[mrs bouquet]

The painter finished on Friday.  The bedroom, North facing, had something painted on the walls, Maybe to seal the cobweb cracks.  Then a heavy duty wallpaper lining paper hung vertically.  (wallpaper paste ?)  Then two coats of Dulux trade emulsion.  No gloss paintwork.  The room smells terrible, it is the walls.
Today all windows and doors open.   Will the smell gradually dissipate as it drys out and is there anything I can do to speed it up  ?    Mrs Bouquet

[AndyRVTR]

Easy Mrs B... cut some Onions in half, leave them on small plates around the house and believe it or not, the onions draw in the smell.. we do it every time now!

[mrs bouquet]

Oh, thanks for that.  I am off to the onion shop in the morning.  Had all doors and windows open all day, I am sure it all needs to dry out, but I will give the onions a try, cheers,  Mrs B

[Goosegirl]

I thought that today's paint was less pungent than it used to was. When I emulsioned our back porch last year I could hardly smell anything and the year before we had the woodwork in the lounge done and same thing again. Mmmm. 

[mrs bouquet]

Entirely my fault for suggesting the painter use a tin which had been in the garage for a few years - what a cheap-skate am I.   It seems that water in the emulsion goes rancid and sets up a chemical re-action, so now the smell is getting worse.    Thursday, it all starts again,  he is going to strip the paper, wash down with sugar soap, then repaper, then re-emulsion.   I have lost confidence in the emulsion make, so am having Albany instead.  So, if you have had it stashed away - get rid.  An expensive job, with me trying to save.    Mrs Bouquet

[wighty]

Please Mrs. B, listen to me. Albany is owned by Brewers, based in Eastbourne, who use one of the smaller producers to manufacture their own paint brand.  Paul has been selling paint for 40 years and wouldn't touch them with a barge pole, that was his words.  Yes they are cheap, but for a reason.  You'd be better off with B&Q own brand, or come and see us on the Island, we'll give yo u a 'special' discount.