room that was previously painted having problems filling holes and cracks to repaint need advice?

Question

I live in a mobile home and several years ago i painted my son's room with wal mart paint. it didn't bond very well and peeled with the slightest touch. now i'm ready to do it right but i'm filling holes and sheet rock joints with mud and the second coat is making the paint raise. someone please tell me what to do to salvage this room and save me a bunch of work.

Answer 1

First, stop filling holes. Do that after scraping.

Use a putty knife or scraper to scrape the edges of the paint anywhere its pealing. Even if it looks like its stable, if there is a hole or a crack, at least go over it.

Once any and all possible flaking paint is gone, finish filling holes. Scrape as you go if any flakes develope. Sand carefully, as it will show through the final product if you don't.

Now you need to prime all the walls. This is probably the step you missed the first time. Cheap latex primer will do, but you need to prime every thing to be painted.

At this stage you can putty and fill any holes that you missed, but be sure to sand and re-prime before painting.

After that, use latex paint to paint the walls and you should get far better results.

Answer 2

The peeling of the old paint was caused from applying it over a dirty surface. Cigarette smoke is the worst culprit. The lifting of the old paint is caused because the new paint contracts when it drys. There is no easy fix, but if you're going over paneling, it has to be primed first, but since it's already painted, you might get by with scuffing the surface with sandpaper. If the surface is sheet rock, you can use a quality primer, but don't apply the color coat, for a couple of days, so everything dries good. Hope this helps you, good luck

Answer 3

Unfortunately, you have a lot of work ahead, not matter how you look at it. If the paint releases from the moisture of the compound, it is also going to release from the moisture in any paint you apply over it. Your best bet is to get hold of a steamer like the ones used to strip wallpaper. Steam the old paint and peel it off with a plastic putty knife (metal is more likely to scar the drywall).

Next, examine what caused the poor adhesion in the first place. Was the room originally painted with a glossy, oil-base paint? If so, no latex paint will adhere to it unless you prime over it with an oil-base flat primer. Any glossy surface is going to be difficult to cover without a primer coat.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Sorry but I need more info. I need to know if there was a layer of wallpaper over the rock. If so, you'll need to rough up the surface before painting again. It would also help if you scraped off as much of the old paint as possable, wash the walls thouroly with a weak solution of bleach water,and use a quality primer that has Kilz mixed in with it. You should then be ablr to repaint the room.
Good luck.

Answer 5

The crap paint you bought at Wally World ain't no better than white wash. At this point stop where you are. scrape off what ever is coming loose, PRIME the ceiling with KILZ or BULZEYE primer sealer. This will stop the moisture from the joint compound from getting under the Crap Paint, making it come loose. Now fill your holes and joints with Joint compound, then Prime and paint (with real paint) the ceiling, follow the manufactures recommendations for DRYING TIME BETWEEN COATS.

Answer 6

YES. Our foyer has wood paneling, and therefore had to be painted over. In doing so, we have discovered that the foyer exists in its own dimension, destined to not match the wall surrounding the atrium across from it, the adjacent hallway, etc. We went through several colors before finding a pleasing match. Even more of a hassle is having to remove two heavy doors each time we repainted.

Answer 7

Have you tried using white toothpaste to fill in the holes? Just apply it and get it flush with the walls , let it dry, and paint over it. Works great!

Answer 8

get paint from some where els first!... then when you paint make more than just 2 coats so it will thicken and be less peeling

Answer 9

did you use a primer first??? Paint adheres to primer better than a bare wall.

Answer 10

There is some good info here.