Advice on dealing with this wall paint.

[Ads_Essex]

Morning all.

I’m currently helping the father-in-law decorate his 1970’s build flat. Have stripped the wallpaper off to find this paint(s). When I was using the steamer it puckered up and would peel like it was made of latex..

It’s a bugger to remove, and it’s everywhere.

The end game is a painted wall in matte white, of which I’ll be using my newly acquired Wagner airless sprayer [insert smug-faced smiley]

Will this paint come off easily with anything other than scraping?
Can I paint over it?
If I do, does it need stabilising or anything?
And how do I avoid the lines between peeled-paint and wall from showing through?

I know the alternative would be to have it all skimmed, but he’s not flush hence the simple start..

Cheers,
Adam.

 

[Qais2020]

Hi it looks like oil based paint it’s hard to remove. Keep on using the steamer to remove it. Good luck

 

[Qais2020]

It will show through lining paper but not through embossed wall paper

 

[oldiebut goodie]

Vinyl emulsion by the look of it - only way I found to remove it was to do as you were - steamer and scraper. Attempting to sand edge lines doesn't work as the soft vinyl doesn't sand well and still leaves a rough edge, if it was oil based it would have gone hard and the edges could be feathered with sanding. It was a good paint that you could clean grubby little finger marks off easily from those little people that tend to inhabit our homes.

 

[Paynewright]

I’ve had to do this on several walls in our modern house - I blame the decorators not using a thinned emulsion on new plaster!

My technique is to use one of those glass scrapers that holds a traditional stanley blade. Its tedious, sometimes it works better dry, sometimes wet. Oddly quite satisfying when you get a good edge and a section comes off in one pass!

Ian

 

[Qais2020]

Try this

 

[oldiebut goodie]

I had a dog once that helped with removing wallpaper - I would loosen a bit at the bottom and he would keep working at it tearing it off. He missed a lot though.

 

[DXX]

I swear by this stuff for problem surfaces, obviously remove anything loose and dry it out.
It’s oil based and sticks to most surfaces, not cheap but solves some difficult problems.

Zinsser Cover Stain Primer White Matt 2.5Ltr - Screwfix

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[Ads_Essex]

Cheers all - the plastering idea is becoming more appealing.

I swear by this stuff for problem surfaces, obviously remove anything loose and dry it out.
It’s oil based and sticks to most surfaces, not cheap but solves some difficult problems.

Zinsser Cover Stain Primer White Matt 2.5Ltr - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Interior and exterior primer, sealer, stain sealer and bond coat. Touch-dry in 35 minutes, able to recoat in 2 hours. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

Is this thick enough to smooth out lines between where the original paint has come off? I’m guessing not but really hope the answer is a yes

 

[Broadside]

Cheers all - the plastering idea is becoming more appealing.

Is this thick enough to smooth out lines between where the original paint has come off? I’m guessing not but really hope the answer is a yes

Zinsser Cover Stain is brilliant, I’ve used it a lot for covering wood stain as prep to painting it white on windows etc. It’s thick but definitely won’t disguise those ridges so it’s not going to help with your problem. That looks like a lot of elbow grease required or a skim coat.

 

[DXX]

Cheers all - the plastering idea is becoming more appealing.

Is this thick enough to smooth out lines between where the original paint has come off? I’m guessing not but really hope the answer is a yes

You can build it up and lightly sand to feather the edge, I tend to use matt finish as it doesn‘t show imperfections so much.