Painting - paint blister repair
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sod
09-12-05, 01:12 PM
Painted our bedroom this weekend. Job looks great but a blister (bubble) occured about two inches down from ceiling. The blister is about one inch wide and and 3 inches long. We think it happened because of laying the paint on too thick. We removed the paint from the area as soon as we saw the bluster. The ben moore primer is visible now.
How does a person go about repairing the area? How long should we let the new paint cure before doing a repair? If someone has a step-bystep instruction for the repair process that would be great.
Bummer :wall:
How does a person go about repairing the area? How long should we let the new paint cure before doing a repair? If someone has a step-bystep instruction for the repair process that would be great.
Bummer :wall:
mjd2k
09-16-05, 09:40 AM
I'm no pro, but I would decide how critical it is that the spot looked perfect. If not crititcal, I would wait about 2 days (its been at least that long now) and feather with very light sandpaper as much as I could and then repaint the spot with 2 coats and try to blend lightly into the rest of the wall. Assume you can use paint from the same can and stir it really well. If its really bad, you may need to spackle, prime and paint. Not a killer job since you live in the house and can take your time. Hopefully the pros running this forum will pitch in their 2 cents so we can see what they would do :)
Evan M.
09-16-05, 02:54 PM
What type of surface did you paint? Is there a moisture issue in the house? Often times if the walls are wet (water) or you are painting over bare sheetrock that has a lot of moisture in it they will blister when painted. You may also have some sort of leftover cleaner or something on the walls that repelled the paint in that area. Look all over the place for more blisters just in case.
As to what to do....let it dry for a few days then pop it and peel or break it off. I would then prime the area to seal in any junk that may have caused it to blister...unless it was water. Then I would get a small container of premade joint compound and skim over the area. Let it dry and sand it smooth....spot prime and paint it. It sounds like a lot but the blister happened for a reason so you are better safe then sorry.....it actually is a very minor fix. If you don't want to use joint compound then spackle is fine. I personaly HATE spackle...it is a crumbly and crappy mess. I only use joint compound now. It is cheap and much easier to use. The only drawback is the fact that it is VERY dusty when you sand it if you had to do a larger area. Good luck
As to what to do....let it dry for a few days then pop it and peel or break it off. I would then prime the area to seal in any junk that may have caused it to blister...unless it was water. Then I would get a small container of premade joint compound and skim over the area. Let it dry and sand it smooth....spot prime and paint it. It sounds like a lot but the blister happened for a reason so you are better safe then sorry.....it actually is a very minor fix. If you don't want to use joint compound then spackle is fine. I personaly HATE spackle...it is a crumbly and crappy mess. I only use joint compound now. It is cheap and much easier to use. The only drawback is the fact that it is VERY dusty when you sand it if you had to do a larger area. Good luck