Why is the paint on our interior doors and trim sticky after cleaning?
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Christopher Nelson Wallcovering and Painting
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Interior trim paint suggestion, please
Comments (21)Sounds like this is a moot point now, but I just wanted to say that if I could afford it, I'd use FPE eco satin for all the trim in my house. I painted an entire L-shaped banquette in our kitchen using FPE Eco Satin and it was a dream to work with once I got the hang of not overworking it. I've had several people look at the banquette and be shocked that it was not professionally painted. Since financially it's not really an option for me to paint all the woodwork in my house with FPE, I've been using Aura for most of my trim and find that satisfactory as well....See Morewhite baseboard, white window trim, what about the interior doors
Comments (2)Hi Lukkiirish. Painting the doors the same color as the rest of the trim has always been the way they do things in Europe. France has never seen a painted door it didn't like. On the other hand, doors stained--generally mahogany, since that was the fashionable wood at the time--to contrast with white trim became the standard in important houses in 18th Century England. And since what we call 'Colonial' is merely a simplified version of what's considered Georgian style decor in England, places like the White House have combined stained doors with painted trim for more than 200 years now. It's all good. Baseboards often match the rest of the trim, but not always. In grand houses they were often colored marble, and in less important houses, they were often finished in faux marble rather than pale paint, the better to hide the soil line from dirty mops, which is why they're still called 'mop boards' in England. The last time I was at The White House, the baseboards in the Blue Room were painted in imitation of yellow Sienna marble. In other words, when it comes to painting doors, whatever you decide do to, you'll have plenty of historic precedent behind you. Situations where it's literally impossible to make a wrong choice don't come along very often in decorating, so when it does happens, you ought to take advantage of it. Regards, Magnaverde....See MoreInterior trim fiasco? Should satin paint feel rough to the touch?
Comments (15)Thank you all so very much Christopher, Brushworks and Vith. The woman at SW who told me the A-100 was a health hazard and couldn't be painted over was full of it. She caused such a problem giving me the wrong information. I'll never call corporate support anything ever again. We have one more coat to go downstairs and with guidance from our district manager I selected new paint lines appropriate for our region for the top coats. As I said, we have an excellent contractor and he is making the upstairs right - he will do whatever we request. Yeah, I still don't understand why he uses A-100, but so long as we get a good top coat, I am not going to belabor the point. All other work is beyond exceptional....See MoreWhat's the best trim paint for interiors (doors, baseboard mouldings)?
Comments (17)Would you mind sharing why you have a paint crush on the Break-through by PPG?? ProClassic satin (Extra White) is actually gorgeous and I love it. But BM Advance and SW ProClassic both take hours in between coats. My son, Jake, is doing the painting for me while he's home from college for the summer and he prefers to spray early morning and let it dry overnight. He's sanding between coats of primer and first coat of finish because the cabinets are old with rough spots. Sanding between coats helps a lot so it's totally worth the extra work. ProClassic takes a good 14 days to cure out so you can get a feel (literally) for the final finish and color; when it's fully "cooked" I like it a lot. But it's a slow process to get there with both brands (BM and SW) and the first day I didn't care for the chalky finish but that quickly changed as the paint cured. Break-Through is different you can sand/recoat in two hours and cures to final appearance within maybe 2-3 days or so. All of them sprayed, rolled, leveled nicely for us. We are not using a professional grade sprayer, just something we picked up at Lowe's. I have nothing bad to say about the paint BM or SW at all. Break-Through just dries and cures faster. ProClassic satin the is "prettiest" IMO but I'm super critical and it's not enough of a difference to sacrifice the chunk of time it requires to get to that pretty final finish - I just haven't had the extra time to spare with my recent projects so Break-Through has been a good solution. When I spec color for homeowners most painters around here spray lacquer with pro grade sprayers and it's a whole, huge production with masking and paper and tape.... and it stinks. We don't have the bandwidth or space to go that route. With Break-Through you have to wipe up any spills or splatter immediately because once it dries, it's not coming off - kind of wicked and unforgiving in that way....See MoreLil Parr
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