[Gabriel24]

Hello. I painted a kitchen. I used semi-gloss enamel water base. The paint I applied today is pealing off. it is the same as when you put a masking tale on a wall and then you take off. The kitchen used to be painted with oil base paint. Now, I have to take off the enamel paint and start from the begining again. Any advice as to what to do next is greatly appreciated so the enamel paint I apply again does not peal off. Thank You

 

[jsheridan]

Hey Gabriel, when did you apply the latex? And, is it peeling on it's own, or did you put tape on it? It may be that the semi needs a couple of days to cure before you can put tape on it. I would give that a shot before I go taking a coat of paint off walls.

 

[Gymschu]

Complicated situation here. The old oil base likely has lead in it so sanding may be out of the question. What should have been done if no lead present is a scuff sand to rough up the surface and then an application of a bonding primer like Zinsser's 1-2-3. Allow to dry overnight then apply your topcoat(s). Now that the paint is on, it could be a mess trying to remove the just-applied paint. If you can pull/scrape it off, that would be great. Then you could start from scratch.

 

[ccarlisle]

Did you wash it beforehand?

 

[StevenH]

Was the oil based paint gloss? It seems to me its a adhesion problem.

 

[hammerheart14]

My word of advice, before you paint again, go to an actual paint store. NOT home depot, lowe's ext. Ask for advice it's free. If you had come to me, I would have told you that it had to be washed first (tsp) then PRIMED before putting on a latex/acrylic paint. Water based paints do not adhere well to oil based paints. this is why primer is needed.