For some reason when I apply white emulsion paint it shrinks and cracks over a couple of years.
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So... How can I know when this is going to happen, what can I do to stop it. and what can I do to put it right?
I had a similar situation in the bathroom. Wouldn't last more than twelve months. It was probably exacerbated by the steamy atmosphere but I am pretty certain that the underlying cause was that the original emulsion had been put on top of an oil-based paint.
I tried everything. Dulux suggested eggshell but to no avail. Crown suggested Zinser primer/sealer but that didn't help either.
Eventually, earlier this year I used a water-based paint stripper to strip as far back to plaster as I could and re-coated with vinyl matt. It now looks fine but only time will tell whether that has cured the problem. If it had been a larger area I would probably have given up and had it re-skimmed.
Andrew
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