DIY question - paint stripped back to plaster

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We previously had a decorative vinyl sticker as a feature wall. We're planning on redecorating so have taken it off, but in some cases it pulled off the paint underneath, all the way down to the plaster.

The plaster (where exposed) is totally undamaged, but we've basically got a wall with lots of bits where the paint has come off... should we try and strip all the paint off that wall back to plaster before repainting? Or just try and sand the edges of the missing bits until it's smooth?

Never had anything like this! It might be because we used the "durable" paint so it's a bit plastic-y, so when an edge lifts off it sort of peels from there!

This just happened to me this week!!!! We just sanded the wall a bit so the plasticky stick paint bits were all smooth and painted over it. It took three coats to cover it as where the vinyl has been it kinda shines through if you know what I mean.

It was in our kitchen and we paint matched at b and q mid Sheen base A, walls and ceilings.

It'll be fine 😀

Skim with plaster, then sand down. It's very easy to patch odd chips and holes. Prime then paint.

I would do what @BluebellsareBlue said but give the bare plaster bits a mist coat and maybe an undercoat before plaint so the paint doesn't peel off those bits. Apparently hairdryers are good for removing stickers for next time.

That's reassuring!! And you got it pretty smooth just by sanding? (I have been eyeing up a small power sander as it happens, maybe now is the time!)

I wondered this but some patches are a few inches across and I'm not sure I'd do a good job of skimming at that scale... I can polyfilla a hole like a good un, but not sure over a wider patch!

Yeah I was thinking the fact the plaster is so "plaster coloured" maybe means there wasn't much of a mist coat originally... thanks for the hair drier tip - not sure there will be a next time though given the hassle this is causing 😁

How did it go OP? Good I hope