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HARR15N1PE5 t1_itkw3zz wrote

Hi, i have painted a wall with a very heavy (stain coating) oil-based paint. And im curious as to the proper way to remove it.

It has come out like acne.

I left it for a couple of days to dry and have just tried sanding it, with an orbital sander.

Trouble is that the paint is gumming up on the sand paper and immediately rendering it useless.

Is there an easy way to remove oil-based paint? Im guessing to use spirits?

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Guygan t1_itkyh6r wrote

What is the wall made of?

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HARR15N1PE5 t1_itkzoan wrote

Its a plastered stud wall.

I used stain coat because someone painted acrylic in the wrong colour

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Guygan t1_itkzuj5 wrote

I don’t understand what’s on your wall. Stain on a plaster wall? Makes no sense.

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HARR15N1PE5 t1_itlhdo7 wrote

It isn’t wood stain. It’s a particularly thick oil based paint used to cover up stained walls. Typically used to hid damp patches and blemishes

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Guygan t1_itlrji8 wrote

You literally just called it a “stain coat”.

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danauns t1_itlbkkt wrote

You've made a massive mistake, if you've applied wood stain on a painted drywall wall.

There is unlikely to be any sort of meaningful fix, short of ripping it out and putting up new drywall.

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HARR15N1PE5 t1_itlh7vm wrote

Its not wood stain. It’s oil based paint to cover up stains in the wall

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Delvog t1_itluakz wrote

If it's bubbling under the new paint where the stain was that you're trying to cover, then it sounds like that "stain" is a water leak still having more water added, not just an old stain. If so, you need to NOT just try to cover it with paint; you need get behind the drywall and deal with whatever the water is coming from.

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