flakes of paint
Wall skin shedding
Flakes of paint are small, thin pieces that have separated from a painted surface, typically due to age, moisture, or poor adhesion.
Paint flakes when it loses its bond with the underlying material: Flakes of paint littered the windowsill.
The phrase often signals neglect or decay: The old house was shedding flakes of paint onto the porch.
- peelingComing off in strips
- chippingBreaking into fragments
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
curling · rust · decay · neglect · falling apart · scraping · crumbling · faded · layers · primer · wall · sanding · surface prep · stripped down · dusty · old · worn · fragments