Repainting playroom: Chipped Paint

whowantstwoknow

Hi all,

Apparently I've to redecorate the playroom this bank holiday weekend :rolleyes:

With the kids sellotaping pictures etc to the wall, the existing paintwork has peeled off (see attached).

Whats the best way to prepare the walls for a new coat of paint?

Thanks in advance

W.

Jimmy_M

I'd get as much of that flakey stuff off as possible.
Peel it manually or use light sandpaper (dont want to ruin the plaster or leave visible marks that will be seen after repainting)

Then because the orig plaster is still visible - i'd give it a watered down (1:5 or 1:4 (water:paint)) coat followed by a normal coat. (optional third coat if there's a big contrast in the colours and its still showing through)

Tubsand

Jimmy_M wrote: »

I'd get as much of that flakey stuff off as possible.
Peel it manually or use light sandpaper (dont want to ruin the plaster or leave visible marks that will be seen after repainting)

Then because the orig plaster is still visible - i'd give it a watered down (1:5 or 1:4 (water:paint)) coat followed by a normal coat. (optional third coat if there's a big contrast in the colours and its still showing through)

Thanks for that reply as was looking for the advise myself. Would you use the same on newly plastered walls? Got our bathroom replastered. Thanks

Jimmy_M

Tubsand wrote: »

Thanks for that reply as was looking for the advise myself. Would you use the same on newly plastered walls? Got our bathroom replastered. Thanks

Yeah - im not "in the trade" so feel free to get other advice - but i had all the ceilings in my house and the hall, stairs and landing replastered and i used one coat of watered down paint and one coat of un diluted. its still perfect after 1 year.
The paint was just ordinary crown ceiling paint (matt i think) - and coloured emulsion on the walls, Crown as well i'm almost sure.

Edit: Just saw you're talking about a bathroom - might wanna use specific "kitchen and bathroom" paint, but same principle.

Tubsand

Thats great thanks for the info

dmc17

I would scrape the loose bits, then put a small bit of filler over the patches and smooth them off when dry with a light sanding. Otherwise, they may be still visible after painting.