dadiOH wrote:


"murmur" wrote in message
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Hi,

I've purchased a house in which the previous owners have recently used
acrylic paint over oil paint. I say this because the acrylic paint can
be scraped off very easily (with a fingernail), and it appears to be

oil

paint underneath.

I would like to repaint with a latex. Do I need to scrape off all the
acrylic, or can I use a primer over everything, then proceed with the
new paint job? (If so, which primer?). Any other advise would be
appreciated.


"Acrylic" paint *is* latex.

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dadiOH


Yes, I'm aware of that. The question still stands: do I need to scrape
it all off, or is there a sealer which I can use over the
acrylic-over-oil combination which is currently there? I assume if I
just paint over the acrylic, it will not bond very well, as the acrylic
itself is not bonding well to the oil.