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This is a picture of the skirting on my ceiling. How would you go about fixing it?

It's my house, and I'm trying to fix the imperfections before painting it. I'm thinking of cleaning it up with a chisel and using either plaster or silicone to fill it, then paint over.

>> No.2624306

I should add that the yellow is the wall, and the white is the skirting.

>> No.2624308

>>2624305
put up moulding

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>>2624308
It is the moulding. You mean tear off and replace? I'll be pulling off half the moulding through the house if that's the case.

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>>2624310
You can use a chisel or scraper or utility knife to remove any loose material and then caulk the edges with painters caulk (not silicone) and smooth it with a wet sponge or your finger to get a uniform bead and to pack it up into any gaps and crevices.
Plaster will just shrink and crack/ crumble eventually and silicone doesn't take paint well.
Picrel is what you want, just basic caulk.

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>>2624322
Before

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After

I went to the store and got an equivalent of what you suggested, by fluke it's nearly colour matched, but will paint on top

>> No.2624399

>>2624305

Clean up the edges with a paint scrapper. Tidy it up with a bit of 220 grit sand paper, Fill the gap with Caulk and paint it.

Easy

>> No.2624531

>>2624305
oh that's real easy you just get some of that stuff and mix in a little water (but not too much) and slap it on there. run a bead of caulk and BOOM you're done.

>> No.2626171

>>2624365
>but will paint on top
Make sure you get them to add a shot of black in it

>> No.2627153

>>2626171
baste