Paint On Ceiling Bubbling

Bubbling or blistering in newly applied paint is often an indication of a problem with the bond between the new coating and the wall or ceiling surface.

Paint on ceiling bubbling.

Once the surface is cool enough to. The painting surface or surroundings were moist. Place your hot iron directly on the bubble and hold it in place for 30 seconds to one minute. Bubbling paint on your bathroom s ceiling can lead to or indicate the possibility of some health risks for anyone who uses your bathroom.

Very common problem especially in the bathroom or kitchen ceiling and an easy diy fix. If the humidity levels in your bathroom are high enough to cause the ceiling paint to bubble then the humidity also may lead to mold growing on various surfaces in your bathroom including the ceiling and the grout between the tiles. Take steps to avoid this problem before it occurs. After a big prep intensive paint job blisters and bubbles are the last things you want to see.

Paint bubbles can form long after the paint on your walls and ceiling has dried. Poor painting technique can also cause paint to bubble after it dries. The loss of adhesion between the paint film and surface is usually caused by heat moisture or a combination of both. Even with proper surface preparation excessive moisture in the air regularly above 50 percent or below 30 percent relative humidity can cause ceiling paint to weaken loosen and become brittle.

Paint blisters or bubbles occur when the paint film lifts from the underlying surface. The other solution is to iron out the bubbles. By john shearer painting contractor 206 431 3606. Even to professional painters.

I am a property manager and one of the homes i manage has bubbling paint in the bathroom ceilings and a huge single bubble in the paint above the kitchen stove. The home was completely painted 8 2017 by a professional painter who used sherwin williams flat latex paint on the walls. Bubbling is usually a problem with latex paints more than with alkyd or oil. If most of the ceiling paint has bubbled check for leaks have them repaired then prime and re paint the entire ceiling.

But paint peeling and blisters happen all the time. To do this heat your iron but do not fill it with water as that will add additional moisture to your surface. Sometimes paint bubbles will vanish as the paint cures.