Old milk paint on plaster causing problems?
10/14/2017 at 7:53:26 PM
I'm moving into a house built in the early 20th century. According to the previous owners, the majority of the house has plaster walls painted with old milk paint. They say the paint is to blame for any new paint being applied to peel off on the roller along with any other old paint that is on the walls. What are my options to overcome this problem? The current paint is AWFUL - creme with brown mishappen sponge paint technique- and I have to do something!
I have searched the internet and haven't found much help about this problem. Is it really the old casein paint like they said? Do I need to remove all the old layers of paint and start fresh? Any help is very appreciated!!!
10/15/2017 at 10:22:51 AM
Hi Christen,
A couple of other things you can try. Go over all your walls you want to paint very carefully
and scrape off all the loose paint and possibly plaster. Order a OIL based Primer
( High End ) Benjamin Moore or Ralph Lauren
NOT HD or Canadian tire paints. only get a Quart and try it in one small area and yes use a small foam roller as well to see if it works. Most ( High end ) paints will stick to
this primer now pretty good. if this does not work. You can try to skim coat the walls with plaster/joint compound and then prime and paint as usual.
Good luck
10/15/2017 at 11:38:52 PM
It has a very simple solution! Hire someone who knows what to do . It is little extra work but possible to fix. This is why we have bonding primer. Any good painter can fix it.
10/16/2017 at 9:49:44 AM
I recommend you scrape off any loose paint with a wire brush or equivalent. Use extreme Bond primer from Sherwin-Williams this should take care of your problem. If that don't work rip the plaster off and install drywall. Call the pro. Thanks Jeff
10/17/2017 at 6:34:30 PM
Use tsp and scrub the walls first and scrubit off good anything that will come loose with moisture will then flake then scrape back any flakes till it stops smooth out with mud and sand then paint or hire someone whos good and painting useing a sprayer
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