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Painting & Decorating

Painting over paint on unprimed plaster walls

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.57 PM

I found out that the walls of our house have been painted but the plaster was not primed. The paint started peeling and I had to strip it back to the plaster. I have high ceilings and a hall to paint. I have re-done the walls where the paint peeled off (like a latex skin), but I am assuming the walls downstairs will be the same (silk emulsion painted, directly onto un-primed plaster). Before painting I prepped the walls as normal, not expecting the paint to bubble and de-laminate when complete. Can I use a paint that won’t make the existing paint peel off? Stripping it will be a nightmare as it is 10ft high.

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4 Answers

Anonymous user

Remove all loose or peeling paint from the damaged area using a putty knife apply a thin layer of patching filler let this all dry sand off to surface is flat wipe down the walls so free of dust then use a primer on all the wall let this dry then you can get on with the painting 👍 hope this helps regards Lisa
Answered8 February 2021
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Decorating Naturally

Rating: 5 out of 5
Bedford
U'nfortunately, if you didn't prime or mist coat the walls there is a good chance the paint may start to come away at some point. There isn't anything you can put on it to prevent that happening so you can take a chance and hope it stays put, or scrape it off and start again.
Answered9 February 2021
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J PS Stevens Decorators

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Grays
Just missed coat the walls 50% emotion 50% water
Answered12 February 2021
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GLT Decorators

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Ashford, Kent
Me personally I would strip it all back, misscoat it properly, and then repaint the walls (as the bond will be there then) otherwise you end up with the same scenario Gary
Answered14 February 2021
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