Sunday, February 21, 2010

How to fix peeling paint?

i have recently been painting the master bedroom in my house, and i just finished one of the walls of the restroom. I guess the paint that we painted over was oil based, because the second coat has begun to peel. How can i fix this problem? hopefully without having to peel off all of the paint.How to fix peeling paint?
scrap, sand and repaintHow to fix peeling paint?
sounds like the surface you painted over was not treated properly before you started to paint over it, it should have been sanded off, or cleaned with a good solvent talk to someone at your local hardware store they'll definitely know what you should do
you painted your latex over oil it should scrape off fairly easy the put a coat of bonding primer sherwin williams (prep rite ) or glidden (gripper) then the put your finnish coat Iv'e been there and I feel your pain
You cant fix it without removing that layer. What you have is two coats of paint that do not agree. If you simply paint over it again, the problem will get worse.





Take the layer off by sanding or using a light paint stripper. (To use a softening layer simply water down standard paintstripper a bit). You must fully undercoat using a high quality general purpose undercoat. Then paint again
You will have to remove the latex paint first. It will continue to peel if you don't. Once that is done, repaint the walls with a primer. The paint store will help with that. Then paint the walls with a good quality 'latex enamel' flat, semi gloss, or high gloss, which ever you prefer. Flat will be dull and bland, semi gloss, will shave a very lite sheen, most painters prefer this one, and most home owners also. High gloss, is mostly used on wood work around doors and windows, and some cabinets. But it works well on walls and ceilings and it shines reflecting the light.
okay, use ';b-i-n';, it's a zinser product. it's highly toxic, so use a respirator mask. i think the reason you're latex coat is peeling is because you have a thin layer of moisture residue from poor ventilation. go over the entire room with bin, a stain blocker, then use you wall paint. though, you should be sure your wall paint has mildewcide in it. if it's not in the paint, you can have it added at the paintstore. good luck. bin is an amazing stainkiller. it woulds every time.
Just paint over it because that old paint is getting rough an dry till it fades and that new paint just is strong and strong to smell.
you all ready know the answer





sand it back do it right this time





work cheap do it twice your learn
Hate to tell ya,but if you want to do a good job remove all the peeling paint and start over.It's not to bad to do things twice,but when it gets to 3,4or more it gets old real quick.98% of a good paint job is in the prep work
Sorry to say, any paint job is only as good as the preparation before it. And it will only adhere as well as the layer underneath. You will need to start over after sanding to get the outcome you are looking for. It would also be a good idea to prime between the old and the new.
you can paint latex on top of oil based paint, but not oil on top of latex paint.


If your using latex then chances are your walls were not clean. The thinnest coating of soap scum, or dust will make the paint not stick.

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