Please help. I've been working on fiberboard with acrylics and am getting peeling. I am gesso'ing my board, letting it dry and then applying various layers of acrylic paint. The paint is peeling. I've never had this happen before and I don't know what to do. Varnish? I'm afraid that regardless of what I finish with it will still peel. It is like the paint is still sticky/tacky even after several weeks.
I live in the south bay area so it isn't particularly humid and it hasn't been raining. I have air conditioning.
Thoughts?
- Amy Steinberg
Bernice Wagnitz has this to share:
Amy if you think it's the humidity that's causing it try a blow dryer to dry the paint, one layer at a time if possible. Could you perhaps have some old paint? Your right about what ever you put on top of it, it will still peel if the bottom layer is still wet.
I've never had any problems with it peeling and I tried to find something on the internet about it but came up empty.
Hopefully someone will come along with a suggestion that helps.
And Cathy Minerva added this:
I sometimes paint on chipboard also. Is it the matte type board or a slick finish? It could be the board not your process. The more matte board has an open fiber that absorbs paint, the slick one is more sealed and repels the paint. Does your gesso peel off also? That would tell you if it is the board.
Hope this helps a little bit.
And Amy Butler also added:
You can try sanding the matboard so it has a tooth for the medium to stick to.
So, there are lots of suggestions and if any of you are having similar problems, here are several options to try, to rectify the situation.
Happy Painting!
