painting over cooker peeling

by **xsalx** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:46 pm

:D Hi everyone,just joined forum today,can you help??!! have moved in to a house with a painted ceiling in the kitchen,not sure of paint type,it is fine apart from the bit directly over the cooker the paint is flaking off in big bits and i can see the bare plaster underneath , i want to repaint whats the best way of going about this so it dosent happen again? thanks .

by **JRS** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:37 pm

Just scrape it back and undercoat it, the oily mark will come through emulsion, I am guessing a gas cooker?

by **xsalx** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:03 pm

Hi, no not greesey marks just paint peeling I guess due to the steem coming from boiling veg etc, I was thiking of using a proper kitchen/bathroom paint on ceiling but wondered if i needed a specil undercoat on top of plaster beforehand

by **JRS** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:19 pm

The plaster should have had a top coat. 70/40 water. a vynal matt is more than enough i have used it for years and never had any problems even in my bathroom which gets really steamy when the shower is on. Proper prep should mean a good life expectancy.