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What is better for crown molding paint - latex or enamel?
Water Based Latex Enamel is now available. Easy clean up.
What kind of paint can you put over all surface enamel latex primer?
You can use either a water or oil-based paint over a latex primer.
Can you mix enamel and latex paint together?
A primers is basically used to seal a surface and give the top coat "tooth". A primer should be chosen for the surface it is going on, oil based primers adhere better to surfaces like bare wood, slick finishes, and old oil based paint. Once the primer has dried any kind or paint may be applied as a top coat.
What can you use to paint over enamel paint on the walls?
You can use either enamel (oil-based) paint or latex (water-based) paint. If you are using latex paint, you need to use a primer (undercoat) first. The paint store will have a special primer that allows you to paint latex over enamel. If you are going to do this, it is also a good idea to either sand the enamel paint before you paint over it, or wash it with TSP (trisodium phosphate) cleaner to remove the gloss.
Can you use latex primer over oil base enamel?
Not directly. You will need to use a primer made to adhere to oil and will accept a latex topcoat.
Can you mix latex and enamel paints?
Yes you can. As long as the enamel is a latex, or water base also. The only thing enamel stands for is the hardness of the paint after it has cured. Enamel is very hard making it the most durable for bathrooms, woodwork, kitchens. It can be either oil based or water based (latex stands for water based paint).
What is better for crown molding paint - latex or enamel?
Water Based Latex Enamel is now available. Easy clean up.
What kind of paint can you put over all surface enamel latex primer?
You can use either a water or oil-based paint over a latex primer.
Can you mix enamel and latex paint together?
A primers is basically used to seal a surface and give the top coat "tooth". A primer should be chosen for the surface it is going on, oil based primers adhere better to surfaces like bare wood, slick finishes, and old oil based paint. Once the primer has dried any kind or paint may be applied as a top coat.
What can you use to paint over enamel paint on the walls?
You can use either enamel (oil-based) paint or latex (water-based) paint. If you are using latex paint, you need to use a primer (undercoat) first. The paint store will have a special primer that allows you to paint latex over enamel. If you are going to do this, it is also a good idea to either sand the enamel paint before you paint over it, or wash it with TSP (trisodium phosphate) cleaner to remove the gloss.
Is latex paint water-based?
Yes, latex paint is water-based.
Can you use latex primer over oil base enamel?
Not directly. You will need to use a primer made to adhere to oil and will accept a latex topcoat.
Is latex paint oil-based?
No, latex paint is water-based, not oil-based.
Is acrylic latex paint water-based?
Yes, acrylic latex paint is water-based.
Is latex paint the same as enamel?
"flat" paint is flat flat -- no sheen at all. My understanding is that "flat enamel" has a very slight sheen -- like about 6%, which supposedly makes it a little easier to clean than the flat flat paint. But, it's pretty hard to distinguish one from the other.
What are the differences between latex paint and water-based paint?
Latex paint and water-based paint are actually the same thing. Latex paint is a type of water-based paint that uses synthetic polymers as binders. The term "latex" is often used interchangeably with "water-based" when referring to paint that can be easily cleaned up with water.
When painting iron fence can you paint enamel over latex?
You can paint over latex paint with either an oil or water based enamel paint as long as the surface is dull, clean and rust free. Any bare metal will need to be primed with a primer, either oil based or 100% acrylic Direct-to-metal, prior to top-coating.
