Bubbling Interior Ceiling Paint

[dieselscout80]

What causes interior latex ceiling paint to bubble?

What is the way to fix this issue?

 

[/pine]

Have you been up in the attic (if possible) to look at it from the top side?

 

[Steppenwolfe]

What causes interior latex ceiling paint to bubble?

What is the way to fix this issue?

Latex paint will bubble if put over old oil base paint. Do you know what you have existing? If not, always Kilz before new paint.

 

[txdon]

What causes interior latex ceiling paint to bubble?

What is the way to fix this issue?

Is it a water bubble? Pop it. Fix leak. Re-paint.

 

[dieselscout80]

Latex paint will bubble if put over old oil base paint. Do you know what you have existing? If not, always Kilz before new paint.

No idea what the old paint was since it was done by the previous owner.

Kilz was recommended to me by a friend too thanks.

 

[dieselscout80]

Is it a water bubble? Pop it. Fix leak. Re-paint.

No water in the area and no leaks in the attic.

 

[dieselscout80]

I sanded the area which is near where the light/ceiling fans was, with a orbital sander until I got the paint to feather out.

Then I cleaned the area with simple green and covered the area with joint compound last night and will sand it and prime it with Kilz tonight and may re-prime the whole ceiling.

 

[chevy]

What is under the bubbling paint? If it is another layer of paint, that is an adhesion problem. If it is the surface of the ceiling material (drywall or plaster), that is a moisture problem.

 

[Frankenkubota]

Latex paint will bubble if put over old oil base paint. Do you know what you have existing? If not, always Kilz before new paint.

Took me 40 years to learn, prime everything! I’m building a new house so, PVA over green sheetrock and I’m gonna shoot primer over that! I know, overkill but, cheap labor!

Primer is good. I’m told Kilz is best so that’s what I use.

Someone suggested I change the settings on my I pad to stop the hieroglyphs. Lost the post but I’m going to try anyway.

 

[chevy]

I sanded the area which is near where the light/ceiling fans was, with a orbital sander until I got the paint to feather out.

Then I cleaned the area with simple green and covered the area with joint compound last night and will sand it and prime it with Kilz tonight and may re-prime the whole ceiling.

A moisture problem with paint is not always from a leak. It can be because the humidity is higher on one side than the other. The moisture will move to the drier side, pushing off the paint in the process.