Removed wallpaper and paint flaking help

[racerdude]

Hi
I have removed the wallpaper from the walls in my lounge and wallpaper on the ceiling and walls using a steamer.
However after removing the wallpaper there seemed to paint paint underneath the wallpaper which was flaking and plaster is visible in some areas.
I want to paint the ceiling and re-wallpaper the walls in the lounge.
how do I go about doing this with the flaking paint on the walls?
I have attached a picture.
http://postimage.org/image/3sll74093/
Thanks a lot

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Sand the paint down to remove loose, peeling, flaky paint.

 

[JohnD]

I find a metal scraper is quicker and far less dusty than sanding.

Any paint that is so firmly adhering that it will not scrape off can stay.

 

[curlyzoo2002]

scrape the lose then give a coat of paint then fill were needed then sand down and touch up the filled then give a final coat of paint

 

[derbaron]

I'm having the same problem, only the patches on my ceiling are everything from 30 - 40cm to just a few mm. Would it advisable to just get the ceiling replastered? Or what about that Polycell Smoothover stuff would that be any good in this case?

 

[Pigeon85]

If you are putting paper back on just give it a coat of PVA bonding

 

[derbaron]

I'll never ever ever put paper on the ceiling, the last home owner had wood chip up there with about thirty coats of paint on it, very frustrating to remove.