I recently purchased a new home (2003 vintage) and set about making some changes to a basement room. The room had a light blue paint on it but looked like it had a darker blue paint under it and maybe more... The previous paint job wasn't the greatest with runs and such.
I sanded and patched dings and dents. I removed the sheen with a piece of 220 and wiped the walls down with a damp rag. I applied a tinted valspar primer and let it dry over night. The next day I added a layer of valspar premium paint in a darker red. Unfortunately the air was a little dusty from other projects going on and I ended up with some "junk" in the paint. I let it dry for a day and lightly sanded it with 220, wiped it down with the wet rag and added another layer.
At this point I started noticing little bubbles forming on the paint. I finished anyways and let it dry for a day. I then sanded the bubbles off and let dry for 4 days. Last night I wiped an area where bubbles were with a dry cloth and spot rolled and the bubbles came right back.
I'm thinking that my wiping down with a wet rag compromised the first coat of topcoat. At this point I'm not sure what to do with it. I have resolved that I need to "start over" but am hoping I don't have to try to scrape the paint off as that probably won't end well given the old layers under.
I have also considered covering everything with BIN primer but am concerned that it will A) lock the new latex in a permanent state of tacky and B) not adhere well given the paint it is adhering to is not the greatest.
I sanded and patched dings and dents. I removed the sheen with a piece of 220 and wiped the walls down with a damp rag. I applied a tinted valspar primer and let it dry over night. The next day I added a layer of valspar premium paint in a darker red. Unfortunately the air was a little dusty from other projects going on and I ended up with some "junk" in the paint. I let it dry for a day and lightly sanded it with 220, wiped it down with the wet rag and added another layer.
At this point I started noticing little bubbles forming on the paint. I finished anyways and let it dry for a day. I then sanded the bubbles off and let dry for 4 days. Last night I wiped an area where bubbles were with a dry cloth and spot rolled and the bubbles came right back.
I'm thinking that my wiping down with a wet rag compromised the first coat of topcoat. At this point I'm not sure what to do with it. I have resolved that I need to "start over" but am hoping I don't have to try to scrape the paint off as that probably won't end well given the old layers under.
I have also considered covering everything with BIN primer but am concerned that it will A) lock the new latex in a permanent state of tacky and B) not adhere well given the paint it is adhering to is not the greatest.