Latex vs oil base
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Topic: Latex vs oil base
Posted By: Neal (scMN)
Subject: Latex vs oil base
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2018 at 6:58pm
| I need to paint the exterior of a garage and I will be painting it white again. I have no idea what is on there now as I didn't paint before. Is there enough difference between oil base paint and latex paint to mess with oil base? |
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Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2018 at 7:14pm
What does water do? Rots wood, and rusts metal...
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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2018 at 7:33pm
| Latex outside has low life expectancy, oil base will fare better but depends what is already on there. Take a sample flake to a decent paint supply store as Sherwin Williams, I believe they can ID what you have with a spectrometer. |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2018 at 7:35pm
| Oil base outside, latex inside on a new surface. If you got latex on there, might as well stay with it. I hate painting but used to sell it. |
Posted By: GARY(OH/IN)
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2018 at 11:54pm
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I had a hired guy paint a 22 x 22 garage 9 years ago with Conoco 5000 flat latex from Menards with a paint brush. Did a nice job and only put 6 hours on his time sheet. Had some peeling so scrapped and sprayed Conoco 6000 satin with one of those $169 on sale airless sprayers from HF and again all is well. I only posted this hoping Menards, HF and Conoco all send coupons to this email address.
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Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2018 at 6:01am
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As DM say ,take a sample and find out what it is as you can't put one on the other and I forget which way is bad(latex on oil ??). 2nd thing is to powerwash the whole garage then wait 3 days for ALL the water to dry off. PW will also lift off any flakey paint. Outdoor rated Latex will last for years,especially white(doesn't soak up the sun's heat). Take off any light fixtures ,signs, etc. tapeup/cover windows. The more, better 'prep' you do the easier,faster ,better paint job you'll get. ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 16 Sep 2018 at 7:00am
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oil on oil latex on latex latex on oil never oil on latex ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |