I am painting my bedroom walls red, but the paint is bubbling, what do I do ?

Question

I have primed my walls two times with a grey primer. Now on my third coat of paint. My one wall that had repair work done to it bubbles and peals, how do I stop this reaction? I have pealed the paint re primed, but still get the same reaction

Answer 1

I had a problem recently where a wall was repaired with plaster -- real plaster, not joint compound. Because the plaster is alkaline, the primer (a good brand) peeled off even though the wall was fully dry. I had to use an alkali-resistant primer. The brand I got was Bullseye Odorless Primer-Sealer. There are other brands. If a primer is alkali-resistant, it will say so on the can.

If your wall repair isn't plaster, then I would suspect moisture or chalking.

Answer 2

Use pro block primer from Sherwin Williams,or kills oil base primer.First strip the old paint off.Apply the primer wait at 12 hours then apply one thin coat wait at least 6 hours between coats.That should solve the problem

Answer 3

It could be that you are using a latex paint and primer and have some oil residue on your wall. try wasing the wall with some mild detergent then let it dry and reprime and paint

Answer 4

tto much moisture in the wall. You have a hidden leak somewhere