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    Help! Paint won’t stick to walls

    Hi, the I used a steamer to remove the layer of white paint from the wall. It came off quite easily in most places in big flakes, could this have been distemper? If it was, would paint still not stick to the wall now it has been removed. I will try scraping the walls as you suggest, but as the...
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    Help! Paint won’t stick to walls

    Hi, thanks for your reply. The house was built in the early 60s. Have you any idea how I would find out what the problem is or how best to proceed?
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    Help! Paint won’t stick to walls

    I’m in the process of redecorating our living room. I stripped off the wallpaper and found a layer of white paint beneath that wad flaking off in many places, so I decided to strip this all off as well. I want to paint the walls so I patched and sanded them where needed and then washed down with...
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