Painting Small Area Of Wall

[KittyGlitter]

I have a small area on a hallway wall which has some flaking paint and you can see the plaster. It doesn't need the whole wall redoing. What are the steps to fix it please? Do I need primer before the paint? How do I get the area to blend in with the rest of the wall?

[pastafreak]

I'm bumping this so that someone might see it.

[The Builder]

Thanks for bumping this, Pasta.
I have to say, Kitty, that patching-up emulsion rarely works well.
Ok, if it's very new, then maybe paint from the same batch might be successful, but usually, it's all too obvious.

Assuming it's water-based emulsion, then a heavily diluted coat is all you need for a primer. (Maybe 4 or 5 of paint to 1 of water. Could be more water if it's a "trade" thick emulsion.)

First, I would look at why it's flaking.
Damp?
Newish plaster that's not been primed properly.?

Give "patching" a go by all means, but you may not want to live with it.

[Ken4155]

https://coatpaints.com/blogs/how-to-paint/how-do-i-fix-peeling-paint#:~:text=Follow%20these%20steps%20to%20help%20you%3A%201%20Hold,off%2C%20you%E2%80%99re%20ready%20to%20patch%20up%20the%20area.

[Ken4155]

I was going to say pretty much the same as The Builder, but i decided it probably wasn't what you wanted to hear. Hence the link:-))

[Geoffrey13]

Yes, my experience matches The Builder, it's rarely completely successful.

[Geoffrey13]

P.S. One successful answer is to hang a picture over it :-)