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Post by garrett on Aug 16, 2011 1:15:02 GMT -5
tell me all about it.differnt kinds.applications?do's and don'ts?
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Post by Train on Aug 19, 2011 18:12:07 GMT -5
Ya What I can tell you is it really pays to learn how to paint not just slop paint. : How to prep the surface What kind of paint for the project. What brush and kind. How to hold the brush. how to move the brush and not scrub with the brush. Rather than launch into a lengthy post now I will avail myself to questions on general building painting, inside and out. There is a technique for every application and learning them can save you a lot of work and make the project enjoyable. Train
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Aug 19, 2011 18:38:13 GMT -5
Don't use Olympic indoors paint, thin as water. I have used venetian plaster in one of my bedrooms. That is a lot of work and it's permanent so the best thing to do is get a 3 or 4 foot square piece of drywall and do a sample piece. I do love how that room turned out though.
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Post by Train on Aug 19, 2011 19:28:54 GMT -5
Don't use Olympic indoors paint, thin as water. I have used venetian plaster in one of my bedrooms. That is a lot of work and it's permanent so the best thing to do is get a 3 or 4 foot square piece of drywall and do a sample piece. I do love how that room turned out though. Ya I agree. Use only the best paint you can find what ever the project. Cheap thin paint has less solids to cover with and cause you to paint coat upon coat needlessly negating any savings you envisioned. Good to see our friend from the coast.
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Aug 19, 2011 20:29:26 GMT -5
Don't use Olympic indoors paint, thin as water. I have used venetian plaster in one of my bedrooms. That is a lot of work and it's permanent so the best thing to do is get a 3 or 4 foot square piece of drywall and do a sample piece. I do love how that room turned out though. Ya I agree. Use only the best paint you can find what ever the project. Cheap thin paint has less solids to cover with and cause you to paint coat upon coat needlessly negating any savings you envisioned. Good to see our friend from the coast. thanks! Watch the O company sue me since I "defamed" their product by name. But I used it in my other bedroom. I loved the color on the chip but after two coats and still seeing the primer through it I had Behr colormatch it.
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Post by w8n4dave on Aug 19, 2011 22:28:26 GMT -5
I am not to sure about paint, all I know is I painted every room in this house (more than once) and I used primer under the paint to keep colors from coming thru.. When we painted the barn , the girl said that primer was in the paint already .. I was skeptical to say the least but ... OMG it was in there, some great stuff, I went over that barn 3 times and we used probably 2 gallons... It was really great paint!! I always use really great paint , but there is some paint out now that rocks!!! If it is great quality paint it is wort your while I am going to pain the room upstairs after Salsa season
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Post by w8n4dave on Aug 19, 2011 22:30:59 GMT -5
by the way.. there was nooooo reason for me to paint that barn 3 times ... that is just the me coming out
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Post by garrett on Aug 20, 2011 0:20:53 GMT -5
smiles
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Post by dogwoman on Aug 20, 2011 1:26:40 GMT -5
I used that new style flat enamel paint for my great room, because it is supposed to be easy to wash. It is not easier to wash. And, it does not last longer than regular paint. The hype about it is baloney.
I would like to hear about milk paint. It is supposed to be scentless and environmentally friendly. Has anybody used it?
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Post by garrett on Aug 20, 2011 17:31:15 GMT -5
ma didn't they used to use milk as a base in paint products or whitewash?
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Post by dogwoman on Aug 21, 2011 0:42:38 GMT -5
Not sure, Garrett, but you could be right. (It so, it was before my time!)
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Post by garrett on Aug 22, 2011 2:38:25 GMT -5
biiiiiiiiiiiiggggggggg grins. mine too.
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Post by Train on Sept 1, 2011 9:56:57 GMT -5
I am not to sure about paint, all I know is I painted every room in this house (more than once) and I used primer under the paint to keep colors from coming thru.. When we painted the barn , the girl said that primer was in the paint already .. I was skeptical to say the least but ... OMG it was in there, some great stuff, I went over that barn 3 times and we used probably 2 gallons... It was really great paint!! I always use really great paint , there is some paint out now that rocks!!! If it is great quality paint it is wort your while I am going to pain the room upstairs after Salsa season Ya I forgot about this thread. Sorry, just now stumbled in again. First about primer. KILTZ. That is a stain blocker with loads of solids. Outside projects you use oil based Kiltz and you may need two coats on a barn of old dried out wood that acts like a sponge. Wait 24 hours between coats. Now paint with the best outdoor latex paint you can find. Remember to work the paint into the project being painted with a brush after rolling the material on. Never roll paint then walk off. This goes for all projects inside or out. wait two days for the second coat. This coats are best, just be sure to spread well and work in. Four to five thin coats will last longer than thick ones that will peal away. You should now have a very good 10 year paint job in most cases and in some cases more. Train
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Post by Train on Sept 1, 2011 10:03:02 GMT -5
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Post by dogwoman on Sept 2, 2011 7:29:14 GMT -5
Thank you, Train. Milk based wall paint is supposed to be environmentally and health friendly.
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Post by w8n4dave on Sept 2, 2011 7:43:55 GMT -5
Never heard of milk based paint... I'll have to check those links out
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Post by garrett on Sept 4, 2011 1:07:14 GMT -5
mooooooooooooaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrvvvvvvvvelous.smiles
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Post by catgrass on Apr 23, 2012 12:05:06 GMT -5
Well, I want to paint and eventually in this lifetime I will, IF I can get the DANG WALLPAPER OFF THE WALL!!!!!! Suggestions anyone? I have scored the wall paper saturated it with the "wall paper remover", and let me tell you-in some places it is STUCK! And in some places even the face of the sheet rock has come with it. I am soooooo frustrated. Thought I'd finish this in two weekends-it may take two months!! The peeps at the paint store said I need to 'buy' the steamer wall paper remover. BUY?? For one room?? $60.00 for the small one??? help?
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Post by marielouise on May 2, 2012 11:02:59 GMT -5
Cat--- check around your area for a tool rental place then call and ask bout the steamer... I was over in the other thread but just now remembered about rental places. Jim does rent from a couple here those tools he doesn't have and only uses once in a blue moon.
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Post by catgrass on May 2, 2012 11:10:14 GMT -5
I thought about rental, too. There are a lot of those places around here, but I don't know about that tool. Still spraying, soaking and peeling off about 2-3 ft. square a night. Yuk.
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Post by marielouise on May 3, 2012 23:28:38 GMT -5
Hang in there CAt--- you will soon have it done! then it will be soooo pretty when ya get it painted and you be proud of yourself!!!
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Post by catgrass on May 4, 2012 14:51:57 GMT -5
Sure is taking a lot of wine! LOL-Seriously, though, it is soooo frustrating! My son will be in from Montana the end of this month, and I wanted to have the kitchen done, and at least started on the hall and my room-guess I won't make it. ((
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Post by nightmist on May 4, 2012 15:16:37 GMT -5
Milk paint is also referred to as casein paint. Some artists prefer it because it is tough and does not need to be varnished. You do have to use it on a rigid surface rather than something like canvas, but that should make no never mind on a wall. It is the preferred paint of a fair number of muralists, so you know it holds up.
Now if you want something that will hold up as long as the wall, you have your fresco, encaustic (wax painting) or silicate painting. Of course you would have to be as crazy as a boar 'coon in spring to undertake any of the three without training.
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Post by catgrass on Jan 28, 2013 13:25:32 GMT -5
Well, it has taken months, but I finally figured it all out! I just took sheet rock mud, and covered up the bad spots haphazardly-then went back over the whole wall, and smeared in in a stucco looking fashion-Painting with Behr/ with primer "morning sunlight" " " and it looks great! Not finished yet, but close!
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Post by LinFL on Jan 28, 2013 14:16:47 GMT -5
Congratulations! I know that project was about to drive you crazy.
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Post by catgrass on Jan 28, 2013 16:20:26 GMT -5
Well, since my son came home, I figured I needed to finish and pick up all the stuff laying around that used to be on the walls (lol). Actually it is coming along very well, wish I had thought of that 6 months ago!
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Post by marielouise on Jan 28, 2013 23:20:16 GMT -5
JOB well done!!!!!
Good for you getting it finished .... Wall paper can be a royal pain to remove.....
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Post by garrett on Mar 4, 2013 23:50:50 GMT -5
i saw a bunch of milk paint fer sale a few days ago....smiles
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Post by marielouise on Mar 17, 2013 14:09:53 GMT -5
I prefer my milk plain ole white!
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