Bathroom paint - latex primer and paint or oil primer and paint?

Question

The current paint got moldy and needs to be scraped off. It looks like the old paint was oilbased as moisture brought out the oil and those little brown beads. So I am leaning toward latex. But I'm not an expert. Thought? Also what about the primer?

Answer 1

Scrape paint, vaccuum, they scrub the ceiling with a solution of one cup bleach to a gallon H2O- wear safety goggles and ventilate room well. If you don't clean with bleach, it will come back.
Once dry for a day or two, you can then prime. Bin or Kilz come with a mildewcide, or you can buy mildewcide and add to the paint (not as good long-term). Two coats of primer then paint with latex.
It's also a good idea to wash down all the walls, floors and surfaces with a weaker bleach solution: mildew spores on those surfaces will get back onto the ceiling.
I rehabbed an 1888 Victorian: the bathroom had no window. Once a year I washed down the whole room with bleach then left the fan on and left the house. I did the ceiling every 3-5 years as described above and it was ok.

Answer 2

I just painted my bathroom. It was orignally pink and I wanted to go chocolate brown. I did a gray latex primer followed by chocolate brown in eggshell finish. Seemed to come out good.

Answer 3

I have been remolding bathrooms for years and i always start off with KILZ primer and then use semi-gloss latex. This nevers fails I have tried several combo before and they seem to sweat out a nasty looking orange color.

Answer 4

you are able to desire to verify this at your interior of sight paint shop as a results of fact it relatively is been years as a results of fact i've got relatively executed it: If I bear in mind properly, each time i've got had to seal a broken wall, regardless of if it replaced into banged and uncovered metallic wall corners or patched wallboard, i've got used an oil base primer (in each and every of the rooms) -- purely as a results of fact it relatively is the main suitable and that i knew it may stick nicely to the wall and to any style of paint -- the two water or oil based. pay attention to uncle bob (above)