acrylic topcoats are typically the best due to color retention properties and flexibility. It is important, however, to use an oil based primer before using the acrylic topcoat when painting over bleeding woods like Redwood or Cedar. A complete acrylic system may be used on all other non-bleeding woods.

Moisture levels of exterior wood are normally lowest in September and October. Temperature and humidity are typically ideal for proper drying during the autumn months when most house painters paint their own homes (this rule does not apply to the Pacific Northwest where it sometimes never stops raining).

Yes. However there are necessary steps that must be taken first in order to assure success. Excellent preparation will be needed to make this change.

For most applications on interior\exterior walls, a latex paint will offer many advantages over alkyd paint. In most available products you will receive better color retention and the finish will be non-yellowing. Additionally, the latex products will have a lower odor, dry faster, and you will be able to clean up with soap and water.

Traditionally, latex finishes cannot be applied to an alkyd enamel without proper surface preparation which includes sanding, cleaning, and priming. However Porter's ADVANTAGE 900 Interior/Exterior Acrylic Enamel, with its new age acrylic resin, may be applied directly to clean alkyd enamel surfaces.

In the satin and gloss finishes which are commonly used on woodwork, oil enamels traditionally exhibited a richness, touch and leveling ability which was unmatched by waterborne paints. However, with the introduction of Eco, many professional painters and designers believe they have discovered an odorless, waterborne alkyd, which can be used interchangeably with traditional Hollandlac oil enamels.

It is a water-based paint. Therefore soluble in water, so you can clean brushes in water and there is no odour. It is a thinner paint than household emulsions and can be applied delicately without clogging or looking heavy. It is like using watercolours to paint on the wall rather than trying to paint a picture with poly filler!

Dark blue or green are the usual colors--You probably need to sandpaper the acrylic first to rough the surface. Be sure to paint the side that does not hold the water <>>>>< Pregnancy is about 3 weeks to a month. As for eating their young. It depends...how big the tank is, how heavily planted, how hungry the fish, etc. I usually give the parents the benefit of the doubt until the fry start to disappear. Then I would move the fry to their own tank.

Some degree of chalking is normal. Some paint manufacturers have even touted this as a "self-cleaning" process. However, excessive film erosion can result in unsightly heavy chalk. Excessive chalking is caused by the disintegration of the paint film during weathering. Some common causes of heavy chalking include application to an unsealed surface, overspreading the paint, or poor quality paint. All can lead to premature breakdown by the weather.

Yes. Eurolux House Paint is suitable for all wood exterior surfaces. Many clients, however, prefer to use Hollandlac or Eco Brilliant Enamel on doors and shutters. We have seen a great deal of damage done over the years by power-washers, and we do not recommend their use except in the hands of professional house washers, operating from ladders or boom trucks.

No, it isn’t. The alkyd layer will get hard and brittle as it ages, but the latex underneath will remain flexible. As time passes, the latex layer will flex and move with the expansion and contraction of the substrate more than the alkyd topcoat will. This will compromise the adhesion of the alkyd to the underlying latex and cause the alkyd topcoat to peel.

Yes, however you may find you need to use the solution (80% boiled linseed oil and 20% mineral turpentine). Sometimes acrylic paint has been painted over old layers of oil-based paint, and again using the solution will usually enable this to be removed using the Speedheater Method?.

Many things effect how often you will paint your home. Some dark colors are more effected by sun exposure and may need recoating more often than lighter colors. Some areas of your home receive more exposure to sunlight and the elements than the rest of your home. The length of time between paint jobs is also affected by the amount of preparation put into the previous coating. Things such as trees, clinging vines, and sap can also cause you to have to paint more often.

When exterior paints aren't capable of enduring the sun's ultraviolet radiation, the unfortunate results are faded colors and a weak skin that allows damage to the building material underneath. Ultraviolet rays tend to deteriorate paint binders. The binder remains as part of the final paint film, holding the pigment particles in place. Most exterior paints contain resins that are naturally resistant to UV radiation.

What do primers and sealers do? The goal of both is to make the finish coat (topcoat) look better and last longer. They do this by providing a variety of properties such as: Stain blocking - preventing stains (e.g., water stains on wallboard, ball point pen ink, or resins fron a knott in a wood surface) on the original surface from bleeding through the topcoat and becomming visible.

Not recommended. The exterior is an attractive looking textured vinyl clad steel which is hot rolled laminated to the cabinet. If you try to paint the exterior it would easily chip.

Oil-based and acrylic paints cannot be mixed. Acrylic paints are water-based. There is a new type of paint out now, called alkyd paint. Although it is water-based, alkyd paint can be used with oil paints. You can never paint in acrylic over a painting previously done in oil paint. You can, however, paint with oil paint over an acrylic painting.

The "best way" isn't always the cheapest. I have seen home made jobs using masking tape and a rattle can of touch up paint and the trim looks horrible. The best way to paint your side mouldings is to take your car to a body shop. Alhtough it can be done by yourself, the side mouldings are a highly visible portion of your car. A body shop will remove the mouldings, prep the surfaces, prime and paint / install them professionally. This will insure a smooth OEM paint look / finish.