Latex paint with a 60 degree or better gloss.
Yes, just ensure that the surface is clean, grease free and dulled.
No, often high gloss paint is oil based.
I use semi-gloss latex.
Usually it can be, especially if both come from the same manufacturer.
Yes, it will.
LOL...no sorry, it will just be a bit shinier than anticipated. (gloss is quite scary if painted over an entire wall - better for trim and cabinets, etc)
Yes. You can paint semi-gloss latex paint over flat latex paint. It is not advised to paint over any latex with any oil-based paint. Nor is it advised to try and paint over semi-gloss paint with any other finish without first de-glossing the finish and priming.
The ingredient in glossy paint is acrylic. You cannot remove that ingredient.
use a semi gloss or high gloss enamel as the hold up to scrubbing very well
Yes, you can generally paint high gloss latex over flat latex paint. But you must do all the preparation work in the best tradition of any professional painter. All "flaking" must be removed and the raw wood primed. This will present a "smooth" surface for the new coating. Additionally, everything that is to be painted my be scrupulously clean and free of anything that will restrict the new latex from sticking to the old.
Close to the same. Enamel just means that it's a hard finish. If you're painting a door, trim or anywhere that will be handled often and you must use a water based paint, an enamel is the way to go.
Well first you would use Kilzprimer you have to prime the drywall first then any latex is what contractors use.Kilzprimer is OK, but expensive and unnecessary unless you have stains on a wall or ceiling you need to cover before paint. Any good Latex basedPVA primer is good on newly installed drywall.