What type of paint is most resistant to peeling?

[Purpletortoise]

I had my kitchen painted less than 2 years ago in Dulux Trade Diamond Matt, and it has already peeled. I use the extractor fan whenever I’m cooking, and often open the window. My sister has a kitchen of a similar size, with a window that doesn’t open, and has had the same paint for years without it peeling, so I must have less good paint. Her kitchen was painted before she moved in, so she doesn’t know what paint was used.

I’d be very grateful for any suggestions of what paint to use in my kitchen so that it doesn’t peel anytime soon!

Maybe its your wall surfaces that are the issue rather than the paint itself

There’s a Little Green colour I really like; it would be good to know how peel-resistant their paints are!

Was yours a specific kitchen paint? That's what I use

@dementedpixie Thank you for your reply. In what way do you think the surfaces could cause peeling?

Dulux said this would be even better for a kitchen than their actual “kitchen” paint. It was what they recommended. (And it cost more than the kitchen paint.)

It can be down to preparation as well as humidity.
Zisser do a peel stop primer which you paint on under other paint that is supposed to help. We've got it our bathroom which although has a good fan has a powerful shower which generates lots of steam and a very cold external wall (single brick no cavity) so not ideal conditions. So far so good.

That sounds very useful!

As above, I think it could be down to preparation/wall surface rather than the paint.

@wonkylegs If you don’t mind me asking, how long ago was your bathroom painted?

Ours is only been on a few months but I knew about it because we used it on a clients similar problem wall a few years back after decorator suggested it. Still in contact with the client and I've not had any complaints.

I've never had peeling paint in the kitchen ever and we've been in here for 20 years. Current paint is kitchen paint and has been on the walls for 5 years I think.

Do you get a lot of condensation in there?

Some paints don't "stick" to other types of paint and peel. We had the same problem but I can't remember which paints caused the problem. We should of used primer due to the sheen from previous paint

it will be down to conditions and preparations....not the paint!

@MrsShelton

it will be down to conditions and preparations....not the paint!

Yep this!

Thank you for the replies - very helpful.

The kitchen gets some condensation on the window, but not on the walls. It does have two outside walls, though. I open the windows reasonably often.

If I use Zinsser primer before repainting, do you think the new paint will not peel?

I think new paints are water-based and don’t sit properly on older, oil-based paint (unless you sand and prime first). Or it could be the walls were a little greasy from cooking and not properly cleaned before being painted.

The “right” /old way to fix it is to sand your old paint right down, scrub walls with sugar-soap, then use an undercoat then paint over that.
Zinsser claims you can use without sanding first (but if your paint is peeling you’ll need to sand to make the wall look smooth)... it’s expensive so for a full room - would be ££££. Im using it on a gloss wardrobe and v impressed.

Are your walls damp? How well insulated are they? Is it only peeling on the external walls?

The zissner peel stop primer isn't cheap however it goes a long way, you only need to use it on the problem walls I had loads left over which is good as we have a similar issue with the downstairs loo outside wall (which used to be an 'outside' loo)
I found that using that and regular paint wasn't that much different from buying special ' bathroom' paint.

I remember reading somewhere that if you use a specialist Kitchen & Bathroom paint, then you may have a problem when you subsequently paint over that with a different type of paint as the new paint may not adhere properly (unless you continue to use the Kitchen & Bathroom paint)