Repair Cracked Paint On Walls

Spread a thin coat of ready mixed joint compound over uneven areas where you ve removed old cracked paint.

Repair cracked paint on walls.

To repair a concrete wall you will need an epoxy repair kit. Use a 9 or 12 inch drywall knife. Then you only need a coat or two of the paint directly on the affected area. Put on your goggles and nose and mouth mask.

The first step to repair cracks in walls made of drywall is to use a utility knife to widen the crack slightly. The epoxy will make a watertight seal in the crack. This gives the spackling or joint compound a larger surface to adhere to. Under this window moisture damage ruined the paint and some of the plaster.

Once you have widened the crack clean the dust and other debris out of the crack using a paintbrush or vacuum. Here s how i do it. If you don t use primer first your patched area won t blend in properly with the rest of the wall. Spackling paste should be sanded down after it dries.

Since joint compound shrinks as it dries it may take two or three coats to get a level surface. The exception to this is if you used a paint and primer in one. I have over 20 years of experience painting including getting rid of old cracked paint and making walls look like new. How to fix bubbled and cracked paint before painting walls.

You might need to use a step stool or ladder if you re dealing with higher sections of a wall.