paint problem help

[oceanskysky]

hi last year i painted my kitchen only for the paint to dry cracked it looked terrible i have painted my sons room this week over wood chip type paper its always come out fine but not this time the paint has cracked
why is this what can i do
in the kitchen i darent take the paper down the walls behind it well i dread to think what can i do and why has this happened
i really know i want to start again removing paper etc but single parent pocket i dont have the money what can i do to make it look ok till in the future when i maybe can afford to sort out properly
helpppppppp

 

[Zampa]

There can be may reasons why the paint has cracked or crazed in the kitchen...the prime one being painting over grease or a contaminated surface..next is painting over a shiny surface like gloss with an emulsion paint, which isnt very flexible and cant adhere to the shiny gloss fiinish...some vinyl silks dont accept emulsion over them for the same reason..

We would need a bit more inforeally before anyone could comment on the cause...like what was you painting over.

in the kitchen i darent take the paper down the walls behind it well i dread to think

Behind what?

You could try an oil based undercoat of the walls first..then emulsion over them