PAINT DEFECTS

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 FLAKING

Flaking due to Flaking due to Flaking due to Flaking due to

poor treatment humidity in thick paint layer creeping moisture
substrate

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 FLAKING OF PAINT
Probable causes for flaking:
Laitance has not been
removed prior to paint
application

Lack of pre-treatment

Lack of proper cleaning of

surface prior to application
of the paint
Repair
High pressure water jet to
remove the paint
Scrap off when necessary
Recoat

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 FLAKING AT GROUND LEVEL
Cause:
Capillary moisture
absorption because of
insufficient moisture
protection below ground or
at ground level

Efflorescence

Repair
Repair of moisture protetion
below ground level

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 CRACKING
Reason: Shrinking in plaster or
concrete due to:
Fast drying
Strong ventilation
Strong direct sunshine

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 CHALKING TEST

BEFORE AFTER

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 BLISTERING

Blistering . Skim coat/ patching material used tends to

expand after exposure to weathering effects.

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 SURFACE FUNGUS

Fungus due to wet wall / high humidity

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 EFFLORESCENE

High humidity and dampness of wall causing

efflorescence and discolouration problem

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 WATERMARK

Due to capillary effects

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 SAGS AND RUNS
Appearance
Paint running or hanging like curtains
on vertical surfaces

Caused by
Too high wet film thickness
Too much thinner added to the paint
Airless spray gun too close to
surface

Repair
Avoid all the above
Use paint brush to smoothen or
remove excessive paint when it’s
still wet
Sand off and repaint

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 WRINKLING
Appearance
Small wrinkles through or partly
through the paint film

Caused by
Skin drying of the paint film, which
is usually applied too thick
Most common with alkyds

Repair
Grind top layer of the paint’
Recoat

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 LIFTING
Appearance
Small wrinkles through or partly
through the paint film

Caused by
Softening and raising or swelling of
a previous coat by the application of
an additional coat
Normally when overcoating Alkyd
Lifting often caused because the
solvents in the new coat is too
strong for the previous coat

Repair
Remove the paint
Recoat

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