Urgent decorating problem + Advice

[Magic_x_uk]

Hi, had a slight strange problem today.

Started to decorate the Kitchen / Dining room at home. The ceiling in the kitchen had some paint that was cracking so i rubbed it down with a wire brush etc so that the whole ceiling was ok.

Started painting with a roller on the ceiling and within 5 - 10 minutes the paint, including the old paint was coming off in chunks. I left it for a while then went back to it and you can pull of huge strips of paint from the ceiling, the ceiling is also artexed,

I have never had this before and have no idea what to do. perhaps some of you out there can shed some light and help me out. Do i have to strip the whole ceiling of the old paint, or is there some sort of primer , specialist product that i can get and put on.

Im at a loss


Thank you

 

[Magic_x_uk]

Okay, i shall have a look in the likes of B & Q tomorrow morning, is this a "normal problem" as in, it happens, nothign to worry about ?

never known this though before and i am now in my 3rd house and always decorated before without this happening


Cheers, DOLPH,

I shall get some sugar soap as well, I do prepare well, always have, known that that is the key to getting a gooj job done right 1st time. this is just something i have not come across before. god damn annoying as well as the new ceiling colour is white and the old one is a kind of light pink.

Could be grease though on the ceiling as it is in the kitchen.

 

[Magic_x_uk]

Right, found out what it is. So i shall let you lot know incase you ever come upon this problem.

What it is, new houses when they are plastered, dont get enough time to dry before paint goes on. So "sometimes" when you paint, the paint is too heavy for the original layer of paint to hold onto the plaster so it basically falls of. All i had to do what remove all the paint from the ceiling and use a primer sealer, then paint, and paint again. Only taken me a full day to sort out a single ceiling.

Oh how i love decorating