Damaging drywall while removing paint

Hi there. I'm redoing a bathroom and the latex paint is peeling all over the place. So I thought the right thing to do was just scrape and peel it all off. I finished one wall, and the in some areas the drywall is coming off with it. I did some research and am not sure what to do. Can I just sand, prime and repaint? Or do
I need to use joint compound to even it out?
Also, do i need to remove all the paint as I first thought or can it br sanded in the problem areas and painted over?
Thanks!

Here's a pic of the mess
http://s919.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=be1216ec.jpg

 

Welcome to the forums!

The 1st thing is to remove all the peeling paint. Any soundly adhered paint can be left. 2nd the wall needs to be primed before you apply any joint compound. It's best to use either an oil base primer or zinnser's gardz [only latex primer I'd use over damaged drywall] This will seal the drywall and prevent the moisture in latex paint or the j/c from causing the drywall paper from lifting.

Once the primer has dried you will need to skim some j/c over the problem areas, sand when dry and reprime [most any latex primer can be used this time]

Have you determined why the current paint job failed? is there an exhaust fan?

 

Yep, fix whatever caused the problem in the first place and prime the damaged drywall with Gardz before applying joint compound to those areas

 

Thanks for the replies! There is no exhaust fan. I'm guessing that would be the culprit?

 

Code typically requires either an exhaust fan or a window in a bathroom - do you have a window? If not or if you don't open it, I would add one.

 

Ya, using installing and using an exhaust fan will help. The type of paint used can also be a factor. You always want to use an enamel on bath rm walls/ceiling. Since you've already had problems, I'd recommend a kitchen and bath enamel - they're formulated for the harsher environment in a bath rm.