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Home Construction Tips / By happhoadmin7

Painting defects can be of many types and can occur due to many reasons.
For promising painting works, architects and workers should have an idea
about different painting defects and their remedies. There is no standard
convention for the nomenclature for these defects. This article divides the
painting defects into the following three types:

1. Defects caused during paint storage

2. Defects that occur during or immediately after the application of paint

on walls

3. Defects apparent after cure time

Causes of Painting Defects

Painting defects can be of many types and can occur due to many reasons.
For promising painting works, architects and workers should have an idea
about different painting defects and their remedies. There is no standard
convention for the nomenclature for these defects. This article divides the
painting defects into the following three types:
 1. Defects caused during paint storage

2. Defects that occur during or immediately after the application of paint

on walls

3. Defects apparent after cure time

Preventive Measures for Painting Defects

■ Employ good surface preparation before the application of paint. Ensure

that substrate should be free from sand, dirt or any dust.

■ Moisture content on the painting surface should not exceed 6% as it helps

to avoid efflorescence.
■ Apply adequate primer to seal the surface before going for undercoat and

topcoat.
■ Use appropriate coating methods and select colours that are more stable

to avoid deterioration.
■ Use non-yellowing paints, which does not affect by environmental

situations. For areas exposed to extreme weather conditions, prefer

weather-resistant paints.
■ Protect and treat all the metal parts to avoid rust stains or corrosion.
■ Avoid details with very rough textures and use algae-resistant paint to

prevent algae and fungi growth.

Painting Defects Caused During Paint Storage

Paint Defect Appearance Causes Remedies

 1. To prevent
this, avoid
keeping the
paint for long in
warm
This defect
conditions or
occurs due to
directly in the
the settling of
sunlight.
pigments to the
Setting
bottom of the
2. If settling
container and
occurs, Stir the
their failure to
paint thoroughly
re-disperse.
to a uniform
consistency and
store it in
favourable
conditions.

Skinning Skinning is the 1. To avoid this,

formation of a keep the
layer of skin container
(dried paint) on airtight and do
the surface of not open it until
the paint. in use.

2. If skin has
appeared, then
remove it and
stir the
 remaining paint
before using.

Also Read: Checks and Tips for Internal and External House Painting

Painting Defects that occur during or

immediately after the application of paint on
walls

Paint Defect Appearance Causes Remedies

Brush marks
are caused
due to under-
thinning of
1. Ensure that a paint
paints or due
with right viscosity is
Brush marks to poor
applied with a good
application of
brush.
the final coat
of paint or due
to poor quality
brush.
 This type of
defect leads to
uneven film
1. Ensure to have a
thickness and
sand, dirt or dust free
occurs mainly
surface.
due to
improper
2. Remedy materials
cleaning of
such as Polyether
Crawling surface.
modified
Surface
polydimethylsiloxane
tension
(PDMS) or non-ionic
difference
surfactant for water
between the
borne paints can also
paint and
be used.
substrate can
also lead to
this.

Cissing/ Small round 1. Use clean tools

Cratering depressions in and water or solvents
the surface of for painting the walls.
the coating are
known as 2. Proper spray booth

craters. These air filtration and the

can appear contaminant

due to the use elimination.

of
contaminated 3. The addition of

painting tools surface wetting

 or embedded agents.
contaminants
on the
substrate or
coating.

In this, small
cracks are
formed in the
coating. This 1. Use proper
can occur on solvents after
Cracking recoat or if consulting with
coating is experts, to prevent
applied to cracking.
solvent
sensitive
substrates.

Loss of gloss
may be caused
1. Proper humidity
due to poor
control.
surface
Loss of gloss preparation,
2. Use appropriate
presence of oil
thinner on clean
or due to over
surfaces
thinning of
paint.
 In this defect
paint drips
downwards on
the surface
1. Use proper
due to
methods to keep a
application of
check on the paint’s
too thick or
viscosity.
Sagging wet layer of
paint.
2. Keep a check on
desired temperature
High humidity
and humidity.
or low
temperature
can also lead
to this.

Applying too
much paint or
1. Ensure that the
drying during
under coat is dry
high
before applying
temperatures
another layer.
or painting on
Wrinkling
a topcoat
2. Also ensure that
before the
the new paint is
undercoat is
compatible with the
dry can cause
previous one.
this defect to
happen.
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Painting Defects Apparent After Curing Time

Defects Appearance Causes Remedies

1. Remove any
unstable paint
Blistering or
films and allow
Swelling of
the wall to dry
paint is caused
thoroughly. Then
due to the
repaint with a
Blisters trapping of air,
recommended
moisture or
paint.
solvent between
the surface and
2. Add a moisture
the paint film.
scavenger if

required.

Chipping Chipping of 1. Regulate the

paint film can use of putty and
rise due to paint.
excessive use
of putty, due to
very thick coat
of paint or
defective
surfaces.
 1. Remove any

unstable paint
Chalking occurs
films, allow the
when ultraviolet
wall to dry
rays cause the
thoroughly and
paint binder to
repaint with a
disintegrate. It
Chalking recommended
can happen
paint.
when interior
paints are used
2. Make sure the
for exterior
paint is not
surfaces.
adulterated with
foreign materials.

Formation of Ø Give a
white powdery sufficient time
deposit on walls gap between
after painting is plastering and
efflorescence painting.
Efflorescence
which occurs
due to salt Ø Pressure
deposits after washing or
evaporation of wiping can be
moisture. done.
 Flaking-off of
Ø Ensure that
paint film is due
there are no gaps
to improper
in covering putty
application of
with primer coat.
Flaking primer coat over
putty, and not
Ø Ensure that the
being
surface is dry and
completely
clean.
covered.

Ø Check and

repair water
seepage.
Peeling is
caused by Ø Ensure walls
moisture on the are dry before
wall, poor painting.
surface
Peeling
preparation or Ø Use an alkali-

using an resistant

incorrect basecoat or

painting sealer.

system.
Ø Patch surface
defects with
putty.
– Shalini Satapathy

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