How to paint over faux troweled plaster glazed walls?

12 years ago

I have "Tuscan" style hand troweled plaster (I assume plaster??) textured walls throughout my kitchen. Best I can tell, this was done over top of wallpaper (home built 1990) and probably done about 10 yrs ago (??). Looks like there is a glaze over the walls to get the dark brown color in the depressions.

I'm not really digging the Tuscan vibe, and am struggling to redo the kitchen w/ these walls! I don't want to tear out and redo drywall, and I don't want to try to sand down the finish and smooth out. The texture itself doesn't bother me (it appears to be professionally well done) but the color does. So...

How much success would I have to repaint over this?? What type of paint?? Would I think do a similar glazing again? Would it look odd if I didn't glaze the low points??

Anyone have any pics of this type texture walls painted to look anything BUT Tuscan? Trying to figure out if it's realistic that I can keep the texture but change the paint (and the vibe) such that it doesn't look like a bad band-aid to a formerly Tuscan kitchen. (which, BTW, really is the only thing Tuscan about my kitchen...)

I really appreciate your help!!!

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MEHP

8 years ago

The glaze does present an adhesion hurdle for the new color. And most of the "paint and primer in one" products do not work as well as a traditional primer. Therefore, I would recommend full priming the surface with a bonding primer and then top coating with a quality finish paint, usually at least two coats. Roll as much of it as you can, with a nap suited for the variations in the texture, probably a 1 inch thick nap. If it's much thinner you may end up fighting with the paint to get in all the crevices.

Comments (6)

graywings123
12 years ago
I am not a paint expert - hopefully one of the pros will jump in - but if it were my house, I would clean the walls as best I could with Dirtex powder in water, then use a really good primer and then paint using a roller for rough surfaces.

In my opinion, you could paint it and not use glaze.
davisgard
12 years ago
I'm far from an expert, too, but my neighbor has troweled walls that are simply painted (no glaze)--and they look very nice.

My one question would be whether you need to scuff sand the parts that are glazed. I think the glazing may add sheen.
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lazy_gardens
12 years ago
Piece of cake!

Wash the walls, then use any good brand of paint and a roller with enough nap to reach into the crevices. Expect to do 2 coats. .
carmscall
12 years ago
be carefully if the walls were clear coated you may have to sand and or prime depending on the clear coat used. If no clear was used then 2 coats with a quality paint and a thicker nap roller should do the job, good luck!
merzmeg
8 years ago
I know this is an old post, I have the same questin. I am very curios how this project turned out.