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My mother just called me to say that she is painting her bathroom. She used
a latex primer. When she went back to check the job she noticed a bubble. She picked at the bubble and some of the paint peeled off. My assumption is that the previous paint was oil-based. Any suggestions as to how we can fix things? |
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On Oct 14, 11:15 am, "Ultraglide"
wrote: My mother just called me to say that she is painting her bathroom. She used a latex primer. When she went back to check the job she noticed a bubble. She picked at the bubble and some of the paint peeled off. My assumption is that the previous paint was oil-based. Any suggestions as to how we can fix things? Itcould have been a greasy spot, in any case you should at least break the gloss with solvent or sandpaper to get good adhesion. |
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On Oct 14, 11:31 am, beecrofter wrote:
On Oct 14, 11:15 am, "Ultraglide" wrote: My mother just called me to say that she is painting her bathroom. She used a latex primer. When she went back to check the job she noticed a bubble. She picked at the bubble and some of the paint peeled off. My assumption is that the previous paint was oil-based. Any suggestions as to how we can fix things? Itcould have been a greasy spot, in any case you should at least break the gloss with solvent or sandpaper to get good adhesion. dont pick at bubles or pimples they get infected |
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Ultraglide wrote:
My mother just called me to say that she is painting her bathroom. She used a latex primer. When she went back to check the job she noticed a bubble. She picked at the bubble and some of the paint peeled off. My assumption is that the previous paint was oil-based. Any suggestions as to how we can fix things? Glossy old finish? Washed well before painting? Possibly she used a fan or heater to dry the paint, or bright sun was on the area causing it to dry too fast? Blistering is commonly from either suface drying too fast and solvent trapped under the film, or surface was damp and water caused the blister. You can pierce blisters and often they will flatten out and not be a problem. Latex on top of a properly cleaned and dry alkyd should not be a problem. |
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I just found out that she had wallpaper on the wall so I bought some
stripper to take the paint off. Hopefully both the primer and the previous paint will come off. "Norminn" wrote in message ... Ultraglide wrote: My mother just called me to say that she is painting her bathroom. She used a latex primer. When she went back to check the job she noticed a bubble. She picked at the bubble and some of the paint peeled off. My assumption is that the previous paint was oil-based. Any suggestions as to how we can fix things? Glossy old finish? Washed well before painting? Possibly she used a fan or heater to dry the paint, or bright sun was on the area causing it to dry too fast? Blistering is commonly from either suface drying too fast and solvent trapped under the film, or surface was damp and water caused the blister. You can pierce blisters and often they will flatten out and not be a problem. Latex on top of a properly cleaned and dry alkyd should not be a problem. |
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Ultraglide wrote:
I just found out that she had wallpaper on the wall so I bought some stripper to take the paint off. Hopefully both the primer and the previous paint will come off. Good grief! Don't use paint remover! There are loads of posts on this newsgroup about removing wallpaper. Just pull off the paper. If you try to use paint remover, you will have a goshawful mess. Unless there are many blisters, or the paint is peeling, you may not have to do anything. If it looks good and stays on, leave it. You can generally remove paper quite easily and google will give you lots of hits. Messy but not difficult. "Norminn" wrote in message ... Ultraglide wrote: My mother just called me to say that she is painting her bathroom. She used a latex primer. When she went back to check the job she noticed a bubble. She picked at the bubble and some of the paint peeled off. My assumption is that the previous paint was oil-based. Any suggestions as to how we can fix things? Glossy old finish? Washed well before painting? Possibly she used a fan or heater to dry the paint, or bright sun was on the area causing it to dry too fast? Blistering is commonly from either suface drying too fast and solvent trapped under the film, or surface was damp and water caused the blister. You can pierce blisters and often they will flatten out and not be a problem. Latex on top of a properly cleaned and dry alkyd should not be a problem. |
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No, I mean that there was paper on the wall that was removed. There must be
some glue residue on the wall which caused all the trouble. "Norminn" wrote in message ... Ultraglide wrote: I just found out that she had wallpaper on the wall so I bought some stripper to take the paint off. Hopefully both the primer and the previous paint will come off. Good grief! Don't use paint remover! There are loads of posts on this newsgroup about removing wallpaper. Just pull off the paper. If you try to use paint remover, you will have a goshawful mess. Unless there are many blisters, or the paint is peeling, you may not have to do anything. If it looks good and stays on, leave it. You can generally remove paper quite easily and google will give you lots of hits. Messy but not difficult. "Norminn" wrote in message ... Ultraglide wrote: My mother just called me to say that she is painting her bathroom. She used a latex primer. When she went back to check the job she noticed a bubble. She picked at the bubble and some of the paint peeled off. My assumption is that the previous paint was oil-based. Any suggestions as to how we can fix things? Glossy old finish? Washed well before painting? Possibly she used a fan or heater to dry the paint, or bright sun was on the area causing it to dry too fast? Blistering is commonly from either suface drying too fast and solvent trapped under the film, or surface was damp and water caused the blister. You can pierce blisters and often they will flatten out and not be a problem. Latex on top of a properly cleaned and dry alkyd should not be a problem. |
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I'm curious, does anyone in the house smoke?
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