How to paint bathroom flaking wall

scousedave

I have a bathroom that has flaking paint and I'm thinking of painting with pva before painting with bathroom paint....is this a good idea?
How do you mix pva pls
Thank you

richy999

No, I don't think that's a good idea... it will prevent the paint from bonding to the surface.

Reece_

Definitely don't PVA! give the walls and good sand and scrape down to get rid of any loose paint, you could then use something like zinsser peel stop to stabilise the rest.

moneyistooshorttomention

Following - as I have a similar problem - after having gutted the bathroom recently in my case (including new plaster).

jk0

You need to scrape off all the loose bits, then put about an inch of filler round all the islands of paint. Allow to dry, and then feather with medium grit sandpaper, so that they don't show through the new paint.

This is the filler I use: http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-All-Purpose-Ready-Mixed-Filler-10kg/p/600242