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Posted by Phisherman on March 6, 2006, 6:17 pm
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>My mom is having her home painted. The guys who gave her the estimate
>says he's going to mix the primer/sealer in with the paint and then
>paint the house. This does not seem like a good idea. There's a reason
>the primer/sealer goes on first. Or is this ok and done professionally?
>If it's a bad idea what things can happen?
>It's going over CBS (concrete blocks).
This is bad. Painting is all about preparation, and if you don't do
it right expect a poor job. The surface needs to be cleaned
(powerwash is good), possibly repaired/sanded, primed, then painted.
The primer provides the good adhesion that's needed to prevent
peeling.
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Posted by Doug Kanter on March 6, 2006, 6:40 pm
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>>My mom is having her home painted. The guys who gave her the estimate
>>says he's going to mix the primer/sealer in with the paint and then
>>paint the house. This does not seem like a good idea. There's a reason
>>the primer/sealer goes on first. Or is this ok and done professionally?
>>If it's a bad idea what things can happen?
>>It's going over CBS (concrete blocks).
> This is bad. Painting is all about preparation, and if you don't do
> it right expect a poor job. The surface needs to be cleaned
> (powerwash is good), possibly repaired/sanded, primed, then painted.
> The primer provides the good adhesion that's needed to prevent
> peeling.
Powercash ***CAN*** be good, if it's done from above so water isn't blown
behind the shingles. Even then, it can be a twitchy process. Best to issue
warning when you use the word "powerwash".
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Posted by Doug Kanter on March 6, 2006, 6:56 pm
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>>>My mom is having her home painted. The guys who gave her the estimate
>>>says he's going to mix the primer/sealer in with the paint and then
>>>paint the house. This does not seem like a good idea. There's a reason
>>>the primer/sealer goes on first. Or is this ok and done professionally?
>>>If it's a bad idea what things can happen?
>>>It's going over CBS (concrete blocks).
>> This is bad. Painting is all about preparation, and if you don't do
>> it right expect a poor job. The surface needs to be cleaned
>> (powerwash is good), possibly repaired/sanded, primed, then painted.
>> The primer provides the good adhesion that's needed to prevent
>> peeling.
> Powercash ***CAN*** be good, if it's done from above so water isn't blown
> behind the shingles. Even then, it can be a twitchy process. Best to issue
> warning when you use the word "powerwash".
Did I type "powercash"??? :-) Jeez....powerWASH.
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Posted by I.dont.read.email on March 6, 2006, 8:29 pm
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>My mom is having her home painted. The guys who gave her the estimate
>says he's going to mix the primer/sealer in with the paint and then
>paint the house. This does not seem like a good idea. There's a reason
>the primer/sealer goes on first. Or is this ok and done professionally?
>If it's a bad idea what things can happen?
>It's going over CBS (concrete blocks).
I think I met this guy. He goes to garage sales and second hand
stores and buys all the used paint he can find for under a buck a
gallon. Then he mixes it all together, indoor paint, exterior paint,
latex and oil base. Then he charges someone a huge price to paint
their house. He uses the same paint inside or out and the choice of
colors is pretty much limited to dirty gray and dirty brown.
Sometimes his paint jobs have texture, other times not. The texture
is from the oil paint mixed with the latex.
But rest assured, he will offer you at least a 10 year warrantee on
your paint job.
One year from now when the paint starts peeling off your house in
large sheets, you'll call him and his phone number will be
disconnected and his office vacated since he moved on to another town.
Tell your mom to cancel this contract now. If the company refuses and
wants to cause trouble, call your local building inspector and explain
the situation to them. Dont forget to check on this company with the
Better Business Bureau, and file a complaint with them too.
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Posted by Doug Kanter on March 6, 2006, 10:33 pm
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>>My mom is having her home painted. The guys who gave her the estimate
>>says he's going to mix the primer/sealer in with the paint and then
>>paint the house. This does not seem like a good idea. There's a reason
>>the primer/sealer goes on first. Or is this ok and done professionally?
>>If it's a bad idea what things can happen?
>>It's going over CBS (concrete blocks).
> I think I met this guy. He goes to garage sales and second hand
> stores and buys all the used paint he can find for under a buck a
> gallon. Then he mixes it all together, indoor paint, exterior paint,
> latex and oil base. Then he charges someone a huge price to paint
> their house. He uses the same paint inside or out and the choice of
> colors is pretty much limited to dirty gray and dirty brown.
> Sometimes his paint jobs have texture, other times not. The texture
> is from the oil paint mixed with the latex.
> But rest assured, he will offer you at least a 10 year warrantee on
> your paint job.
> One year from now when the paint starts peeling off your house in
> large sheets, you'll call him and his phone number will be
> disconnected and his office vacated since he moved on to another town.
I think the same moron painted the apartment I lived in a couple of years
ago. Two weeks before I moved in, I stopped by to measure windows. He was
just starting to paint. He hadn't turned on the heat, so it was about 40
degrees in the place. I commented that the paint would never cure correctly.
He disagreed. Two weeks later, the glossy he used on the doors was still
sticky. Two months later, it was still sticky. Couldn't hang clothing from
coat hooks - it would stick to the doors. The apartment complex ended up
replacing the doors.
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>says he's going to mix the primer/sealer in with the paint and then
>paint the house. This does not seem like a good idea. There's a reason
>the primer/sealer goes on first. Or is this ok and done professionally?
>If it's a bad idea what things can happen?
>It's going over CBS (concrete blocks).