What were the thinking? I now have the diagnosis and now I need a cure. Calcimine (Kalsomine) was the finish of choice in my house a long time ago and now it is rearing its ugly head. For those of you who are not sure what calcimine (Kalsomine) was be thankful. It was a dried calcium carbonate product that, mixed with water and sometimes pigments and glue, formed an opaque, easy to use and fast-drying coating for walls and ceilings or so they say. Basically it has become the perfect nonstick surface in my house the paint is coming down and I need a approach to deal with it. Any suggestions will be appreciated. There are 1000’s of sqft that are affected so it looks like this is going to be a long term project. The lady who used to own this house sure liked to paint,I would guess that the paint varies from 1/16 1/8″ thick and all of it is lead paint.
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Around here, the only gauranteed fix is to cover all with sheetrock and then finish off with new pait, or tear out the plaster and then repaint the new.
but if that is not an option, the solution is to wash down with white vinegar a few times and rinse a few times, and then
SW makes a special preimer sealer for over calcimine paints - use it and then go forward
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