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| We have wood paneling (tongue and groove) in our house. At one point it was either stained or polyurethaned or something. Years later, someone painted over it with latex paint (rubbing it with denatured alcohol took it off, so that means it's latex, right?)
We now need to repaint it all because some of it is affected by a renovation and it's time for a color change anyway. For the most part, even though it was never primed, it has help up well (it is on one wall and then used as wainscotting on the other living room walls, in the hallway and an additional room). However, even painters tape will pull the finish off. So the question is, what steps should we take when we repaint. Cleaning it with Dirtex was one of my first plans. Should we prime on top of the existing paint? If so, with what primer ... Zinsser 123? Please tell me we can get away without sanding it. |
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- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Wed, Oct 13, 10 at 20:38
| The layers aren't bonded :( Probably whoever painted didn't do any surface prep. It's sanding or stripping time. |
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- Posted by wi-sailorgirl (My Page) on Fri, Oct 15, 10 at 12:31
| Ugh ... that was NOT what I wanted to hear. And yes, it appears they did no surface prep whatsoever. You don't think some kind of binding primer would do the trick? |
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- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Sat, Oct 16, 10 at 16:45
| If you want to try it on one spot, put the primer on, let it cure and then see if painter's tape pulls off the primer. If it holds on, it was able to penetrate the latex and badly prepared surface. If it doesn't, you are going to have to strip and do a proper prep job. |
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- Posted by christophern (My Page) on Sun, Oct 17, 10 at 8:05
| Try a patch priming with Gardz. It might penetrate the old latex enough to work |
Here is a link that might be useful: gardz
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- Posted by wi-sailorgirl (My Page) on Sun, Oct 17, 10 at 8:51
| Excellent suggestions! Thanks! I will give that a try and see what happens. Keep your fingers crossed for me. |
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- Posted by christophern (My Page) on Mon, Oct 18, 10 at 6:41
| If you have the time,I would try this product first. It is the original, Gardz is OK but it is just a copy of the real thing.Sorry,I should have suggested this first. |
Here is a link that might be useful: draw tite
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- Posted by wi-sailorgirl (My Page) on Mon, Oct 18, 10 at 13:22
| I will look for that, christopher. I've not seen it before so maybe I'll try to find a specialty paint store. |
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- Posted by wi-sailorgirl (My Page) on Mon, Oct 18, 10 at 15:38
| OK, I went to the hardware store where I normally buy my paint and they had Gardz, but the guy there recommended Zinsser Peel Stop. Any thoughts? |
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- Posted by imranhenry (My Page) on Tue, Oct 19, 10 at 5:01
| Paint the paneling with one coat of the desired paint color and allow it to dry completely. Paint again with one more layer to ensure a vibrant color. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Painting
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| What did you end up using wisailorgirl and how did it work??? I have a similar problem and would love to know the outcome. |
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