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#1282 - 03/03/05 11:11 AM Wood Painting Fiasco
mlandino mlandino Returning Do It Yourselfer Registered: 03/03/05 Posts: 2 Loc: Charles Town, WV USA	Well, I have just started painting my home and the first few rooms went great, then I got to my daughters room...there was old wooden trim all around the windows and doors�it was full of holes and worm eaten and covered in paint splotches from the previous people. I, in my infinite wisdom decided to paint over it using a Sherwin- Williams semi-gloss paint. About 4 cotes in I realized this was not covering the wood. My husband thinks it was coated in polyurethane. What do you suggest? I really would prefer not to use any chemical agents if at all possible; my husband and son have awful allergies�.HELP [This message has been edited by mlandino (edited 03-03-2005).] [This message has been edited by mlandino (edited 03-03-2005).]
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#1283 - 03/06/05 10:22 AM Re: Wood Painting Fiasco
provip provip Super Do It Yourselfer Registered: 03/03/01 Posts: 1153 Loc: Victoria, BC, Canada	With your description of the trim and the allergy problem, I might suggest you take a piece of the trim off and try to see what's going on behind it if anything. With regard to painting the trim, you may not have to strip off the old coating but in order for a new coating to bond properly, you should at least sand the surface with a light to medium sand paper. Then you should use a latex primer formulated to go over old paint. Now put on the new paint. ------------------ Bart Blainey, B.E.R. Consultant/Journeyman Carpenter Building Envelope Specialist Master Renovator provip@prodeck.org http://www.prodeck.org Barton Blainey (provip) specifically assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information or process disclosed. The above further expressly advises that any use of or reliance upon the information and or opinion disclosed is at your risk . _________________________ Bart Blainey, B.E.R. Consultant/Journeyman Carpenter Building Envelope Specialist Master Renovator provip@prodeck.org http://www.prodeck.org Barton Blainey (provip) specifically assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information or process disclosed. The above further expressly advises that any use of or reliance upon the information and or opinion disclosed is at your risk .
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#1284 - 03/09/05 08:44 AM Re: Wood Painting Fiasco
mlandino mlandino Returning Do It Yourselfer Registered: 03/03/05 Posts: 2 Loc: Charles Town, WV USA	I did just as you suggested and it worked perfectly. The room looks great!!! Thank you so much. [This message has been edited by mlandino (edited 03-09-2005).]
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#1285 - 03/12/05 08:55 AM Re: Wood Painting Fiasco
RemodelingGuy RemodelingGuy Super Do It Yourselfer Registered: 03/02/01 Posts: 914 Loc: Houston, Texas	Bart is " Da Man " _________________________ Jimmy McDonald http://www.StartRemodeling.com Jimmy@StartRemodeling.com http://www.ToxicMoldUSA.com McMoldMan@ToxicMoldUSA.com Jimmy McDonald ( RemodelingGuy) specifically assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information or process disclosed. The above further expressly advises that any use of or reliance upon the information and or opinion disclosed is at your risk .
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