Ceiling Stain

[lindylou53 18]

As per title - can anyone recommend a decent paint/primer etc to cover water stains on a ceiling before re-painting? I have looked at reviews of products and not found anything worth buying  - even Ronseal got bad reviews.

Thank you

[crookesey 635]

50 minutes ago, lindylou53 said:

As per title - can anyone recommend a decent paint/primer etc to cover water stains on a ceiling before re-painting? I have looked at reviews of products and not found anything worth buying  - even Ronseal got bad reviews.

Thank you

I am assuming that you are thinking of the possibility of a future leak, if so best to fix the leak. If not I have re-painted ceiling stains following leaks and just used several coats of the paint planned for the ceiling.

[joojoo 13]

I had a water leak from bathroom onto kitchen ceiling.  I looked on Utube, their advise was:  let it dry then wash well with bleach, allow to dry then paint.  It worked a treat.

Good luck.

[horribleblob 214]

I recently had water stains on a ceiling around a chimney breast (leak since resolved) and found that several coats of the ceiling paint only provided a temporary solution, with the stain eventually bleeding through each time. Final solution (so far) appears to be a thin, smooth, coating of left-over white gloss, allowed to dry and then over-painting with the desired ceiling paint.

 

I think joojoo's bleach method looks promising though, and with no faffing about cleaning gloss paint from a brush.

[lindylou53 18]

Thanks for replies and suggestions everyone!

[mafya 250]

18 minutes ago, lindylou53 said:

Thanks for replies and suggestions everyone!

This is what you need=
https://www.toolstation.com/zinsser-cover-stain-primer-sealer-spray-paint/p44887?utm_source=googleshopping,Rakuten&utm_medium=feed,affiliates&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed,463907648352777706262586&utm_content=Redbrain&ranMID=46390&ranEAID=pfxNKSnglIM&ranSiteID=pfxNKSnglIM-EA149mbbzG7u4yrKj91pkw

 

[hackey lad 3,991]

58 minutes ago, horribleblob said:

I recently had water stains on a ceiling around a chimney breast (leak since resolved) and found that several coats of the ceiling paint only provided a temporary solution, with the stain eventually bleeding through each time. Final solution (so far) appears to be a thin, smooth, coating of left-over white gloss, allowed to dry and then over-painting with the desired ceiling paint.

 

I think joojoo's bleach method looks promising though, and with no faffing about cleaning gloss paint from a brush.

[dan2802 53]

Oil based undercoat to block the stain then emulsion.

[lindylou53 18]

On 23/01/2024 at 21:28, mafya said:

This is what you need=
https://www.toolstation.com/zinsser-cover-stain-primer-sealer-spray-paint/p44887?utm_source=googleshopping,Rakuten&utm_medium=feed,affiliates&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed,463907648352777706262586&utm_content=Redbrain&ranMID=46390&ranEAID=pfxNKSnglIM&ranSiteID=pfxNKSnglIM-EA149mbbzG7u4yrKj91pkw

 

Bought this now so will see what happens!