Paint removal?? - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

dkillianjr · 03-01-2008, 03:40 PM

Well guys heres the story, my buddy just bought a house and is trying to do all kinds of work himself. Well he repaired a bunch of drywall in the kitchen, I guess he didn't know you needed to sand the compound after it dryed

. He then painted the kitchen in a very dark semi-gloss red wine color. The whole thing looks freakin terrible. He asked me if I could fix it. I usually don't do paint or drywall, but he is a buddy so I'll help him out. I would like to sand the paint off of the drywall patches (I know thats a crazy idea probly). Is there anyway to sand the paint off so I can sand the patches, I know regular sandpaper will clog like crazy? Or do I need to just recoat over the paint and taper and sand? Any tips guys? There is a lot of patches to fix!

Thanks, Dave

MakDeco · 03-01-2008, 03:59 PM

Depending how think the patches are you maybe able to skim coat all of it and then lightly sand, prime and repaint.

EricTheHandyman · 03-01-2008, 04:09 PM

I have encountered the same situation. If there is only a thin paint layer, the drywall sanding screens should cut through it. If there is a heavy build up, then skim coat it.

Sir Mixalot · 03-01-2008, 08:37 PM

Scape all of the high edges down w/ a 5-n-1 then skim coat. The mud will take longer to dry because it's a painted surface. Good luck!

YubaPaintPro · 03-01-2008, 09:06 PM

Hey, friends should always ask 1st!! 3M makes a green sandpaper that is designed for latex paint. It won't gum up. Well, it may w/ a neutral based color w/ organic colorants, but the stuff works great.

Thag · 03-01-2008, 09:10 PM

Hey D, I would skim over the defect areas, sand and prime.

dkillianjr · 03-02-2008, 04:57 PM

Hey guys thanks for the input,

Well it looks like I'm gonnna try and minimize the sanding and do some skimming. I will have to look for that green sandpaper. This should make for some fun evenings this week, I think literally almost the whole kitchen needs skimmed!

Dave

DeanV · 03-02-2008, 05:18 PM

I would sand first to get the worst of it knocked down and then skim to even it out.

ModernStyle · 03-02-2008, 08:33 PM

hang some paneling

**slickshift** · 03-02-2008, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dkillianjr

He then painted the kitchen in a very dark semi-gloss red wine color.

Trust me, even with a good quality paint there's too much to sand off
Deep reds are tough, even with a quality paint there's probably three coats on

Dark/deep and semi-gloss...double trouble when it comes to a poor surface

Semi-gloss won't help that drywall mud stick either
He pretty much hosed this one big time...this is now hella-job to do it right

Scuff sand, dust, prime (I'm not kidding), skim, sand dust, tinted prime, top coat
Whew...I'm tired just writing all that out
That's the best way though...sorry

**slickshift** · 03-02-2008, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ModernStyle

hang some paneling

...there ya go
How about some lovely Barn Board or Wainscoting?

dkillianjr · 03-03-2008, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ModernStyle

hang some paneling

I wish

I would acctually rather hang new drywall, it would be a fresh start

Slickshift, Thats exactly what I am planning on doing, I am just tired from reading it. I am getting anxiety just from thinking about this project!

Well heres an update. My buddy called me tonight, he decided to switch colors to a lighter tan color, and he still wants some shine

so I suggested a satin instead of a semigloss or maybe even an eggshell. What do you guys think ? Then I said, ok I'll stop over tuesday on my way home to get started, he said do you think you will be done by wednesday morning so they can deliver my kitchen cabinets

I said ya next wednesday!