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Posted by Norminn on July 6, 2006, 8:15 am
roger61611@yahoo.com wrote:
> A long frickin time:
>
> "Top-quality alkyd (oil-based) paints have excellent adhesion
> characteristics and are a good choice for heavily chalked surfaces and
> areas with several layers of old oil-based paint. However, oil-based
> paints can fade, chip, chalk, and crack over time. Oil-based paint is
> more difficult to apply, and it has a stronger odor than latex paint.
> It also takes longer to dry (24 hours or more), leaving your newly
> painted room out of service for some time. Clean-up requires the use of
> solvents, which means that extra care must be taken in the handling and
> disposing of rags. Prices range from about $15 to $35 a gallon. Experts
> recommend regular latex interior paint for nearly all situations."
>
All paint changes color to some extent. Oil paint surely doesn't chalk
indoors, and it chips far less easily than latex on doors/trim. I've
used oil semi-gloss for trim, baths and kitchen for many years and have
not been disappointed. Latex on trim is junk. As for clean up, it
really isn't that different - I toss the roller if I use one for oil,
clean the brush with ms and detergent. Cleaning a brush is no big deal.
Odor? Open a window - we paint in dry, warm weather, right? Any paint
will peel if not prepped correctly, and trying to sand dings on
latex-painted doors/trim is a PIA. If one wants to change color every
two years, it doesn't matter because the built up paint - oil or latex -
will look like crap.
Exterior, esp on masonry, latex is the way to go. Concrete block and
stucco is all we have here (FL).
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