Painted ceiling, 1 area peeled away...

[DIYourselfer]

I painted the kitchen ceiling this past weekend because I replaced some Sheetrock in a certain area. The area I sheetrocked came out fine but another area peeled a few hours later. The spot is about 8 inches by 3 inches. I had put 2 coats of fresh ceiling paint on with about a 2 hour wait between coats.


I will let the paint dry a few more days to make sure it is completely dry but here is my question:

After I scrape away any loose paint from the edges, should I use a little bit of joint compound to fill in that area and then paint or should I just sand the area and then only paint that spot again? If I use the compound will that area be a little higher after I apply the 2 coats of paint? That is what I am trying to avoid.

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Thanks in advance, Joe

[HayZee518]

you could try a thinned down sheetrock compound, use it as a skim coat. this way you won't have a built up area but will have an adherent base for your primer coat.

[DIYourselfer]

Thin the sheetrock compound down with a little water?

[HayZee518]

yeah, it'll dry to almost the same surface as dried sheetrock compound. this will give you a base for primer.

[swinging hammer]

Was the area of sheetrock that you replaced a result of water damage? Cause you may have not gone wide enough with the repair, if the paper peeled. I would try sealing the area a bit wider than the patch you made with a KILZ oil primer. Then apply your skim coat and paint. This will seal out the moisture problem if there is one which is peeling your paint. Unless you're using a special paint, I think 2 hours a good wait time, it should have peeled on you.