Recently I purchased a 1960 home that had been smoked in for many years. Whats the best way to get rid of the smoke smell and to paint all the walls and ceilings throughout the house?
I washed the bedroom walls with warm water and TSP, but the paint separated haphazardly from the walls. Some pieces came off in 8-by-10-inch chunks, while hundreds of other pieces range from pinhead size to nickel size to strips 1/32-inch wide and 12 inches long. It’s a mess. I suspect that the bedrooms were painted without proper preparation and water-based paint was applied over oil-based paint. Some of the paint separated easily, but most remains. I’m concerned that if I try to paint over this, the defects will show through. I’ve talked to a painter and employees at several hardware and paint stores, but no one can tell me how to remove the paint. Any good ideas?
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