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Posted by Mike Paulsen on October 19, 2007, 12:20 am
Mark G. wrote:
> Good evening.
>
> When I bought my house twelve years ago, the seller had hired the low-bid
> contractor to "freshen" things up. He freshened the living room by spraying
> paint on the ceiling, apparently without prep work of any kind. I'm
> convinced
> he didn't even wash it first. The result is that the paint has been
> gradually
> flaking, with additional paint constantly coming loose. Paint that resists
> scraping one year will flake off on its own a year or two later.
>
> Any suggestions for how to deal with this? If I scrape what I can and
> then repaint, I assume the new paint will come loose as the paint below it
> loses adhesion.
>
> Thanks
> -Mark
>
>
It may be poor prep before painting, but check for moisture problems
above the ceiling to be sure that's not a contributing factor.
You may want to try priming with Peel Stop. I haven't used it myself so
I can't give any input on how it goes on or whether it works well. (It's
either a Zinsser or Kilz product -- don't recall which.)
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