Thanks Kirkuk, 5 Nov 2013 #1. However, you risk having to replace any broken or damaged pieces. THANKS I've stripped the hall in readiness for skimming, if I could get away with it I would like to just try and skim the polystyrene coving covering the down pipes. Source(s): Decorator for over 20 years. Sand it smooth then paint it. 2. rest of the room looks fine but im really worried because it might keep absorbing?! I painted a room last week and put up polystyrene coving and painted over it but it appears to of absorbed the paint, i just used white emulsion, same as the ceiling, 2 coats!. I painted over it to blend it to the wall / ceiling decor. any tips/hints would be mucho appreciated!! Can somebody tell me what they have used to stick up the coving, if they used the polystyrene type? No great loss if I can't use Gloss, I'll go and get a small can of brilliant white imulsion. What's the best way to cover these joints is there any paint that would do the job. I'm planning on painting the woodwork with one coat brilliant white gloss and was hoping to do the same with the coving to give that devision between the wall and the ceiling with the colours. Emulsion, Matt finish is best for coving and ceilings. Thanks! If it has just been put in place it will probably take at least 3 coats. 944fan 4,962 posts As for the appearance of bare polystyrene coving, yes I agree it does look cr*p. So I mix up a runny mix of some sort of filler (maybe artex - can't remember what I used last time) and paint it on the coving to hide the polystyrene grain. On the Homebase website it suggest a lightweight coving adhesive, however, I read the reviews and they are not that great - one person used it with panel pins and the following morning on removing the pins, the coving started to fall down. I am doing up my house to rent and have a polystyrene ceiling and coving in the kitchen. Thanks! Joined: 9 Apr 2010 … We need to paint some polystyrene coving, but the joins do not look great where they have been filled. Can anyone tell me if I ave to use special filler or paint for this? Pick out enough paint to cover all of the styrofoam. But it looks more pleasing to the eye. Acrylic paint is the best type of paint you can use on styrofoam, as it won't cause damage and sticks to the styrofoam well. HERTS P&D. Thank you. ... Painting Polystyrene Coving to Hide Joints by Garffy13 » Fri Jan 18, 2019 9:12 pm Last post by gc1967 … I found the lightweight coving very easy to handle, cut and fix to the walls. Polystyrene coving is also more absorbent than plaster coving, so it tends to need more coats of paint to achieve a smooth finish. Mind you, It needed careful handling as if mishandled, you can make many dents into it - since it is made of similar material as polystyrene. they don't appear to be tiles, it seems to be the rolled stuff. 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