Alan wrote:
"m Ransley" wrote in message
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If it did not peel for 7 yrs and now it is I can only guess he did
something wrong on his first repaint, not priming, or painting over
gloss or not cleaning and cheap paint. With the first repaint failing
you have a problem. Is old paint oil gloss? test with alcohol, alcohol
softens and removes latex, not oil. Take time to figure it out.



The original paint was a base with a color sponged on. Either one may have
been a gloss, I'm not sure. I have a hunch the sponged on was gloss. How can
I test the original now that it's been covered so many times? And if it was
oil, can I fix this mess by scraping off as much of the new latex as
possible and then painting with oil?



Is it peeling only in one area? Same place after repaint? If so, I
would be looking for moisture intrusion from behind the wall. It should
not be that localized if it is faulty paint job, unless the wall wasn't
cleaned properly - soap scum, mildew, greasy hands will cause poor
adhesion but shouldn't make the paint blister.