How to Fix Wall Paint Peel Off

Wall paint can bring both proud and disgrace to your house. In the beginning when you successfully cover all surfaces evenly, you could brag at how smooth and bright your wall is.

Now that it starts to wither, you cannot help but feel ashamed of your own house. Peeling off wall paint spreads from the corner, creating spooky effects from your house.

Here’s a simple step to fix wall paint peel off. Check it out.

1. Peel Of The Paint

First of all, you have to remove the tangling paint of its place. To do this smoothly, you can use paint scraper, wire brush or sand paper.

Don’t forget to wear safety mask to cover your nose and mouth. Lay plastics around the wall area, so your cleaning after peeling off won’t be too much to handle.

If the base of your wall is fragile, sand paper would be the most recommended tool for this purpose. Sometimes, the peeling paint is too hard to clean.

Resist from using excessive strength. Change your equipment to wire brush instead. It scrubs harder with the least power possible.

2. Flatten The Surface

Observe the surface you just cleaned. Since the paint is peeled, the woods would leave unprotected. Particularly when the condition happened for months, you will definitely get holes.

Before transforming the shabby wood walls into a brand new face, you have to cover these holes with putty. Apply the wood filler with special putty knife. It has flat edge, pushing the practicality to the maximum.

Give at least two hours to let the wood filler dry. If you refer to the manufacturer instruction, the time is shorter: 45 minutes to an hour.

Those who have tried the suggestion say that this time is too short. Don’t be in a rush, so you will get the best result.

3. Smooth And Clean The Surface

The next step you are going to do is sanding the surface. Lightly scrub the wood with applied putty to eliminate the smear.

There are some things that might make you reluctant to continue the process; the crack in the middle or the sides of holes area.

If you want to take the extreme step, you may replace the whole board. Just for your information, it will be hardly noticed once the board gets painted.

Before you move to the painting step, wet some clothes. Dab this damp cloth on the surface. You want to make sure that the surface is clean from grain and any fine dust. These two particles will create rough painting.

4. Prime And Paint

Are you fighting with moisture? Then apply prime to prevent paint peeling in later months.

Then you need another hour to let the prime absorbed by the walls or you can follow the manufacturer instructions.

Finally, the last thing to do is painting. Put any colors you want. If you have any cracked area, then apply several coats on the affected spot. Enjoy your new wall!

Most of wall paints cannot survive the drastic temperature change that mostly happens during seasonal change. You cannot let this condition happens for too long.

Otherwise, you just set an embarrassing display of your living place. Do the above steps to bring the charming wall back.