Paint peeling off

I'm in the process of patching a wall after removing a medicine cabinet. While cutting the drywall, the paint around it started peeling off so easily I could pull it off. I continued scraping and removed quite a lot. In areas this actually reached the drywall paper so it wasn't an badly adhered, but most of it came off very easily. My question is where do I stop? Do I carry on peeling off everything which comes off easily? If not, how do I make a clean stop? Also will I be able to hide the difference between the areas with old paint and without paint, using primer? For context, I'm working on a bathroom, changing the vanity, replacing medicine cabinet with a mirror, and repainting. I'm a novice diyer but eager to learn. submitted by /u/Cool-Emu-4685 [link] [comments]

Apr 6, 2025 - 03:27

I'm in the process of patching a wall after removing a medicine cabinet. While cutting the drywall, the paint around it started peeling off so easily I could pull it off. I continued scraping and removed quite a lot. In areas this actually reached the drywall paper so it wasn't an badly adhered, but most of it came off very easily.

My question is where do I stop? Do I carry on peeling off everything which comes off easily? If not, how do I make a clean stop? Also will I be able to hide the difference between the areas with old paint and without paint, using primer?

For context, I'm working on a bathroom, changing the vanity, replacing medicine cabinet with a mirror, and repainting. I'm a novice diyer but eager to learn.

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