Paint will not srick in spots in your bathroom you have scraped etcNo joy Using latex?

Hi, If you are having problems with paint not sticking, first ensure that the area is dry. This can be done with an electric paint stripper. Second, check to make sure that the drywall isn't moldy. Also, if after the drywall is dry and not moldy, ensure that you prime and seal the wall. With latex on oil based paint, you need to use an oil based primer/sealer. Latex will stick to oil, but it will not hold very well. After it has been primed with an oil based primer/sealer, it will hold. With oil paint going on latex, you do not need a primer or sealer. If after painting, you are able to see either what looks like a wet spot that has bled through, or the color from the last paint job bleeds through, you will definitely need to use something with a stronger barrier between the two. I have found spray on shellac to provide a barrier that works. After spraying shellac, I would prime and seal to be sure. As for latex, I don't like it. Sure, it's easier to clean up when done painting, but you wash the walls once and the color is different. Secondly, latex is basically just a kind of rubbery compound, so if your paint peels anywhere, if you grasp a small piece of it and pull, you can pull off a much larger piece. Not good. Third, in the bathroom and kitchen, the tendency is to need to wash more often than say in a bedroom. Oil paint is much more resistant to damage from scrubbing. Finally, if you are painting in a bathroom or kitchen, even the laundry room, you want to be sure that you get the mold and mildew resistant paint mixtures. Hi, If you are having problems with paint not sticking, first ensure that the area is dry. This can be done with an electric paint stripper. Second, check to make sure that the drywall isn't moldy. Also, if after the drywall is dry and not moldy, ensure that you prime and seal the wall. With latex on oil based paint, you need to use an oil based primer/sealer. Latex will stick to oil, but it will not hold very well. After it has been primed with an oil based primer/sealer, it will hold. With oil paint going on latex, you do not need a primer or sealer. If after painting, you are able to see either what looks like a wet spot that has bled through, or the color from the last paint job bleeds through, you will definitely need to use something with a stronger barrier between the two. I have found spray on shellac to provide a barrier that works. After spraying shellac, I would prime and seal to be sure. As for latex, I don't like it. Sure, it's easier to clean up when done painting, but you wash the walls once and the color is different. Secondly, latex is basically just a kind of rubbery compound, so if your paint peels anywhere, if you grasp a small piece of it and pull, you can pull off a much larger piece. Not good. Third, in the bathroom and kitchen, the tendency is to need to wash more often than say in a bedroom. Oil paint is much more resistant to damage from scrubbing. Finally, if you are painting in a bathroom or kitchen, even the laundry room, you want to be sure that you get the mold and mildew resistant paint mixtures.