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DavidMcC
Oct 15, 2011, 07:07 AM
We have been living in our house for 8 years, and I am noticing that the paint is chipping right where the dry wall nails are at. Those are the only places the paint is coming off. Any ideas?

cdad
Oct 15, 2011, 08:02 AM
Did you use a primer or sealer to cover those areas first? Some interior paints have a tough time bonding to metal.

joypulv
Oct 15, 2011, 08:23 AM
Nails aren't even supposed to be at the surface. They are supposed to be taped and compounded. Are they nails or screws? Nails means quite a few years ago. You may have to set them with a nail punch, cover with joint compound (get the ready mixed kind) with a putty knife, sanded when dry, primed, and THEN painted.