Paint Comes Off When Objects Lean Against it...help!

[lidrew]

We recently had our new house painted and have noticed that the paint is not sticking to the walls very well. Actually it seems to stick to furniture or objects leaning against the wall better. I am guessing this is a primer issue in the fact that the painter did not use one.

The house is new construction, so there the drywall was painted a standard white and that's what was painted over. My question would be, is there a protective coating that can be applied over the paint that comes in a flat enamel (which is what we had the walls done in)?

The paint has been on over over two months, so I don't think it's a drying issue. Any help appreciated!

Thanks,
Julie

[UUjohn]

Hello Julie, and thanks for dropping by our little Forum w/ your questions and concerns...

Unless otherwise specified, most builders will have the painting contractor use inexpensive materials; they're not all poor quality, but they're certainly not the best.  The paint sticking on everything except the walls could have a lot of causes including, but not limited to the grade of paint used.

The only 'protective coating' to use would be a new paint job; one using a higher quality paint such as Benjamin Moore.  You can hire a pro via a professional paint store recommendation, or do it yourself.  If you decide to do it yourself you'll find the pros that frequent this Forum will be more than happy to guide you along.  We'll cover it all: paint selection, prep, application etc....


John

[lidrew]

John, Thanks for the reply. Sorry, I was not very detailed in my initial post. We had a painter come in and paint the walls a new color from the original white that "came with the house". He used Behr paint from Home Depot. Each room was painted a different color and one room in particular seems to be giving us problems the worst - it's a dark green. The paint we used to some of the main room was the paint and primer in one from Behr and seems to be working great, it's the other rooms that were just the paint without the primer where we are getting the sticking.

Would we have to repaint everything?

Thanks!
Julie

Hello Julie, and thanks for dropping by our little Forum w/ your questions and concerns...

Unless otherwise specified, most builders will have the painting contractor use inexpensive materials; they're not all poor quality, but they're certainly not the best.  The paint sticking on everything except the walls could have a lot of causes including, but not limited to the grade of paint used.

The only 'protective coating' to use would be a new paint job; one using a higher quality paint such as Benjamin Moore.  You can hire a pro via a professional paint store recommendation, or do it yourself.  If you decide to do it yourself you'll find the pros that frequent this Forum will be more than happy to guide you along.  We'll cover it all: paint selection, prep, application etc....


John

[rmichael]

Julie,

The sticking is called "blocking" some latex paints tend to do it more than others and dark colors with high pigment content seems to make the problem worse. This is a particular problem with Behr paints (that we have heard often on this forum) but it is unusual for a "flat" paint to block.

I would suggest priming with a primer/sealer and starting over in the problem rooms. Ben Moore , Sherwin Williams, Glidden Professional and PPG all make high end flat enamels that should solve the problem. 

Best Luck,
rmichael

[lidrew]

Thanks fir the reply. We are thinking of using the primer/paint in one from Behr. We used in in another room and it seems to be doing fine. Would there be any problem with applying this directly over the paint that is blocking?

Thanks!
Julie

Julie,

The sticking is called "blocking" some latex paints tend to do it more than others and dark colors with high pigment content seems to make the problem worse. This is a particular problem with Behr paints (that we have heard often on this forum) but it is unusual for a "flat" paint to block.

I would suggest priming with a primer/sealer and starting over in the problem rooms. Ben Moore , Sherwin Williams, Glidden Professional and PPG all make high end flat enamels that should solve the problem. 

Best Luck,
rmichael

[BrushJockey]

Most of us do not recommend behr in general, and you should use a specific primer like rmicheal suggested, not one that claims to also be a primer because its acrylic.  Behr paint tends to block more than others.
 Use a quality paint , get quality results.