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OP
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
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- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Paint adhesion problem. How to resolve? Any paint experts here?
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Take it all off, scraping or sanding back, use a 400-600 grit paper to smooth plaster but give a key. Apply SBR to roughened clean plaster. Allow SBR to go off, but remain fresh. You could even mix a small amount of SBR with paint, stir well in to paint then paint walls again. Paint won't come off then
Profpointy
Legendary Member
I had a somewhat similar sounding problem where paint would't stick and even ended up looking like crocodile skin after several attempts. Anyhow I sanded steamed and scraped as best I could, then over time painted several layers of "mist coats" (as decorators call it) of very watered down paint, then a couple of normal coats and eventually all was well
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
I think you need TNT like Mr Bean did when he painted his lounge. 
Valspar has its place , a bedroom would be the limit for me. I just put up a mist coat on My new plastered kitchen walls. Then two coats of F&B estate emulsion. It’s so far quite tough. Wipeable easily enough .
However it matter not a jot what you put on top of underneath is not stable.
Worked out over the years of using cheap products that you have to pay for quality .
However it matter not a jot what you put on top of underneath is not stable.
Worked out over the years of using cheap products that you have to pay for quality .
Illaveago
Guru
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- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
OP
OP
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
The reply has come back from Valpar and it is frankly pathetic!
Basically this is what they have said..
"It's disappointing when projects don't go to plan. If you would like a voucher for a tub of free paint please reply to request this."
No suggestions as to why it didn't work. No pointing out errors in my preparation or the conditions in which the paint was applied. Just ' the paint didn't work, here have some more'!
I'm not accepting this as the product is clearly not fit for purpose or is faulty and I am just working on my (polite!) response to point this out and make them accept responsibility for their sh1te!
Basically this is what they have said..
"It's disappointing when projects don't go to plan. If you would like a voucher for a tub of free paint please reply to request this."
No suggestions as to why it didn't work. No pointing out errors in my preparation or the conditions in which the paint was applied. Just ' the paint didn't work, here have some more'!
I'm not accepting this as the product is clearly not fit for purpose or is faulty and I am just working on my (polite!) response to point this out and make them accept responsibility for their sh1te!
Adam4868
Guru
Bad workman allways blames his tools...should of been the reply 😂
Yes but even some so called trade paints are sh1te as well ! Leyland I think are owned by Johnstone paints ? They also make/ supply paint for own brand such Homebase , wickes !
keithmac
Guru
Best thing you can do is pick a paint then have a look at the reviews first, I believe Dulux got a roasting a few years back for supplying sub standard paint.
Dulux trade stuff is good , however you do imo pay more for better stuff . Just splashed out £150 on farrow and ball paint for the kitchen . However it appears to be very good, already wiped it down to remove marks . Knowing now about paint I’d plump for the more expensive stuff every time.
