Indications of Paint Failures
Paint is used to add color to a dull, unattractive surface.
Other than covering your wall or ceiling with your favourite hue, paint also provides the necessary protection from weather your wall or ceiling deserves.
So how would you know if your wall needs a fresh coat of paint? Unfortunately, paint no matter the claims on durability, it will eventually have to stand the test of time.
Below is an enumeration of paint failures that may require you to have your wall refinished: 1.
Peeling.
Due to UV radiation brought by sunlight, poorly formulated paint will delaminate and eventually peel off the coated surface untimely.
This is because the resins that are supposed to hold the paint together will eventually become brittle and lose its plastic properties.
Peeled off paint must be removed entirely, cleaned thoroughly and repainted.
2.
Loss in color.
The perception of color will depend on many factors, be it the perception of color, the shininess or the hiding property of the paint.
The trick is if the color of your wall used to be a dark royal blue and is now a pale blue resembling a cloudy sky, then the paint has faded and chances are you'd want the colors freshened up.
3.
Chalking.
Some paints chalk after being exposed to UV radiation for a long time.
You can check for chalking by squeezing your thumb against the wall, chances are, if your thumb has powder sticking on it, then the paint shall have chalked.
Chalking may also coincide with a loss in color.
Do not by any means cover a fresh coat of paint over a chalked surface.
It will have to be cleaned with soapy water and dried before reapplying with fresh paint.
4.
Cracks.
Cracked painted surfaces are also a sign of paint failure, depending on the severity of the cracks, you may want to do a spot refinish or if it is really bad, you may need to strip the paint to bare surface before reapplying a fresh coat of paint.
5.
Moulds.
Moulds are fungi and naturally occurring.
They thrive in damp, high humidity places.
You may clean small-infected spots with soap and water.
For large areas, the whole wall should be power washed and treated with a fungicide to kill the mould.
You may also want to coat it with a state-approved anti-fungal paint.
The paint failures described above may occur in different degrees or severity and in combinations.
The important thing is if you find your wall not in the usual condition when it was painted or repainted five or seven years earlier, you may want to repaint the wall
Other than covering your wall or ceiling with your favourite hue, paint also provides the necessary protection from weather your wall or ceiling deserves.
So how would you know if your wall needs a fresh coat of paint? Unfortunately, paint no matter the claims on durability, it will eventually have to stand the test of time.
Below is an enumeration of paint failures that may require you to have your wall refinished: 1.
Peeling.
Due to UV radiation brought by sunlight, poorly formulated paint will delaminate and eventually peel off the coated surface untimely.
This is because the resins that are supposed to hold the paint together will eventually become brittle and lose its plastic properties.
Peeled off paint must be removed entirely, cleaned thoroughly and repainted.
2.
Loss in color.
The perception of color will depend on many factors, be it the perception of color, the shininess or the hiding property of the paint.
The trick is if the color of your wall used to be a dark royal blue and is now a pale blue resembling a cloudy sky, then the paint has faded and chances are you'd want the colors freshened up.
3.
Chalking.
Some paints chalk after being exposed to UV radiation for a long time.
You can check for chalking by squeezing your thumb against the wall, chances are, if your thumb has powder sticking on it, then the paint shall have chalked.
Chalking may also coincide with a loss in color.
Do not by any means cover a fresh coat of paint over a chalked surface.
It will have to be cleaned with soapy water and dried before reapplying with fresh paint.
4.
Cracks.
Cracked painted surfaces are also a sign of paint failure, depending on the severity of the cracks, you may want to do a spot refinish or if it is really bad, you may need to strip the paint to bare surface before reapplying a fresh coat of paint.
5.
Moulds.
Moulds are fungi and naturally occurring.
They thrive in damp, high humidity places.
You may clean small-infected spots with soap and water.
For large areas, the whole wall should be power washed and treated with a fungicide to kill the mould.
You may also want to coat it with a state-approved anti-fungal paint.
The paint failures described above may occur in different degrees or severity and in combinations.
The important thing is if you find your wall not in the usual condition when it was painted or repainted five or seven years earlier, you may want to repaint the wall
