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Wed, May 15, 02 at 22:58
| We painted the outside of our house with exterior Weatherbeater Latex from Sears. It reeks like dead animal (some say cat urine). At first we painted the back and the smell was so bad I asked the neighbor if he was spraying heavy duty insecticides. Within a couple of days the smell was so bad the neighbor began cutting down his oleanders, (the oleanders are [were] growing along the fence between our houses. He thought there must be a dead animal in them.)
Then we painted the front of the house. After that dried we discovered the smell was coming from the house! The mail lady and even the UPS man both have gagged when delivering to the front door, as well as the neighbors. It has been 9 days now and it keeps getting more sour. The smell is very organic in nature. Sears paint says this happens sometimes and we should seal the whole house with an oil based primer and then re paint with an oil based paint. The smell is so bad we cannot leave the windows or doors open. I think Sears needs to send someone out to our house. I want to know what smells. I do not want a some poison sealed forever in my walls! |
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| Hi, It sounds like you are experiencing something similar to what I did, except mine was inside and was only bad when I opened windows and ventilated the house. I agree with Sears about sealing the house with an oil based blocker/sealer (2 coats of Bin or Zinser). By sealing it off, I believe you will de-activate the odor and eliminate any potential problems. Your only other option is to remove (sand) the paint off before repainting. I would have Sears come out. If they guarantee their product, I think it would be in their best interest to give you replacement paint. Besides that, they will see that there really is an odor. I know that from my experience, many people were skeptical when I told them there was an odor coming from the paint. Good Luck |
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| That is purely awful. Shoot, Sears ought to do more than replace the paint - they should send a painter out to do the paint over, too. That is a lot of work they're talking about as you obviously know. "This happens sometimes" is not a worthy response from them at all. Good luck, I do hope Sears comes through for you on this disaster. In our area we have a really good consumer advocate on our local evening TV news show and she would love to help someone with such a problem. Maybe you have one of those advocates in your area that could help if Sears hesitates. Store managers do not like to get such publicity on local TV news and generally respond to the pressure. |
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- Posted by Dances_in_Garden (My Page) on Mon, May 27, 02 at 13:04
| We used paint on an old wooden chair. While it was drying it just smelled like paint. After it dried, it smelled like a cross between formaldehyde and vomit. Not pleasant, to say the least. We tried sealing it, but must have gotten the wrong kind because then we had a bubbling and peeling stinky chair. We tried sanding it down, using an odour and stain killing all purpose sealer, then painted again with latex paint. It worked, but I swear on damp days I still smell a hint of formaldehyde and vomit...
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- Posted by twelvepole (My Page) on Sun, Jun 2, 02 at 2:03
| Contact Sears. Today's paints tend to have to meet low odor requirements. Perhaps something else has occurred that is coincidental to the new paint job, such as a dead animal under a porch or deck. If so, it will take about 6 weeks for the decomposition of the dead animal and alleviation of the odor. |
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