Help – again! My son has a paint problem in a bathroom. Original paint. Appears to be thin and without a primer under it. It is peeling. Small areas as opposed to large sheets coming off. About 20 yrs old. Bath used by teenagers, so there is a lot of steam let loose in it, and boys do not always turn on exhaust fan. We have used bathroom, and the fan is wimpy, wimpy, wimpy. Too far from exit point, too many elbows in duct. When we discussed it today, I opined that the paint was peeling because of poor paint job; moisture passes througth paint, makes wall board paper damp, hence releasing paint. Problem is worse at ceiling level, and over tub/shower.
My recommendation was to make sure it got dried out; run over it w/ a big random orbital sander to remove any poorly bonded paint then do the job right w/ a good primer followed by a semi gloss finish to get a less porous surface.
A bedroom was papered w/ out the walls being properly prepped w/ the correct undercoat for wallpaper. Stripped off the wallpaper, and plans to paint it. Adhesive residue still on walls. Looks like raw paper surface. How to remove adhesive? My recommendation – use warm water and be patient while removing it. Probably take a lot of TLC to keep from screwing up the paper surface. Anything better?
Thanks.
Don
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thats the route id take with the bath room. Id probably mix emulsa bond with the primer or mix up a coat of 1 part type2 wood glue to 5 parts water and apply it to the walls prior to priming.
For the bedroom route your better off taking the noticeable paper and glue off then skim coat the walls with joint compound then sand. You could go ahead and prime or apply a texture if desired before/after you prime. If you paper again use paper sizing after you prime.
Dont skimp on primer or paint for any job....
I don't have any ideas on the paint.
But there are several things that you can do about the vent fan.
First replace it with one that "works".
Then you can hook it up to a humidistat to automatically run when the humidity level gets high.
http://www.energyfederation.org/consumer/default.php/cPath/39_376
Or you can replace the fan and light switches with one switch that controls the lights and then runs the fan for a set period of time after the switch is turned off.
http://www.energyfederation.org/consumer/default.php/cPath/39_410_134
Fantech makes an awesome fan (thats the right name guys...right?)
Sounds to me like you should re rock.
I doubt you'll get back down to where you should be with a sander.
You could rock right over the old stuff if heights allow it.
Use a primer exclusivly for your purpose.
USe the same brand primer as the top coats.
Be bummed, huh?
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