Paint peeling - down to drywall?
#1
09-03-15, 05:08 PM
Paint peeling - down to drywall?
I'm attempting to paint my bathroom walls. Started with removing the wallpaper, easy enough to remove. Some of the wallpaper peeled off small patches of paint, and other areas were "blistering", but only peeled to the next layer of paint. I peeled off the pieces that were lifted hoping to patch the spots and move on, but it just kept lifting off. It's now down to a brown paper which I'm assuming is the drywall. I've been reading a few threads, I will have to seal, repair the wall with filler, prime etc. Question is, do I keep peeling off the paint or do I just stop at some point and sand? I'm going to have to peel the whole bathroom at this rate.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
#3
09-04-15, 03:24 AM
Welcome to the forums!
How old is your house? any idea of how many layers of paint?
It is always best to remove all loose paint! While fresh paint can sometimes lock down failing paint there is no guarantee that it will. I'd scrape, sand and skim coat as needed. Laminating the wall with 1/4" drywall is also an option although that will entail modifying the woodwork and electrical boxes would need extensions.
How old is your house? any idea of how many layers of paint?
It is always best to remove all loose paint! While fresh paint can sometimes lock down failing paint there is no guarantee that it will. I'd scrape, sand and skim coat as needed. Laminating the wall with 1/4" drywall is also an option although that will entail modifying the woodwork and electrical boxes would need extensions.
#4
09-04-15, 08:40 AM
Thanks for the replies. Replacing the drywall isnt an option for me.
The house is approx 30 yrs old. There are three layers of paint. In between the layers there have been repairs (not primed). The thing about peeling the paint is that it is all going to keep peeling as im down to the drywall paper. So wondering if i should take a razor to it and just make it stop at some point.. i dont think it will lift off by itself..
The house is approx 30 yrs old. There are three layers of paint. In between the layers there have been repairs (not primed). The thing about peeling the paint is that it is all going to keep peeling as im down to the drywall paper. So wondering if i should take a razor to it and just make it stop at some point.. i dont think it will lift off by itself..
#5
09-04-15, 09:32 AM
With the house only being 30 yrs old that rules out any lead paint worries and it's unlikely that an oil base enamel was used [one of the main reasons for older bath rm walls/ceilings to peel when improperly repainted with latex]
You can try cutting the paint to limit the easy peeling, mud the transition and see how it goes but there is no guarantee that it might not finish peeling later on
You can try cutting the paint to limit the easy peeling, mud the transition and see how it goes but there is no guarantee that it might not finish peeling later on
