I had part of a wall replastered with lime plaster at the start of January and have now being trying to repaint the whole wall. The rest of the wall (non-replastered section) must have been painted by the previous owners, I assume with a matt emulsion.
The paint I chose was an oil-bound distemper. I'd wanted something permeable and this was one of the few that said it could be used over both lime and over emulsion.
Today I tried painting the wall, following instructions e.g. thinning the first coat with water. The result: parts of the paint are peeling off in swathes, within an hour of painting. The areas affected seem to be perhaps around the join between lime plaster/old emulsioned areas.
For context, I don't have loads of cash to throw at this and I am also a complete novice at DIY, I may have made a very basic mistake. I'm not big/strong enough to do much more than simple "paint a wall" jobs but I was hoping this one was something I could manage...but now that I'm in this mess I'm wondering what the way out is.
The paint I chose was an oil-bound distemper. I'd wanted something permeable and this was one of the few that said it could be used over both lime and over emulsion.
Today I tried painting the wall, following instructions e.g. thinning the first coat with water. The result: parts of the paint are peeling off in swathes, within an hour of painting. The areas affected seem to be perhaps around the join between lime plaster/old emulsioned areas.
For context, I don't have loads of cash to throw at this and I am also a complete novice at DIY, I may have made a very basic mistake. I'm not big/strong enough to do much more than simple "paint a wall" jobs but I was hoping this one was something I could manage...but now that I'm in this mess I'm wondering what the way out is.
