crackled paint
 

my daughter wanted to have an asian inspired bathroom, so we we painted it a pretty bright, semi-gloss red. The semi-gloss looked *really* glossy, so i put the same color in flat over it. still really glossy, but it didn't blind you anymore when you turned on the lights.
so, that got old so we repainted it a more neutral tan. since I was going over red, i put up primer first, then the tan. after a while, the painted got a crackled look to it, kind of like one of those faux finishes.
So, i put some of the kilz sealer/primer (to give the next coat a good surface for stickiness) and put up another coat. A few weeks later, it crackled again.

Now, shortly after I finished the last coat of tan, my daughter took one of her infamous 1 hour showers. The paint was pretty dry, but it hadn't been a good 24 hours. Could that have caused it to crackle? Or do I need to mix a little butter in the paint next time? Or is something else going on?

Maybe it is Heaven's way of telling you that sin is occurring in there. Just guessing.

It's because you moved down on the gloss level. You can go to a higher gloss level, but never down. Also you can paint oil over latex or acrylic, but once you paint with oil, you are stuck using oil. If you want it to look right you are going to have to strip it all off and start over.

even more primer or Kilz sealer?
Man, that sucks.