\u2022 dries grey or pink.<\/p>\n<p>Brush-on skim plaster, specially formulated and ready-mixed, is designed to be brushed on and smoothed with a spreader instead of a float.<br \/>\n\u2022 remains workable for up to 4 hours<br \/>\n\u2022 doesn&#8217;t shrink or crack<br \/>\n\u2022 more expensive than plain plaster<br \/>\n\u2022 dries white.<\/p>\n<p>Wood stoppers are resin-based ready mixed fillers designed for wood that&#8217;s going to be varnished.<br \/>\n\u2022 sets quickly with little shrinkage<br \/>\n\u2022 dries wood-colour but can take stain<\/p>\n<p>Flexible mastics are rubber or acrylic-basic sealants designed for gaps between walls and woodwork where slight movement would crack ordinary fillers.<br \/>\n\u2022 remains flexible without shrinking<br \/>\n\u2022 can be painted<br \/>\n\u2022 available in different colours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fillers for painting &#038; decorating Cellulose fillers: these are based on plaster with added cellulose resins to improve flexibility, adhesion and reduce drying time. \u2022 remains workable for up to 1 hour \u2022 it will shrink, so cracks should be overfilled and sanded back \u2022 expensive to use in large quantities \u2022 dries white. Ready-mixed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robuild.co.uk\/painters_decorators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robuild.co.uk\/painters_decorators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robuild.co.uk\/painters_decorators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robuild.co.uk\/painters_decorators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robuild.co.uk\/painters_decorators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/robuild.co.uk\/painters_decorators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":405,"href":"https:\/\/robuild.co.uk\/painters_decorators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383\/revisions\/405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robuild.co.uk\/painters_decorators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robuild.co.uk\/painters_decorators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robuild.co.uk\/painters_decorators\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}