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So currently coving our upstairs landing ceiling and using the Screwfix SuperCove Lightweight Adhesive and Filler on offer for £2.29, I have in the past used Everbuild Coving Adhesive & Filler which is around £3.50 a tube, but wondered how good the SuperCove Lightweight Adhesive and Filler really is as other adhesives stick well but does tend to crack with change in room temperatures when used as a filler, so was looking for something different to try.
The online reviews from Screwfix read well and I have already purchased the SuperCove Lightweight Adhesive and Filler but thought I would put the question out there ?
In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom (J.G.Ballard).
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So far the SuperCove Lightweight Adhesive and Filler is working well, holds lightweight coving securely even on a painted wall and allowed easy repositioning.
I have smoothed in the coving sides (lengths) using the SuperCove filler and that went well, only time will tell if any filler cracking occurs.
Next job before I sand down the walls, is to repair minor damage to coving and fill the coving joints and corners using EverBuild Fill Once filler which is one of these lightweight non shrinking fillers and uses (EMT) Expanded Micro-Sphere technology ‘sounds interesting’ and never used this type of filler before, but they have been around for a few years.
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So purchased the EverBuild Fill Once Filler and was great for filling holes in walls etc, but found the mixture very dry, almost fibrous in texture and was slightly awkward to manage and shape.
Then purchased EverBuild One Strike Filler and found this filler texture was much better to use as the texture seemed almost slightly greasy (it is not greasy) but handling and shaping for filling purposes was far superior.
Coving Corner filled using EverBuild One Strike Filler – ‘initial prep’
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Coving joint filled using EverBuild One Strike Filler
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Filled coving corner after first coat of white emulsion, (picture taken in evening which seems to make paint look darker than it really is)
Will take another photo when job is finished and on a sunny day
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could be a long wait then.. for the sunny day
I live in the sunny part of the UK, sometimes
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So finally finished our landing and picture below of my efforts of coving around a tricky power shower isolator switch.
One handy tip for others I found that is if you plan to use the brushes and rollers including trays within the next couple of days, no need to wash and rinse them clean, just wrap trays and brushes in tin foil or a bag and then place in a fridge.
Seem to be able to use brushes and rollers next day with no issues as long as once removed from fridge, the brushes and rollers are allowed to warm up for 30 minutes or so. Luckily we have second fridge freezer in our garage for storing all the essentials
and paint trays fit in there perfectly.In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom (J.G.Ballard).
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