Can you paint latex paint over oil base paint?

Answer 1

Answer Yes Latex Paint can be used over oil, but the oil paint must have been on your walls not less than 6 months depending on where you live, how humid it is and or how cold your walls are. I say humid because if the weather has been very humid the solvents in the oil paint may not have come out completely and there-fore there will be a reaction between the Oil Paint and the Latex Paint. If on the other hand your walls are cold all of the time the same thing will happen, the solvents in the Oil Paint won't come out and again using latex over Oil Paint won't work. The best method of using Latex Paint over Oil Paint is to wait a year at least. If the Oil Paint was shinny I would recommend that you sand it with fine sandpaper, to dull the shine, and then apply a coat of Latex sealer and then put your finish coats of paint. This method can be reversed and done exactly as written above, but at least a drying time of one year will get you the best results.

Answer 2

Yes you can after the latex paint has cured.

Answer 3

No But you can put oil based over water based paints.

Answer 4

Wipe the dried surface with denatured alcohol. If it melts onto the rag, it's water based.

Answer 5

Oil based paint is the most durable for furniture refinishing, however if you are unable to purchase oil-based paints in your area, there are water-based alternatives that dry nearly as hard.

Answer 6

oil based paits are based from oil and latex from latex

Answer 7

You can if you go to the effort of putting a good primer over the oil and under the latex.

Answer 8

Yes it is better than oil paint