Painting over a faux finish paint??

Question

Our room was originally painted with Behr faux finish paint... We decided that we were going to change the room color it was a burnt orange now Burgundy so there was no issue with the color covering the old well it is not going on well and is peeling like it does not want to stick should we have primed first the faux finish had a glaze you had to use on top is that why it would not be sticking??

They were both latex paint, the new and the old... Forgot to ADD that..

They were both latex paint, the new and the old... Forgot to ADD that..

Answer 1

Hi, I actually work at Home depot. lol So I deal with Behr Faux Finish. You should have primed it def! Use the Kilz Primer and Sealer or whatever Paint your going to use get that products primer and have it tinted as much as possible to the color your doing to help reduce your topcoats! Reason to prime bottom line, paint doesn't expect another layer there, primer does so it can be described as double sided tape. It adheres whatever is applied on top of it.

Since you have done it and it's not sticking. If it's peeling you will have to sand. Not fun, but honestly.....Sand, Clean it up good from the grit, Prime, then paint.

Just something to remember: Knowledge
1. If you ever do a big color change, get a tinted primer to what your painting with.
2. If you ever use a semi-gloss or something with sheen and then do a lower sheen, you need to use a deglosser on the wall.
3. When your painting and wanting a smooth, durable finish in paint..you can go out and buy expensive paint....
But if you ever use a cheap brush or roller, then your paying a lot of money for nothing. Cheap-o products like that tend to leave brush marks, and some roller covers shed . I suggest using any "Purdy Products".
4. If you ever use oil base on anything...and you want to use a latex on top of that. You can't It will not stick. You will first use a oil primer on what your trying to put a latex product on. Then You may use latex on the oil primer. Oil will go over latex , Latex will not go over oil unless you have the oil primer. Pretty simple?
5. Don't know if you have Oil or Latex base? Purchase a product called denatured alcohol. If the color is white, use a colored rag. If it is a color besides white, use white rag. First put some on the rag and rub on Trim, Wall of what your trying to see what type of paint you have. If the paint comes off on the rag...It is latex paint. If it just cleans the paint, trim ect and does not have any on the rag it is oil base. Typically the first sign of oil base paint is yellowing cast!
6. Paint sheens- Flat -Use on walls with poor condition and uneven places, flat helps hide those blemishes on the wall and spots. Never use anything higher than flat unless you want it to be seen. The more sheen the more noticeable your imperfections in the wall will be. Eggshell- Pretty much the same thing as Satin- They both have wash-ability but satin has a hair of more sheen than eggshell. Semi-gloss and High-gloss are very washable but also the hardest to touchup.
The higher the sheen it is, the harder to touch up. The Lower the sheen hides spots on walls and you have wash-ability!

Final words!-----
Whatever you paint your walls do one step up of sheen so your trim, ect will stand out!
If you run out of paint and need more paint corner to corner and stop if you see you can't make it to the other, you will run into dried lines in the wall that you can't get rid of!


Sorry it was a bit lengthy, but if you need more info, questions.
Feel free to email me at [e-mail] :)

TAKE CARE & Good LUCK!

Answer 2

Kilz primer should do the trick! It is available at Home Depot or most any hardware store. They have an oil based and water based product. The oil base will definitely work and you can paint over it with a latex product when it is dry. If fumes will be a problem you should go with the water based product. It doesn't cover quite as well and may take more coats. Good luck!

Answer 3

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It isn't hard and doesn't need to be too expensive but it can be time consuming and messy. Definitely start one wall at a time. I usually start in a small area and try out different color combinations til I figure out what I like. Best if you have some old wallboard to practice on. To avoid buying lots of cans of different paint colors while you decide what looks good you can get the little sample paints for about $3 each at the big hardware stores. You will probably need glaze - get the clear kind so you can tint with whatever color you want. The brushed technique that is supposed to look like linen was one that I found to be too hard to do in on a whole wall. You have to keep the lines very straight. Easiest are techniques using sponges or rags or plastic bags. Good luck and have fun.

Answer 4

A light sanding to roughen the surface and then a good primer would be the way to go. You can still do this now. But most likely you will have to spread a thin layer of stucco to make sure it adheres properly. I had this problem with an oil based faux finish. We sanded, then skimmed a thin coat of dry wall mix, to even out the surface, then primered. You would never know what was underneath.

Answer 5

Behr Faux Glaze

Answer 6

I'm guessing you have an Oil vs. Water paint issue...

(Like salad dressing) Oil will sit on water, but not the other way around...
If your glaze was a latex (water) based product, and now you are applying an oil (alkyd) based paint over it, it will not stick...
Yes, you should have primed the wall first.