Why does the paint keep coming off my walls?

Question

I painted the interior of my house, like I have before, only this time it's like it's not wanting to take. It has been 2 months and I tried cleaning fingerprints off walls with a damp cloth and some of the paint came off with it, then it left the wall looking shiny in those areas. What causes this? I used the same brand of paint as I always do, and I primed first. Any ideas?

Answer 1

If you have used another type of paint on your walls before like an oil base the paint that you have now used will all peel off like a very bad sun burn , wash all the walls down with TSP and remove whatever comes off  sand it down and rewash the walls again , then prime the walls and repaint the whole room! I know because when we bought the house it was freshly painted and I washed the walls down and the very same thing happened to us , it's a lot of work!

Semi gloss!  that was it ! the very same thing that was on our walls, , prime and repaint,  if you use it without the primer will peel off like skin ,again!

Answer 2

Sounds like you used  non scrubbable flat paint. there are flat paints that are not just washable but the can be scrubbed.