Lesson 1
Why Paint Peels
Learn how paint grips a surface, why it fails at its weakest layer and how the back of a flake tells you which one.
Predict
Last spring you repainted the bedroom ceiling of your 2005 new-build. Now the paint hangs down in curls, like sunburnt skin. You pull one off. It's tough, you can't tear it, and its painted face still looks perfect.
Where did the paint let go?
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