I've been repairing my old study to turn into a new bedroom for DD(4). It was previously painted blue (by the people before us), then some shade of white (by us, 5 years ago) and now I'm putting on a coat of duplicate just walnut matt (left over from living room). House is from 1920s. All previous paint jobs have been fine and smooth on the walls. I haven't removed any of the previous paint before starting each new one because I'm a lazy corner-cutting arse.
Now, after the first new coat, one part of one wall (exterior) about the size of a ten point note has got paint bubbling and flaking where the bubble "pops".
I googled, and then applied a mist coat to the affected bit, gave it 48 hours and repainted. And it's done it again! If I get rid of just the peeled paint and paint over, the new coat peels around the edges of the bit I removed before, making NGOs the damaged area bigger. And so on. At this rate, the whole wall will be affected.
What am I doing wrong and how can I fix it? Help!
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New paint flaking on one bit of wall mystery
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djini · 27/02/2016 18:54
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