"stuart noble" wrote in message
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George wrote:
If we applied an undercoat of masonary primer paint and then painted
over it
a day or two later with gloss paint,can we expect the paint to stay put
and
not peel off? if it does peel off can we safely say that the primer will
not
come off with the gloss paint as we peel it off?

Thanks.



IME most paint sticks to any sound surface, including other paints. It's
just that you can't paint a loaf of bread, no matter what you use.

The trouble is Stuart I've had a paint job on the outside of the house,I can
peel off the gloss paint after it had time to cure for just over a week.
The painter is insisting they gave it an undercoat/basecoat and I'm arguing
that they never applied one for the simple reason is...the base coat would
not come off with the gloss when peeled,the whole point of an undercoat is
to make sure the gloss has a firm foundation to cling to.

Foundation is smooth sandstone face