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Customer of mine has a 5’x 8′ area in 2nd floor bedroom near the ceiling that is peeling (again) down to the original smooth coat plaster of an 80 yr. old house. Wall is an interior, which abuts bath. Remodeled bath is vented and insulated (including wall in question). Did the bath b/4 they moved in and they primed all with Kilz including the bedroom. I believe they used a moisture barrier paint in the bath. This peeling had occurred in the general area before they moved in. I thought at the time that the moisture in the unvented bath may have been pushing the paint off. Since the bath remodel, I thought there wouldn’t be any further problem. But there is. Don’t believe it’s seasonal. There seems to be a problem with adhesion to the plaster. Could there be a chemical thing going on? If so, is there a bonding agent that would prime the area so paint will stick?
Had a problem a while ago similar to this on a bath ceiling and had to drywall over the whole thing to stop it. This customer would rather not do this to his bedroom if at all possible. Would anyone have an idea of a cure for this dillema? He’s a nice guy and she makes a hell of a batch of chocolate chips. Thanks.
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... calvin... sounds like the right age and right symptoms that describe a calcimine ceiling...nice and white .. but you can't recoat...
couple ways...
nothing is going to bond the calcimine 100%.. it is going to spot peel, so you could just recoat with a good latex ceiling paint and when it peels, scrape . feather , spackle and repaint...
and then do it again.. eventually , it will stabilize..
or you could take it down and reboard it...
or yu could overlay it...
you may be able to get all of the calcimine off.. the room is small enough to think about it..
but it probably has several other kinds of paint covering the calcimine.. so go with (1) and make sure they know it's going to peel..
or you could go over to "Walls & Ceilings" (don't have the link here) and ask the pro's..
Another one of those miracle products come back to haunt us....LOL
*why not just paint with Calcimine paint, It's still available? Geoff
*.....well , ok, (never mind)...course... it only MIGHT be calcimine, and no telling what has been put over the original finish....better you than me , Calvin, p.s. gonna have 2 BG students stayin with us Sunday
*Mike et al.,This is an area on the wall. Interior. Not on exterior uninsulated wall. House has new roof with vents. Soffit is not vented. Exterior is stucco. Acts like the paint is being pushed off. Can scrape but eventually it does adhere good and will not scrape off.How bout Plaster Weld? Heard about it adhering skim coats better. Would it act like primer. Never used it and have no idea what it's consistency is.Any and all other opinions requested.thank you.