ᐅ Painting a Utility Room with Gypsum Plaster – Which Paint Should Be Used?

Hello everyone,

Now that our interior plaster (gypsum plaster) has dried and the heating technician is expected soon, I wanted to paint the utility room beforehand. No wallpaper or anything, just paint, so the entire wall with the equipment, etc., looks "clean."

Which type of paint should I use?
When I look online, I find all kinds of advice: with primer, without primer, emulsion paint, silicate dispersion paint... it's more confusing than helpful.

What is the correct procedure?
How have you handled this?

Thank you very much!

Hello,

I recently dealt with this topic as well. I also sought a lot of advice and read up on it online. In the end, I decided on a pure silicate paint. I primed the surface with a silicate primer beforehand.
Whether it was the 100% right decision, I’m not sure. As you said, the 100 different opinions are more confusing than helpful.

Utility room? Just go for an affordable option from the hardware store; that is more than sufficient.

Silicate paint does not work on gypsum plaster, I have read. I forgot the reason why.

The silicification of silicate paint can cause stresses in the plaster that may lead to cracking.

We did this last week. We chose the brand with the kitten logo because it was on sale.
We primed with a deep primer because the walls are still very absorbent right after plastering.

But don’t make the same rookie mistake we did: deep primer needs to dry for a few hours.
The instructions on our container didn’t mention any drying time, so with raised eyebrows, we just applied the paint right away. In some spots, it looks a bit... odd.