I would like to paint my front door as well as the walls around our courtyard and front porch.Can i use indoor house paint on my exterior door? Would that be ok or why wouldn't it be ok?
Interior paint is not made to withstand the weather. Exterior paint is chemically, a superior paint, and thus, it tends to cost more. Since you mention painting walls and the door... I will also add this... the type of surface you are painting will also dictate to some extent, what kind of paint you must use. I prefer enamel, or epoxy base paints for metal objects. It dries to a harder, tougher surface. For wood and other porous surfaces, I prefer to use a good oil base paint. Any good paint store can make both kinds of paint match in color if that is what you want. (Due to the chemical differences, they will go on as slightly different colors, but will dry to the same color) I wont even use interior wall paint on the 'inside' surface of a steel door... I buy enamel paint for that, and have it tinted to match if necessary.
We havent even scratched the surface between what kinds of finish you can get with paint either.... flat, semi gloss, or high gloss... typically, a door with have a 'glossier' (more shiny) finish than an interior wall.
Go down to your local paint or building supply store, and ask them about their paints, and what kind they would suggest for which surfaces, and where, you plan on painting ;)
Good LuckCan i use indoor house paint on my exterior door? Would that be ok or why wouldn't it be ok?
no it will chip off from cold and moisture
no, exterior means outside,able to withstand the elements;the paint can take being cold and hot and still remain durable.Indoor paint will not withstand the hot,cold,rain, ice, snow,sun.Not only that, but your door is probably wood or metal.Do a job big or small, do it right, or don't do it at all.Go to a paint store they will guild you in the right direction,good luck.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
My outdoor porch paint is cracking because i used indoor paint, I want to repaint how do i Start? What do i do
Years ago i painted my outdoor porch with indoor paint by mistake and now it's chipping, i want to repaint it with indoor/outdoor but don't know if thats right i don't want it chipping it again Help?My outdoor porch paint is cracking because i used indoor paint, I want to repaint how do i Start? What do i do
1. Scrape
2. Sand
3. Prime
4. Paint (with exterior paint)My outdoor porch paint is cracking because i used indoor paint, I want to repaint how do i Start? What do i do
Remove all the old paint and re-paint with an outdoor paint. You are on the right track.
I would use a pressure washer to remove as much of the old paint as possible (be careful not to get too close because the pressure from the nozzle can cut into the wood) Then prime and paint with a high quality exterior paint.
first you need to scrape off as much loose paint as you can, second wash it thouroughly with a hose or powerwasher, let it dry for 24 hours. prime with oil based primer, top coat with oil or latex...
Go to Home Depot on Saturday morning , they have free class all summer long . they can teach you all you need to know.
You can go to Home Hard Ware and buy ';hardrock'; its great paint try and watch, i've used it myself, works great!
Hope This Helps!!
i dont know
You need to sand it first then you can paint it using outdoor paint
pressure wash your porch the paint it with out door floor paint
first you need to make sure that the termites have not destroyed your porch. Im sorry but whoever told you to use household paint was an idiot. You should have painted it with an outdoor wood paint, and then apply like a thompson sealer. this will keep the paint color bright, and also keep it from getting water damage, termite damage, and keep it from warping. If you're not careful you could find yourself replacing your entire porch. The sealer will keep it from chipping.
Sand it down, prime, then paint with the right paint.
you must remove old paint first then you can repaint it properly.. I would recommend a heat gun to help remove paint but be careful to read instructions so you don't burn the porch down.....the heat is intense but no flame so its not a torch
In order to keep new OUTDOOR paint from doing the same thing you need to scrape and sand off the old paint and yes prime so you have a nice base for the new paint to adhere to. Binz makes great primes just make sure you use wood paint for wood, concrete paint for concrete and metal paint for metal if not you are just going to have the same problem even if you do scrape sand and prime!! Go to a good paint center or a local hardware/paint store. Often you will receive much better assistance then the big orange box stores.
take a brush, get some paint, and paint
First you have to clean the porch then you have tou use a lija and then to paintit again, Be carefull.
wait until the winter, then repaint it then.
1. Scrape
2. Sand
3. Prime
4. Paint (with exterior paint)My outdoor porch paint is cracking because i used indoor paint, I want to repaint how do i Start? What do i do
Remove all the old paint and re-paint with an outdoor paint. You are on the right track.
I would use a pressure washer to remove as much of the old paint as possible (be careful not to get too close because the pressure from the nozzle can cut into the wood) Then prime and paint with a high quality exterior paint.
first you need to scrape off as much loose paint as you can, second wash it thouroughly with a hose or powerwasher, let it dry for 24 hours. prime with oil based primer, top coat with oil or latex...
Go to Home Depot on Saturday morning , they have free class all summer long . they can teach you all you need to know.
You can go to Home Hard Ware and buy ';hardrock'; its great paint try and watch, i've used it myself, works great!
Hope This Helps!!
i dont know
You need to sand it first then you can paint it using outdoor paint
pressure wash your porch the paint it with out door floor paint
first you need to make sure that the termites have not destroyed your porch. Im sorry but whoever told you to use household paint was an idiot. You should have painted it with an outdoor wood paint, and then apply like a thompson sealer. this will keep the paint color bright, and also keep it from getting water damage, termite damage, and keep it from warping. If you're not careful you could find yourself replacing your entire porch. The sealer will keep it from chipping.
Sand it down, prime, then paint with the right paint.
you must remove old paint first then you can repaint it properly.. I would recommend a heat gun to help remove paint but be careful to read instructions so you don't burn the porch down.....the heat is intense but no flame so its not a torch
In order to keep new OUTDOOR paint from doing the same thing you need to scrape and sand off the old paint and yes prime so you have a nice base for the new paint to adhere to. Binz makes great primes just make sure you use wood paint for wood, concrete paint for concrete and metal paint for metal if not you are just going to have the same problem even if you do scrape sand and prime!! Go to a good paint center or a local hardware/paint store. Often you will receive much better assistance then the big orange box stores.
take a brush, get some paint, and paint
First you have to clean the porch then you have tou use a lija and then to paintit again, Be carefull.
wait until the winter, then repaint it then.
What kind of ventilation needed for indoor spray painting and house paint?
I have a large space that I want to spray paint and house paint the interior but I'm concerned about proper ventilation. I have a door that I can open but no windows. Any advice? Thanks!What kind of ventilation needed for indoor spray painting and house paint?
You can wear a mask and bring a fan or two into the room aimed upwards and facing the open door. That will direct the fumes upwards and out of the room. Hope that helps!
You can wear a mask and bring a fan or two into the room aimed upwards and facing the open door. That will direct the fumes upwards and out of the room. Hope that helps!
What are some popular neutral paint indoor colors\?
Will be painting the inside of my house soon.What are some popular neutral paint indoor colors\?
The big selling point in the house I bought last year is that the entire interior (except the bathroom) is painted a pale sage green. It goes with everything and is very cozy. It's a big improvement over boring white.
My living room contains brown, black, and cream colors, as well as a natural brick fireplace; my kitchen contains dark reds and blues; and my bedroom is decorated with all shades of pinks, mauves, and purples. All of these colors look fantastic with the light green walls.What are some popular neutral paint indoor colors\?
Creams, Pale colors, Reds and greens are becoming popular, and some browns
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The big selling point in the house I bought last year is that the entire interior (except the bathroom) is painted a pale sage green. It goes with everything and is very cozy. It's a big improvement over boring white.
My living room contains brown, black, and cream colors, as well as a natural brick fireplace; my kitchen contains dark reds and blues; and my bedroom is decorated with all shades of pinks, mauves, and purples. All of these colors look fantastic with the light green walls.What are some popular neutral paint indoor colors\?
Creams, Pale colors, Reds and greens are becoming popular, and some browns
white cream light blues laverender
Will shaving cream hurt regular indoor paint?
I want to play a prank on the guys in my dorm hall who are always pranking me. I want to put shaving cream all over their doors but i do not know if the shaving cream will hurt the paint in anyway. Will it ruin the paint on the door or the wood? I can't afford to pay damages to the doors so i figured i would find out before i actually went and did it.Will shaving cream hurt regular indoor paint?
OMG! If it could hurt the paint or the wood can you imagine what it would do to the face? Nah! It won't damage anything so go ahead and prank the guys!!!.Will shaving cream hurt regular indoor paint?
it depends on the type of shaving cream. I would test it on a piece of wood you painted or something first. Cause some types of shaving cream dry out and get all hard, and you have to practically chisel them off the surface, and that might damage the paint.
But I';m sure there are brands that don't do that, some of them just dry out and crumble away. Test the brand you get first and make sure it doesn't get hard and chip things.
I don't think it will damage the door in any way but be careful of the wood shavings.
i dont know, if you don't get any anwers, do a test patch somewhere on the paint that your landlord wont check.
OMG! If it could hurt the paint or the wood can you imagine what it would do to the face? Nah! It won't damage anything so go ahead and prank the guys!!!.Will shaving cream hurt regular indoor paint?
it depends on the type of shaving cream. I would test it on a piece of wood you painted or something first. Cause some types of shaving cream dry out and get all hard, and you have to practically chisel them off the surface, and that might damage the paint.
But I';m sure there are brands that don't do that, some of them just dry out and crumble away. Test the brand you get first and make sure it doesn't get hard and chip things.
I don't think it will damage the door in any way but be careful of the wood shavings.
i dont know, if you don't get any anwers, do a test patch somewhere on the paint that your landlord wont check.
Ok to use hair dryer to speed up paint drying process? (paint is on kitchen wall - regular indoor paint)?
There is a yes and no to the hair dryer. Paint stores use hair dryers to quickly dry small paint samples, latex paint in particular. However this works on small samples only. If you expose the paint to too much heat, you cause what is known as mudcracking, when the surface of the paint dries faster than the bottom and ends up creating a dry lakebed look. You also run the risk of causing the paint to bubble or actually burn if you expose it to enough heat. On a large area a hairdryer is pretty useless, the amount of effort you will put will not be worth it. If you are using latex paint you run the risk of loosing adhesion on the wall surface by heating, it might possibly peel, not immediately, but it will eventually. Alkyd or oil paint needs to penetrate into a surface and fast drying it with high heat will prevent that, again possibly causing peeling.
Some things you can do to speed the process are:
1.) using a dehumidifier. A dehumidifer draws moisture out of the air, in turn this will give dryer air to pull the water medium out of latex paint, speeding its dry without risk. Dehumidifiers will not work on alkyd/oil paint.
2.) Ventilation: The more air you give paint the more 'medium' is pulled out of it. The medium is what is used in the paint water, oil, etc. The better the airflow the more fresh air is provided and the faster it can dry. Open a window (if its raining, there is too much moisture in the air and neither paint will dry), use fans to get air motion. Fans must be used to pull the air out of the room not blow directly into it. By pulling it out its getting rid of medium, and not kicking up dust and debris. You can also use your central air if you have one, it helps, but only if it has a built in dehumidifer.
3.) Temperature: Paint will not dry when it gets cold, as a golden rule if its too cold for you, its too cold for the paint to dry. Pumping the temperature up helps, but even if you make the kicthen a sweat box, you still need airflow to get the medium soaked air out.
Hope I helped. Good Luck.
P.S. Latex paint takes roughly 6 hours to dry, work your day around that, paint in the morning, leave a windo cracked open, and go to out or too work. When you come home its already dry.Ok to use hair dryer to speed up paint drying process? (paint is on kitchen wall - regular indoor paint)?
no you will risk streaks in your paint finish if you have a dehumidifier that really speeds things upOk to use hair dryer to speed up paint drying process? (paint is on kitchen wall - regular indoor paint)?
No good. The paint underneath will remain wet and you will only be drying the outter paint. Just have to let it dry itself.
No, use an oscillating fan in the room.
why the he-l not??
I'm assuming you have a small space to dry. If so, sure it is ok to use a hairy dryer, but a box fan would work much better, faster and cover the entire area. Plus you don't have to ';man'; a fan.
no the paint will run.do you have a couple of fans you can put in the kitchen and turn on that will do the trick and help the drying time.do not use a hair dryer.
No. that is ok if your are willing to stand there and blow each little section! How about an electric floor fan? Seems that would be less trouble and cover more area.
Some things you can do to speed the process are:
1.) using a dehumidifier. A dehumidifer draws moisture out of the air, in turn this will give dryer air to pull the water medium out of latex paint, speeding its dry without risk. Dehumidifiers will not work on alkyd/oil paint.
2.) Ventilation: The more air you give paint the more 'medium' is pulled out of it. The medium is what is used in the paint water, oil, etc. The better the airflow the more fresh air is provided and the faster it can dry. Open a window (if its raining, there is too much moisture in the air and neither paint will dry), use fans to get air motion. Fans must be used to pull the air out of the room not blow directly into it. By pulling it out its getting rid of medium, and not kicking up dust and debris. You can also use your central air if you have one, it helps, but only if it has a built in dehumidifer.
3.) Temperature: Paint will not dry when it gets cold, as a golden rule if its too cold for you, its too cold for the paint to dry. Pumping the temperature up helps, but even if you make the kicthen a sweat box, you still need airflow to get the medium soaked air out.
Hope I helped. Good Luck.
P.S. Latex paint takes roughly 6 hours to dry, work your day around that, paint in the morning, leave a windo cracked open, and go to out or too work. When you come home its already dry.Ok to use hair dryer to speed up paint drying process? (paint is on kitchen wall - regular indoor paint)?
no you will risk streaks in your paint finish if you have a dehumidifier that really speeds things upOk to use hair dryer to speed up paint drying process? (paint is on kitchen wall - regular indoor paint)?
No good. The paint underneath will remain wet and you will only be drying the outter paint. Just have to let it dry itself.
No, use an oscillating fan in the room.
why the he-l not??
I'm assuming you have a small space to dry. If so, sure it is ok to use a hairy dryer, but a box fan would work much better, faster and cover the entire area. Plus you don't have to ';man'; a fan.
no the paint will run.do you have a couple of fans you can put in the kitchen and turn on that will do the trick and help the drying time.do not use a hair dryer.
No. that is ok if your are willing to stand there and blow each little section! How about an electric floor fan? Seems that would be less trouble and cover more area.
Why do paint manufacturers use volatile neurotoxic and carcinogenic solvents in indoor paint?
I know that solvents are not required to make good paint, for instance there are many REAL low voc paints that do not use these solvents and the performance of that paint is equally comparable to the performance of the more toxic types.
How can one say that 300 G/L is low VOC? that is ridiculous, do you think most people are aware that they are inhaling fumes of ethylene glycol, a solvent banned in paint in California? MANY paints contain Ethylene Glycol and it is highly unnecessary so why do companies continue to put these toxic substances in paint?
Another fallacy is the fact that a day or two after the paint is applied the fumes magically dissappear...these solvents may continue to ';outgas'; for months post application - So I guess if people like to inhale carcinogenic solvents use toxic paint right?
Another suggestion by someone is to use perfume to decrease the odor, tell me how does adding perfume decrease the amount of molecules of gaseous solvent in the air?Why do paint manufacturers use volatile neurotoxic and carcinogenic solvents in indoor paint?
I am a painting contractor and really have to differ with you on the statement that low voc paints are as good as higher voc painta...the low voc paints are the consistency of water and do not cover nearly as well as the higher voc paints and they are harder to work with as they dry almost on contact with the surface making back rolling or brushing very difficult or impossible. After the feds made all the paint companies re formulate their paints to comply with reduced voc requirements 6 years ago the quality of paints went downhill ...now a lot of manufactures make low odor painta with low voc...and they are the paints that are even worse than the re formulated paints that are currently out there with the maximum allowed voc content.Why do paint manufacturers use volatile neurotoxic and carcinogenic solvents in indoor paint?
It's probably cheaper. LOTS cheaper, then upgrading machinery and such to make 'green friendly' paints... plus..
How can one say that 300 G/L is low VOC? that is ridiculous, do you think most people are aware that they are inhaling fumes of ethylene glycol, a solvent banned in paint in California? MANY paints contain Ethylene Glycol and it is highly unnecessary so why do companies continue to put these toxic substances in paint?
Another fallacy is the fact that a day or two after the paint is applied the fumes magically dissappear...these solvents may continue to ';outgas'; for months post application - So I guess if people like to inhale carcinogenic solvents use toxic paint right?
Another suggestion by someone is to use perfume to decrease the odor, tell me how does adding perfume decrease the amount of molecules of gaseous solvent in the air?Why do paint manufacturers use volatile neurotoxic and carcinogenic solvents in indoor paint?
I am a painting contractor and really have to differ with you on the statement that low voc paints are as good as higher voc painta...the low voc paints are the consistency of water and do not cover nearly as well as the higher voc paints and they are harder to work with as they dry almost on contact with the surface making back rolling or brushing very difficult or impossible. After the feds made all the paint companies re formulate their paints to comply with reduced voc requirements 6 years ago the quality of paints went downhill ...now a lot of manufactures make low odor painta with low voc...and they are the paints that are even worse than the re formulated paints that are currently out there with the maximum allowed voc content.Why do paint manufacturers use volatile neurotoxic and carcinogenic solvents in indoor paint?
It's probably cheaper. LOTS cheaper, then upgrading machinery and such to make 'green friendly' paints... plus..
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