Why do these red sticky droplets keep appearing on my WHITE bathroom walls?

Question

Ever since I moved into my apt. in LA, red sticky droplets appear on the bathroom walls. I guess the best way to describe the texture is it looks sap like.

I think it is related to the condensation on the wall after I take a shower, but my walls are all white! (Why are the droplets red?) I can't think of a logical explanation for the phenomenon. The apt (specifically, the bathroom) is really old. The place was built in 1921 and a lot of the paint in my apt is made of lead. (Not counting the parts that have been painted over each time a new tenant has moved in which I guess has been dozens of times). I know for a fact the bathroom walls were repainted a few days prior to me moving in.

Does anybody have any theories on why it's happening (or better yet an actual reason for why it's happening?) Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

Maybe it's a mold known as sporobolomyces. If the walls were moldy when they were painted over, it could be resurfacing. In a rental apartment, there's no telling how many layers of mold and paint could be under there.

SPOROBOLOMYCES -- It is a pink to red colour mold. It is usually an airborne mold released during warm, damp weather, especially in the mornings, and can reach extremely high airborne concentrations.

Answer 2

This also appears when spray painting, it's from spray aerosol IE: Deodorant, hairspray, not to say it's the same. Usually you have to stop and clean the area or the paint dries this way with the droplets freezing this way, looks like heck. It may be a mold too.
Try cleaning with warm water and bleach, usually a ten per cent solution of warm water and bleach, then spray with Lysol.

Answer 3

It's called spatter. Slicing implements, as opposed to high impact, should reduce the visibility and frequency of this materials presence.

Mold is great research, if its accurate.

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