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my dad was trying to paint our ceiling and it had not been painting since 89-90 and it peels off a little bit and sometimes takes the paint in and you have to repaint it a lot.

thanks.

2006-08-27 14:08:35 · 13 answers · asked by a_aramirez 1 in Home & Garden Decorating & Remodeling

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does anyone in you house smoke? What type of ceiling? Is it a pop corn ceiling. You can sand the pealing area, take as much paint off as you can, then prime it with kilz, then on the areas that was pealing, paint it with some peal seal, then paint the whole ceiling, not just in spots. If it is a pop corn ceiling, you have to be careful how much paint you put on because each layer makes it heaver and will pull the pop corn from the ceiling, when that happens you have to scrape the pop corn off and get a harper gun and re-pop corn the ceiling if that is the texture you want. I hope this helps

2006-08-27 14:45:33 · answer #1 · answered by Doug favors universal insurance! 3 · 0 0

First you have to prepare the surface. Make sure it is clean of dust and any spots. Also, make sure it is completely dry. Than, you should prime the surface with a primer paint. Home Depot or Lowes sells this. When you paint over the primer, you will use less paint. Now that you are already in trouble, I would let what you've painted dry completly and sand it smooth and start again using the method I laid out above. Happy painting!

2006-08-27 14:22:40 · answer #2 · answered by Julie T 1 · 0 0

Sometimes paint peels off in a strip if at some point it's been wet underneath (check for that). Otherwise it could have been painted with easy-wash latex paint which comes off in strips.

Before you begin to paint you need to pull off all the areas that have old paint that would come off easily. if there is a great difference in depth you can either put paint strips on that section (it comes in strips and is usually used for drywall), or use spackle if not large sections.

2006-08-27 14:57:58 · answer #3 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0 0

Get yourself a primer that is good for either oil based or water based (they do have them).

Make sure the ceiling is cleaned first. No paint is going to stick to grease and grime. There are specific products sold in stores that will clean walls and ceilings preparatory to painting.

Then prime and let it dry. Then paint. You can get thick gel like paint that will cover in one coat. It is better to use a proper ceiling paint and do two coats.

2006-08-27 14:18:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

a million. You did no longer do a suited 'prep' job and scrape off the loose paint. 2. The solvent interior the hot paint controlled to loosen the previous paint without penetrating adequate to get adhesion. this could take place while the paints are 'incompatible'.

2016-12-11 16:25:08 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

If the older paint was water based or latex, you have to use the same base. Painting latex on water based paint or the other way around causes the paint to peel.

2006-08-27 14:15:12 · answer #6 · answered by imnoangel 2 · 0 1

Another option is to sand the area to remove the old paint, then apply a small amount of patch on the surface. Sand it again and you should be good to go.

2006-08-27 14:16:19 · answer #7 · answered by Royalhinney 7 · 0 1

You are probably covering an oil based paint with a latex based paint (or vice versa). You have to match the paints.

2006-08-27 14:12:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Go to paint store and get kilds. It seals. then you paint over that.

2006-08-27 14:17:57 · answer #9 · answered by whataboutme 5 · 0 1

sand it first to get smooth then paint will stay on.

2006-08-27 14:15:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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