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Ah, fabulous! Thank you very much! I'm glad that there is some kind of explanation other than 'something spooky going on' ;-) I'll give this a try when I have time! Thank you all for your comments and help! Silke

Strange. I've painted quite a few walls/ceilings over the years. Never washed anything, never had such a problem before! But how does it all 'happen'? Does the new paint cause for the grease to come lose, so to speak and drip? Also, any suggestions what I do now, having painted two layers over...

Hello and thank you for your comment, I did not wash the ceiling at all. Basically, before I decided to paint there were no greasy spots or any dirt at all, it was just a horrible colour. It is also nowhere near the cooker and we have a relatively high ceiling. It's all along the window...

Thank you both for your comments, much appreciated! The paint was not in a metal pot, but good thinking. I still don't really understand what happened. It genuinely looked like the ceiling was bleeding, it was wet, dark red drips! I've painted over it again and it's better now, but still...

I'm a little bit freaked out by the look of my kitchen ceiling. I spent ages painting it white after the previous owners had left it in a horrible light green colour. The first coat went on fine and after about 5 hours I applied the second coat. Still no problems. I have just come back home...