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There is no such thing as "regular paint" . There is oil based paint, alkyd paint, latex paint, epoxy paint, urethane paint and lacquer. They are all different and have different thinners and uses.

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yes, but its very important to properly prepare the surface, clean, sand and use a primer that is specifically designed for that purpose.

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No there are differences.One include use of oil in the picture and does not.The value is also different.

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Oil paint has nothing in common with water paint, they are totally different.

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Can you use a oil based paint over a water based paint?

Yes. Clean and degloss the oil based paint, apply an oil based primer, then apply the water based paint.


Can you paint oil based paint over water based paint which had been peeling because it was painted over oil based paint?

You can but it wont last, you will have a bigger peeling mess.


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Can oil based paint be painted over latex paint?

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Can you put latex over oil base?

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