Peeling paint?

Question

I painted the mantel, doors and windows in my living room, first with Kilz, then with a latex, high gloss paint. The paint looked terrible, very streaky. I let it dry overnight thinking that it may look better this morning. It didn't ! While looking at the mantel I noticed a nail that I missed in my prep work when I pulled out the nail off came the paint. In large sheets back down to the original white paint even the Kilz is peeling off. What did I do wrong, and how do I fix the mess I've made?

Answer 1

Did you clean the mantel properly? If it had a high-gloss sheen on it to start with, you should have cleaned and de-glossed with a chemical like trisodium phosphate. Also, try a better quality paint like Benjamin Moore. It's worth the investment if you don't have to re-do the job. You will have to get as much of the paint off as possible, by stripping and sanding, then re-paint.

Answer 2

Without knowing what material you painted onto, or type of previous paint used, its difficult to say. However, you can't paint kilz or latex over oil-based paint...it will assuridly peel off.

Answer 3

it sound as if you might have painted over an oil based paint, go to a paint store and he will give you advice and the right treatments to give your walls before you paint it again.