Paint Types and Paint Problems

Paint Types and Paint Problems

Questions about the different types of house paints and primers or problems that can arise from their use.

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• Elastomeric Paint Questions - Questions regarding to use and possibly misuse of elastomeric paint.
• General Paint Questions - General questions concerning the use, misuse and failure of paint.
• Latex Paint Over Oil Based Paint - The application of latex/acrylic paint over oil base paint and the complications that can arise.

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• Paint coming off the wall when touched. - I'm not sure how to describe this. We live in an apartment and we painted an accent wall in the living room a hunter green. The wall was originally white and it had taken 3 coats of paint to cover up the 'bleeding thru' of the white. The problem w...
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• Paint smells like cat pee. - We have one room in our house that was painted two years ago using Olympic interior satin latex paint from Lowe's. In the past few days the room has developed a distinct cat pee odor. We, however, do not have a cat and there has not been a cat i...
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• Find a stain brand. - Could you give me the brand names of some emulsified oil plus acrylic wood stains?
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• Kilz Primer Problem - I recently paint my bathroom with Kilz primer, I think I might have put too much on the roller. Each time I try to roll the painted area, it will make streaks and bubbles. Makes the wall an uneven surface. It's been 2 days now. And I am just wonde...
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• Is Kilz Interior Paint Acrylic? - We have recently purchased a house and the entire house needs to be painted. I heard that 100% acrylic paint is your best option for durability. I can't find any information on Kilz interior paint being acrylic. Does anybody know if Kilz paint is ...
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• Flashing - I had professional drywall finishers finish my house. But after priming with Zinsser 123 bulls eye and two coats of Behr eggshell paint all seams are showing threw. The Behr reps say its the primer. What do you think? Note; the primer was sprayed ...
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• Paint peels off of wall. - Garage last painted 15 years ago. As I apply new paint the old paint peels off of the wall and sticks to the roller. The walls are drywall.
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• Best paint to use for interiors. - I am going to have my living room walls painted. Which paint is best: Dunn-Edwards or Behr or is there a better paint than these two? Thanks.
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• Paint vs Stain - What is the difference between a good Exterior Paint vs a Solid color Stain? I went to Lowe's to buy exterior paint and found the color I wanted in the solid stains chart but the cost was 50% higher than the latex exterior paint. Is the quality ...
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• Suede Paint Over Latex? - I have a wall pre-painted in latex. Can I do the final criss-cross pattern with the suede paint over the latex, or must I first cover the entire wall with the suede paint?
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• Primer and Paint Combo - If I use a prime & paint that is interlocked do I need to also prime?
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• Old paint is too thin. - I have recently opened an unopened, old 5 gallon can of antique white paint. It is glue like and transparent after mixing and won't cover at all. It is transparent. What happened? I guess I can't use it. Confused.
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• How can I tell if it is oil based or water based paint? - How do I tell if wood has been painted with oil or water based paint?
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• Bubbled paint on exterior walls. - We have sanded back our weatherboard house, then used an oil based primer followed by water based top coat. We are now seeing everywhere we have primed lots of bubbling paint. What is this from and how do we fix it?
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• Exterior Paint Peels Off Easily - Two months ago we had our house painted with Sherwin Williams Super Paint. The new paint easily peels off when bumped by a plastic shovel and I can easily peel it off with my nail. What should be done to correct this problem? Does the new paint...
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• Blistering paint after it is dried and then it rains. - The outside wood rail was painted with white latex paint. It dried for two days and then it rained. The paint cracked and blistered. Once the sun came out and dried the paint it looked fine. Every time it rains the paint softens and blisters. How ...
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• I accidently used interior paint outside on wood siding. Will coating it with exterior paint make it right? - Painted it yesterday. I understand interior paint outside will peel and crack withing a year.
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• Painting over flat paint. - Do I need to prime a flat paint before repainting with an egg shell or satin... also in the bathroom do I need a different type of paint?
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• Flood Stain - Has anyone used Flood stain before? Any opinions on it? I'm planning in using to paint previously painted rough cut cedar siding.
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• Interior painting with semi gloss. - I went to do touch up with semi gloss paint when I removed the tape (20 minutes later), the paint peeled right off along with the tape---a few spots are done to the drywall, any help would be great!!!! I'm thinking that I need to prime first, rep...
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• Painting galvanized metal. - Can you mix chain link fence paint with other enamels to paint galvanized metal?
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• Back rolling finish paint. - Should you back roll the finish paint after priming it?
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• Accidentally used exterior paint on the inside. - The local paint store gave me a gallon of exterior satin latex paint when I asked for interior; I didn't notice until after I painted my living room. This is 100% non-toxic paint, No VOCs at all. Is this okay, then?
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• Ceiling Paint Slothing Off - I have a new house that was built in 1920. When I went to put new ceiling paint up as soon as I applied it, it started slothing off. My whole house is like this. I scraped all of the old ceiling paint off in one room but my house is so big that wi...
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• Paint Turns to Powder - I am renovating an old cottage with original walls built with stones and mud with a cement finish inside and out. My problem is the interior paint turns to powder after a few months and falls of the wall, this happens on the lower part of some wal...
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