stuart noble wrote:
On 31/08/2013 11:51, Timothy Murphy wrote:
I have a ceiling with some mild peeling of the paint,
and SWMBO has ordered me to cure it.
Is it a good idea to stick small undetached peels
back against the ceiling with a touch of paint?

IMO better to drag a chisel across the surface at 45 degs to detach all
the loose stuff. Also, new paint will tend to create more loose stuff.
Not a rewarding job

Bloody disasterous job. Had a bit of ceiling to paint where it'd peeled
(probably due to folded back loft insulation), so scraped it back and
back and ended up with quite a bare patch as whoever painted it
originally put it on at an 'ell of a thickness so it peeled away like
wallpaper with little effort and without leaving a mark behind.

Painted. Went away.

Next day, new peels at the edges I'd created.

At some point I'm going to have to enlarge the patch. I've a horrible
feeling that'll be most of the £$%^&* ceiling.

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Scott