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what is causing this texture on the wall?

last year

Just moved into a new rental and my first thought was this was a textured appliqué on the wall but thinking now that it’s not since it’s not even through out. What would be causing this? Some are indentations in, some out, when I pick at the ones coming out I snapped the third pic.

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cat_ky
last year
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It appears to be moisture in the wall. The way that paint popped out, looks like it has had water damage. However, it could also just be a quick coat of paint put on, so it looked better for a new renter, and there was no cleaning of the walls, or prepping. Looks like a lot has just been painted over, with no thought to appearance. There is no telling what was on the wall, that they just painted right over, to get it done, and the place ready to rent.
party_music50
last year
In pics 1-4 I see paint that isn't adhering to the wall... could be it was painted without cleaning or priming the wall first, could be that the wrong product was used, etc. In the 5th pic I see a really bad wall patch job... probably done using spackle or joint compound and then not smoothed properly before it was painted.
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Hi CIV- (I'm not sure I can follow the previous "hugely helpful", i.e. totally worthless post...but here goes!) Obviously, you're the victim of "moron repairs" people! You'll probably have to sand their repairs down a little more...closer to flush. * Usually, people get too much spackle on the repair spots. * When sanding seems more even, remove all dust. * Get a Spray-texture can at your paint store. There's a dial on the back side of the outlet so you can control the droplet size---shake well/often!! * Usually use can about 2'-3' away from wall. Do a couple quick practice-sprays on cardboard. Move can in quick/random little spiral motions when actually spraying. This prevents texture from forming "emphasis-lines" that may appear if you just moved your pattern left-to-right. * If I was doing a vertical crack, I'll often have slight overspray TWO FEET away from the actual crack. This de-emphasizes the actual line. * Since repairs may be extensive, I'd prime the whole wall AFTER your texture-repairs are completely dried. * I'm pretty good at it! I cannot find my repair areas in my lower bath I painted last December '09. Faron
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@cat_ky Thanks very much for your response and the advice of a sealing primer. Yes, the PPG paint is cheap and marks easily throughout the home. We are by no means hard on our home and our previous home we were in for 11 years with BEHR paint never had the marked walls this house already has. We will repaint with BEHR in a satin sheen in the near future.
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kats737
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I think its poor prep and painting technique. I have the same thing in my house in rooms where we have no moisture intrusion or previous water damage. But I definitely didn't know as much about painting those rooms then, maybe I washed the walls (probably not) and definitely didn't use primer. I especially notice this on areas where I used modern paint to paint over surfaces last painted in 1960 and they're just not adhering correctly.

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