Peeling Paint

[pj]

I have wallboard without any texture feel to the vinyl. I painted my daughters bedroom (tsp the walls first) with latex kilz primer and kilz paint. Just peeled right off. The HD people said I needed to use oil based kilz primer then paint with kilz paint. This has stuck better, but if you hit it with something paint still comes off. Any thoughts before I paint more. Thanks!!!

[Yanita]

Hi,

I have only heard of this happening to a few folks. Thankfully I have never experienced this problem and feel bad that you are. Painting and prep is alot of work only to have the end results fail.

Unfortunately I am thinking that you will have to peel off the existing paint, try using oil base or try using a deglosser. Of course the walls will need to be cleaned completely after the paint removal and follow the instructions on the labels for the oil base or deglosser.

Good luck,

Yanita

[pj]

Thank you for answering. Are you saying I need to use an oil based top coat?

[Yanita]

Hi,

If you use an oil based primer you will need to use an oil based paint.

I personally dislike oil base, think I would try to degloss a small area, prime that area and then paint that same area and see what happens.

I do have a question though, when you orginally painted your walls, did you allow the kilz to dry for 24 hours?

Yanita

[Trudi]

You might look into liquid sandpaper. I have no experience with it personally, but have seen it used a lot on TV.

Also, was your first primer a "bonding" primer, one that's meant to bond with the surface, even a smooth one, then accept paint? This is different from the regular primer that just seals and blocks previous paint, stains, etc. from bleeding through the new paint.

[pj]

Yes, I did wait the 24 hours. And it was Kilz Oil Based Primer. I don't have a can any more, so I don't know if it was a bonding primer. Thank you!