Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 03, 2012 5:02 pm Hi all, We recently had our old Queenslander painted but the whole thing has become a big mess. We were advised by a Dulux Colour Consultant to use Acrylic paint rather than enamel (as it wouldnt go yellow) but 2 days after the painter finished the carpets were laid and there is a bunch of nicks and scuff marks all around the bottom skirting boards. Is this because we used acrylic rather than enamel (as the carpet man implied)? Is is possibily due to our painter not doing correct prep work? We cant afford to repaint the whole thing again so is there any product that I can put over the existing job that will protect the skirting boards? I have 3 kids so imagine everything will get a lot of wear and tear. I have a feeling our painter took short-cuts but Im desperate as we've just paid $10K for the whole house to be painted like this and once the furniture goes in I can only guess there will be many more bumps and scraps to the walls - surely paint should last longer than this? Any advice would be great as I have no idea. Thanks Read more: http://www.diynot.com/forums/decorating ... 3/#2443913#ixzz1zXZljt8a Re: please help - flaking paint! 2Jul 03, 2012 6:16 pm Good quality acrylic should stand up to normal wear - it may not be as hard as enamel, but it's certainly adequate for domestic use. We used it in our old place and had carpet laid only days later with no issues at all. And my three boys barely managed a mark on our skirts, architraves etc over the following seven years. I did minor touch-ups when we sold, but more walls than trims. I'd guess that either the painter didn't do a very good job (or used cheap and nasty paint) OR your carpet installer was as rough as guts. Any chance you can contact the painter and ask him to come back and fix it? Re: please help - flaking paint! 3Jul 05, 2012 4:37 am If your painter used acrylic straight over enamel without the appropriate undercoat it will peel/lift off easily with contact Arfur Thankyou so much 😀 I've decided on White on white for doors and trims, White on white 50% on ceiling and Mt buller for walls. Fingers crossed it will look OK 😀 2 7166 Thank you. That is really helpful. Once we get the place done and passed for OC we can upgrade in the future once we get back on our feet and not paying mortgage and rent. 4 5741 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Hi there, I just recently received my new house from my builder. We handed the house to another company to deal with the… 0 8913 |