"RicodJour" wrote in message
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siralfred wrote:
What kind of paint? Flat latex? And did you or the painter make
repairs with some kind of plaster compound before painting? How big
are the bubbles?

Bubbles in latex paint are usually caused by painting over plaster or
joint compound that isn't thouroughly set or dry. Whether or not they
are absorbed to a point that is satisfactory to you depends on the
paint. If you still owe this guy a final payment hold on to it until
you're happy with the way your walls look.

Also my experience with painting over green plaster. I'd go a step
further. Latex paint dries quickly. Once the air under the bubble
leaks out, what's to glue the paint back down to the wall itself?
Nothing. It will be a skin stretched over a bare spot. Nothing good
will come of it.

R


Just helped out a guy painting a few months back who had the same problem.
House was a "builders special" ten years old, but still had only the
original paint.


In some spots as the new paint was going on with a roller it raised areas
of the old paint about 6 sq inches into big bubbles, without tearing the
paint
some peeled off and wrapped around the roller

rolling the paint very slowly kept the old paint from tearing off, but it
still bubbled.

Some went down and looks not to bad, but still can be easily lifted, as
nothing is holding but the skin to the paint around it. (it will tear/peel
the first time someone brushes it hard)

Some never went down and we had to sand, level, and repaint.

When I looked the original paint where it came off completely, it was simply
put right over the drywall and there was no primer at all.

of course the walls always had sanding marks in the paint, and in
sidelighting you could see every joint, but the owner just never cared to
complain, or gave up.

It's not really the fault of your painter, but poor wall
preparation/painting years ago, that is just showing up now.

While the paint is fresh it will should be easy to fix and match though.

Is your house still covered under any "builder/new home warranty" you may be
able to get some help if it was never done right.
As the only long term solution may be to strip everything to the drywall and
start again.

Or you can just live with patching every once in a while.

AMUN