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Offline NeoHOUSHIN

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paint bathroom...
« on: June 04, 2005, 11:09:08 PM »
ok so im deciding to paint my bathroom... i have no freaking idea of what type of paint to use at all. i have never done this before so im a newbie at this kind of stuff.
Basically i would like to know what kind of paint to use and what tools and other things i should do, like sanding the walls or so on. PLZ help me out!!

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Re:paint bathroom...
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2005, 09:59:52 AM »
Hi Neo,

Clean dirty areas and all woodwork with a TSP solution, TSP is available in powder form at most paint and hardware stores. Prime the walls, ceiling and woodwork with an acrylic primer/sealer. Next prep the walls for painting by patching any holes dings and gouges http:www.painterforum.com/patch.html Lightly sand the walls (with 120 grit paper) just to knock down the surface.
Since a bath is a high moisture area I suggest that you use an acrylic latex wall and ceiling paint that has some shine, perhaps an eggshell or satin finish. For doors, windows and woodwork use an acrylic latex enamel in a gloss or semigloss sheen.
Use a high quality nylon/polyester brush to cut in the corners and around fixtures http:www.painterforum.com/tools.html Roll the walls and ceiling using a 3/8 inch nap roller cover. http:www.painterforum.com/wall.html
Feel free to post if you need more info.Keep us posted.

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Re:paint bathroom...
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2005, 06:15:10 AM »
Not to disagree, rather to suggest an option; If you're living in high moisture areas (Seattle, Houston, Northern Minnesota) I would still use an oil primer such as Zin**er's Coverstain and a quality oil finish like Ben M**re's oil Impervo, especially in a repeatedly mist saturated room like the family bath...Latex is SO susceptible to moisture, the least breach in the finish coat can cause all manner of headaches, not the least of them molds forming under the paint. Latex products proved effective in arid regions (I worked in central AZ for several years), but I have found that problems like drywall screws and nails rusting through coats of latex and the slow softening and eventual disintegration of drywall panels (at tape joints mostly) made oil paint a desireable alternative...

Also, the cure rate for most acrylics is much longer than most people realize; acrylic paint has plastic resins that don't dry, they cure. I generally tell my customers not to subject a new paintjob to too much abuse for 7-10 days to allow for those acrylics to set...In a bathroom setting that wait can be excruciating... :o

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Re:paint bathroom...
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2005, 10:13:41 PM »
Recent replies have been moved to the professional board under "Latex V Oil"
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