hey team
Previous owners rushed the paint before selling, and now it’s flaking and we want to repaint. What’s our best option here - orbital sander doesn’t really get it off and I’m really not keen on scraping it all off by hand.
Cheers
Hello @Soaps
Just a friendly reminder that if your house was built around the 70's/80's or early 90's I suggest having your walls checked for asbestos or lead paint. If the test comes back positive, you'll need to engage the services of a lead/asbestos removal specialist. If the results are negative, then you can continue with your renovations plans.
On the condition that the result of the test is negative, you can continue your re-painting project. I'm surprised that the orbital sander did not affect the surface of the flaking paint. Can you please tell us what sanding grit you are using? For tough to strip paint, I suggest using 40 or 60grit to completely strip the surface. Please remember to wear personal protection such as gloves, goggles and a mask.
If you need further assistance, please let us know.
Eric
thanks Eric
Currently using a 60 grit sandpaper disc… it’s just sanding the wall as opposed to actively lifting the paint. Grey is top, then white, then this yellow ish colour under that
Hi @Soaps,
I actually find that scraping works better over larger surface areas, especially when you have a paint edge that you can aim a scraper at. If you're having trouble using 60 grit sandpaper, then I'd give a UNi-PRO 100mm Heavy Duty Wall Stripper a try.
If the paint is not coming off with a combination of sanding and scraping, then it would likely be well enough adhered that you don't really need to remove it, just paint over everything with a binding primer such as Zinsser Peel Stop Binding Primer, followed by two coats of your chosen interior wall paint.
Let me know what you think and if you have further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Jacob
