Common Causes of Ceiling Paint Peeling and Other Failures—and How Gellner Industrial Prevents Them
Paints and primers play crucial functional and decorative roles in any building, commercial, residential, industrial, or even our own homes. It adds an aesthetic appearance to any room, while still protecting the substrate underneath from moisture, abrasion, scratches, and even structural damage. Paint failures like peeling, bubbling, blistering, and fading aren’t just an eyesore—they also mean that the substrate underneath is at risk of damage.
The Common Causes of Ceiling Paint Peeling
Improper adhesion causes most issues with paints, primers, and similar coatings, and unfortunately, many factors contribute to improper adhesion. Moisture is often the biggest culprit, especially in bathrooms and basements and even kitchens and showers, where the walls and ceiling regularly encounter water vapor. Water causes the molecules within the layers of paint to separate, which in turn weakens their chemical bonds to each other and to the substrate.
Other factors contribute to peeling paint as well. Debris, mold, or improper cleaning all impact how well the paint adheres to the substrate. Depending on the quality of the paint itself, the lack of a primer also contributes to paint failures.
Preventing Ceiling Paint Peeling and Other Failures with Gellner Industrial Polymers
At Gellner Industrial, our goal is to create acrylic polymers that can be formulated into primers, paints, coatings, and adhesives that resist harmful conditions so that these coatings can last longer and maintain their appearance and adhesion. To that end, we’ve manufactured a wide variety of water-based acrylic polymers that impart superior adhesion and durability into paints, primers, and much more.
Many of our polymers developed specifically for use in paint and primer applications show resistance to a variety of environments, offer longer-lasting color, and can adhere to a wide range of different materials. Our latest product, Ottopol KXO-68, even exhibits self-healing properties—paints and primers formulated with KXO-68 that experience bubbling or blistering due to excessive moisture return to their original state once the moisture has been removed. Gellner Industrial LLC is the leading expert in water-based acrylic polymers for the coatings industry, with decades of experience laying the foundation for every product we make. If you’re interested in what we have to offer, feel free to browse our products or give us a call to request more information or product samples.
