Flaking bathroom ceiling paint

[Pineman]

I have to re-paint a bathroom ceiling. At present, the paint just above the shower is flaking off. Not sure what was used, just a matt emulsion I think.

I was just wondering what would be the best paint to use to prevent the peeling occurring in future. Is there something better than 'kitchen and bathroom paint'?

 

[joe-90]

Whenever I've had serious flaking problems I've given a couple of coats of oil based undercoat to stabilise things. I've had good results with it.

 

[Pineman]

Thanks Joe-90. And then what would you put on top of the undercoat?

 

[LJW61]

on top of the undercoat - anything you wish, emulsion, matt or silk , I often use eggshell in steamy bathrooms, it copes with humidity & wont flake

 

[Pineman]

As an aside, could you do the same onto bare plaster i.e. couple of undercoats straight onto the plaster?

 

[joe-90]

Not really. The first coat has to soak into the plaster and harden. To do that you water it down by 25 - 50%. Then when that's dry you can give it a couple of coats of oil undercoat.

 

[benno5]

if it was bare plaster you wouldn't need the undercoat cos there is no paint to flake , just put 1 or 2 coats of emulsion thinned by about 30% then 2 coats of oil eggshell , no amount of steam from a bathroom will shift that