Spots that won't cover.

We repainted a wall that had been painted 12 years ago. I washed the walls well, used Mr. Clean eraser on crayon and other spots and washed again with water. When we painted, the paint separated in some areas and shows several areas where the paint wouldn’t cover. We used

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Flat areas show after patching.

Many years ago multiple nail holes were filled and the walls painted with two coats of semi-gloss paint. The patched areas were not primed. The patches show as 2-3 inch round flat areas that do not have the roller texture. We are now preparing to repaint the room. How can

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Interior Textured Wall

I have an interior wall in a bonus room that I just recently was textured (1-2 months ago). I asked the contractor who built our house if I should prime the walls before I paint. He told me that he just paints the walls without priming. So, I just rolled

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Film on Bathroom Walls

I removed every thing in my bathroom all the way down to the wall studs. I replaced the drywall. I primed the new drywall with Kilz and painted the wall a pale yellow. Now over a period of time I noticed a brown film running down the wall. What could

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Paper backing from wallpaper.

I can see patches of wallpaper backing on walls after they were primed. Is there anything that can be done now? It was not noticeable until primer was put on – now walls look bad.

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Painted Ceiling Problem

Kitchen ceiling was painted about 12 years ago with semi gloss paint. In the past 2 years I noticed areas where paint looks like it has been shrink wrapped and more so recently. What is the problem and how do I correct it before painting again? I would like to

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Marks on Walls

I bought a fairly light colored paint (Dillweed) and did not prime first. Now after it has dried, we can see some big areas on the wall where the kids had at one time drew on the wall. Is there any way of covering it up so that marks don’t

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Patches Showing

I recently had my ceiling patched in spots and sanded. I just applied a coat of Kilz 2 primer to the entire ceiling. You can still see each and every patch. What can I do to get rid of them? Do I need another coat of primer on the whole

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Patches

I have filled the walls and sanded them, have put 2 coats of paint on the walls and still the patches show through. Why is this?

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Painted Drywall Not Primed

I painted the drywall and did not prime. Can see all the spots that have been sanded. Can I go ahead and put the second coat of paint on? Will that help, or do I need to start over and prime?

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