Any suggestions on a stripper for stripping paint from drywall? It needs to be done since there is an adhesion problem from paint installed ~ 50 years ago. A painter did some work for me a few years back, and used a chemical stripper(!) Thanks in advance for your help.
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did they have drywall fifty years ago????
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Yeah I remember someone showing Dad "this new stuff for wallls so anybody can do it"
SAo - any chance this old non-adhereing stuff is Calcimine(sp?) Paint?
Can you describe the problem - what symptoms it displays, how long it has had this problem, things like that...
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It could be due to Calcimide (sp?) paint. The paint is flacking off in medium size pieces (~ 1") and exposes what appears to be some of the original paint. The house is a Cape Cod style built in the 40's (?) located in NJ. Any suggestions? I really don't want to resheetrock or panel over the walls........ Thanks.
buck, I had a couple areas in an old (30's) home that did the same, paint peeled leaving what appeared to be a paint well adhered. We tried the sealers from zinser but did not work. Used Plasterweld, then primed/painted and it has lasted years. If you have the time and a small area, something to try. Best of luck.Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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Sounds likely. It was a common paint in the thirties 'cause it was so cheap. Guiess there would have been some still being used in the forties. It is basicly chalk and water, very dry and powdery. If you cann rubb your finger onit and see and feel it turn to chalk powder, that is probably it.That is not a good thing. Painters here prefer to replace the wallbopard rather than dink around with overcoating it, because there will be a lot of labor and still a potrential for failure.But there are methods. I had a link to a couple online articles and sources in the old PC so you might be able to google something up if we can get the right spelling -
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=lang_en&safe=off&biw=1024&q=calcimite+%2B+paint&btnG=Searchbasicly, here, they wash it down good, and then use white vinegar to scrub it two or three times, rinsing between, and then use a Sherwin Williams prep p4roduct that is specificly formulated for the task of sealling in a neutralizing the residue.
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Before attempting to remove all of the paint (surely, some of it must still be sticking reasonably well), try using some slightly thinned primer on a test area. Often, primer will seep under loose edges and even through very porous surfaces and help adhere it.
If it works, then you can just skim coat the wall (do a search on "D-mix" for some ideas), re-prime and paint.
-Don
Ditto.
From piffin
...That is not a good thing. Painters here prefer to replace the wallbopard rather than dink around with overcoating it, because there will be a lot of labor and still a potrential for failure....
One way is to scrape the walls. (whatever comes loose ez)
Cover all the walls with (fiber rolls) similar to fiberglass tape but 30" wide.
And d-mix the entire walls. (skim coat)
Another way is to cover all the walls with 1/4" drywall and use (rock to rock) drywall screws. You don't have to find the studs. Actually you don't want to screw on the studs. And you can always use some JC instead of glue.
Good luck.
YCF Dino