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Posted by Ultraglide on October 14, 2007, 6:33 pm
I just found out that she had wallpaper on the wall so I bought some
stripper to take the paint off. Hopefully both the primer and the previous
paint will come off.
> Ultraglide wrote:
>> My mother just called me to say that she is painting her bathroom. She
>> used a latex primer. When she went back to check the job she noticed a
>> bubble. She picked at the bubble and some of the paint peeled off. My
>> assumption is that the previous paint was oil-based. Any suggestions as
>> to how we can fix things?
> Glossy old finish? Washed well before painting? Possibly she used a fan
> or heater to dry the paint, or bright sun was on the area causing it to
> dry too fast? Blistering is commonly from either suface drying too fast
> and solvent trapped under the film, or surface was damp and water caused
> the blister. You can pierce blisters and often they will flatten out and
> not be a problem. Latex on top of a properly cleaned and dry alkyd should
> not be a problem.
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