How toxic is oil-based paint?
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Latex paint over oil base paint?
Comments (19)"lovely peeling latex paint" Bad prep work. Latex cab go over oil but you need very good prep work. A bonding primer can help, but only if the oil paint is CLEAN. TSP or spic-and-span clean. Oil over latex is a really bad idea. The oil film is much harder than a latex film, and it WILL crack and crackle. They way you obtain a crackle finish is by putting a harder finish over a softer one. It really matters what order the paints are applied. Luckily latex, (even acrylic) paints are softer than alkyd (oil) paints once cured....See MoreOil-based paint adjacent to latex paint
Comments (5)We have a hundred year old house so there are many many layers of paint and a TON of decorative trim and his opinion was that scraping would be timely and thus costly, not to mention b/c there is lead paint in there (given the old paint) they would need to take extra measures of remediation. At least that's what he told us....See MoreHow do you choose whether to use oil base or latex paint?
Comments (3)You asked about your walls: Most of my clients prefer eggshell finish throughout, and sometimes satin in kitchen, baths. Or you might want to look into some of the newer matte finishes. Use alot of Ben Moore's Regal Matte- Clients like this finish also, but not in kitchen's or baths. Best to you. :)...See MoreHow to tell if paint is oil based
Comments (2)You can bet origional was oil but it has likly all peeled off over the years and been replaced by later coatings. In general,latex chips will bend and flex,oil chips snap and break before bending or flexing. Removeing a board to take to a pro paint store is a safe bet....See MoreArapaho-Rd
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