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so my building was in charge of taking care of an old leak; from my ceiling /down the 2 walls...so my orig. walls were ALKLD OIL ENAMEL Eggshell finish; very nice. . . but the kid painted over with new "LOW VOC paint that is actually water based Latex; What do I do now!? I know a PRIMER shoulda' been used before he painted, but now is it going to chip in time? My rule; NEVER paint latx over enamel...what am I to do? CHIP IT ALL DOWN?? thx, Larry

What is the latex paint doing? Is it peeling, cracking or doing other annoying things? If it hasn't begun do do anything how about giving it some time to begin before trying to get it off? My vote is to begin a hard job when it's needed.

Well just today as matter of-fact; i grouted some small area of tile; then wiped the painted/latex area..and iT IS PEELING A LITTLE!! this means it will peel in time. What a crappy mess this is going to be! He should've left it-alone! Now maybe I should scrape all areas and go with NEW, Satin Finish Oil Alklyd like I'll like it..I don't like that LATEX finish; too plastic-like for me. I really hate it.

Be quiet about it. Get a new job and hide the truth so you dont get blamed. Or get a new job and talk about how stupid they did things on the last job. Why burn yourself for that idiot.
Or stay on your old job and blast the painter for being an idiot and how you cant believe it. Cover your ass.

Why not ask the pros.
http://www.sherwin-williams.com/pro/problem/problems/
Latex gets painted over old oil based paint all the time. The trouble is most likly coming from any paint going over enamel without deglossing or at least sanding to give the paint some "tooth" to hang on to.

the old paint was probably dirty or greasy, combined with not sanding the area, it's no wonder it peeled. you will have to remove the paint (how is your choice) to get the new to stick