Thursday, February 25, 2010

Painting over old and peeling paint.?

I am remodeling an old house. The paint is very bad, it is peeling in spots and I am wanting to paint over it. Will I have to physically scrape all of the old paint off or will primer smooth out the surface and create enough of a seal that I can successfully apply a new coat of paint? Thanks!Painting over old and peeling paint.?
Scrape off all of the loose and peeling paint, and as much of the remaining paint as possible...


Apply your primer...


If the house hasn't been painted in a long time, and has wood siding, don't be surprised if the wood soaks up the primer and you have to apply a second coat....





Paint with a high quality paint like Sears Weatherbeater or Sherwin-Williams...Painting over old and peeling paint.?
My friend i'm afraid you're going to have to go the route to remove all the old paint and lightly ruff up the finish. After that use a primer paint, doesn't really matter about the color (so long as the primer isn't darker than the finish paint). Primer let dry for 24 hrs and then finish the job painting the desired finish color.
I have the same problem with my house! Remove the paint for sure! What's probably happened is that someone originally used oil based paint and then acrylic was used over top. It seems to cause that blistering effect.... It is probably lead based paint as well so when you sand it to smooth out the edges, make sure you are wearing a mask!





Cheers!
Jonathan F - Sophie B had some good words of wisdom, however, I recommend Behr products. I've used others to cut cost and ended up having to do more coats than should have been necessary and, ultimately, paid more than I should have as well. And just a painting tip that everyone probably knows - the prep is where the work is. The painting is the easy part. Good Luck on your project. LT
If you do not scrape off the old and sand it the new paint will not stick and will blister off with the old paint as it continues to deteriorate

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