Ceiling paint peeling

Hi all

Recently had my ceiling in back bedroom overboarded and skimmed.

I did 2 mist coats of diluted emulsion, then an undiluted coat.

Bought some valspar v500 from b and q as I wanted a sky blue ceiling. However, the first coat of this started to peel and crack very slightly in a few spots. It didn't do it everywhere, just certain parts, and only small cracks, but obviously this is not good.

So now I'm left with a blue ceiling with some parts cracked, and white emulsion showing through if I peel it off. I know now I should have used a primer, but how can I sort this problem?

Many thanks

Was the white silk or matt emulsion?

Is the blue silk or matt emulsion?

Valspar is not the good paint it was 50 years ago.

There are a lot of bad reviews on line regarding Valspar emulsion peeling off - too many - which suggests it's very poor quality paint, and maybe you should go for another make such as Dulux.

The problem you may face is painting over the blue paint - it is very possible by painting over this, it may loosen the blue paint further.

You could try dampening a small area in a corner with water, leave it a while, and see if any more comes off.

sparkwright said:

Was the white silk or matt emulsion?

Is the blue silk or matt emulsion?

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Both matt

The problem i have is that small areas are flaking off - i have read that i should peel off the offending area, sand, fill, prime, then repaint

Other than sounding like a massive faff, is this the best solution? I don't think I can just paint over flaking paint...

Thanks for the help

Give the flaking areas a coat of Zinsser Peel Stop, then emulsion when dry.