Finally got to the priming/painting stage at the weird house I am remodeling.
Second floor bathroom:
Paint on the walls looked fine except for a few places that required a bit of mud. Until the moment my partner touched the wall with a roller full of paint. It bubbled and peeled off onto the roller. After some guessing, we remembered that there was no fan in the bath until we added one prior to painting the ceiling. We are assuming the paint is peeling due to many years (built in ’86) of 1/2 hour showers with no ventilation. Agreed?
There was wallpaper in the room at one time as well, and we thought it might be the sizing as well, but since the paint that is on the walls seemed pretty tight with no existing bubbles and whatnot, we are assuming the moisture thing.
My plan is to continue priming the walls, scrape what bubbles (since not all of it does), skim coat those areas, and then prime again.
This is a plan from a guy (me) that dislikes painting and avoids it like the plague, so I am not sure this is the best plan. Actually, I’m sure it’s not.
Any suggestions on what to do? Aside from removing/re-hanging?
Thanks a lot.
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My plan is to continue priming the walls, scrape what bubbles (since not all of it does), skim coat those areas, and then prime again.
This sounds like a good plan, but you MIGHT have problems with peeling paint after you skim coat because of all of the moisture in the compound.
You can avoid this by using an oil primer after you finish scraping all off the loose stuff. The oil will act as a moisture barrier and prevent the walls from getting re-soaked when you skim coat. After skim-coating, use oil primer again. If you use a latex primer at this point, you can get some bubbling in the compound.