Why does my ceiling blister when I paint it with emulsion paint?

Suzanne Bray
by Suzanne Bray
I use emulsion paint on my ceiling always matt but each time i paint it its started to blister what is causing this because paint is new !

  2 answers
  • Tina Tina on Jan 03, 2018

    Was the original paint water based? You can paint acrylic over oil paint but not the other way round, it peals/ and or blisters

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Jan 03, 2018

    BECAUSE YOU HAVE A CHEMICAL REACTION ,YOU WOULD NEED TO SPRAY ON A SEALANT