What to paint over previously painted basement walls
2010年11月22日 · Basement walls are concrete block and have been painted at some point in history with a lime green paint. Appears to be oil based and lead tests have been negative. I want to repaint and realize since it's already been painted, DryLock isn't an option, so what's the best paint to use in this situation?
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2019年6月21日 · If you do not want to mess with TSP, you can use a 50/50 mixture of bleach and water, just be sure to ventilate the area well while using it. Make sure you thoroughly scrape off any flaking paint and remove and grease, oil or soot that may be present. Apply two coats of a good primer-sealer and then two coats of a good quality latex paint.
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2009年11月27日 · Otherwise, use a good floor paint recommended by the paint store but lean toward latex/poly products and not oil-based. The alkaline nature of concrete will chalk oil finishes. Either way, you should also think about what you need to prep the basement. Mold and mildew issues have been addressed. It is clean as anything else you would paint?
Best basement wall paint on 100 year old cinderblocks
2015年11月5日 · if you're concerned about the structural integrity of your home's walls ( your house sits on them ), address the serious water damage & don't worry about paint - that's cosmetic right now,,, we had a job last year where the bsmnt wall collapsed & fell into the garage,,, lying there on the garage floor, it sure looked nice on the part you could see but the …
Blasting to remove paint from cinder blocks in a basement
2013年11月10日 · I've tried removing the paint using some of the best paint strippers out there without much luck: Peel Away 1, Peel Away 7, Smart Strip, Smart Strip Pro, and Lightning Strip. I tried 3000 psi pressure washing with very poor results. So …
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2009年12月26日 · I am getting ready to paint the basement walls in our 1920's house. This is an unfinished basement that houses a workshop, laundry area and furnace/hot water heater etc. I want to paint the block to brighten the area up. The foundation is a …
What to wash basement walls with before painting/priming?
2008年7月16日 · Test your basement paint to see if it's a latex or an oil based paint. Put some nail polish remover on a tissue and clean the paint in an inconspicuous spot. If the nail polish remover dissolves the paint aggressively, it's a latex paint. Oil based paints dissolve more slowly.
Basement Walls - How Should I Seal or Paint Them?
2022年2月20日 · That’s what I believe I used to paint my concrete porch floor and basement floor. I also would paint my rubble foundation (“stone foundation” if you want to try and be fancy, but it was really rocks with crumbling sand between them that made a hell of a mess in my hundred year old home basement) with the cheapest white paint I had around ...
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2022年12月30日 · I'm not sure how the walls were constructed, but there's one place where I think I can see the outline of concrete blocks. Most of the walls are painted white or a forest green color. The walls seem to be better where it's green than where it's white. In many places the white paint seems to have separated from the wall. Almost looks like bubbles.
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2011年8月1日 · It isn't about having a moisture problem or not; it is about the natural way basements work. Even with a treatment of the walls on the outside; basement walls aren't painted/treated. If a basement is finished it is finished spaced from the walls a bit. They have to breathe, moisture does come through; even just seasonally.