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| Thread ID: 117253 | 2011-04-10 00:29:00 | Using old housepaint | Tony (4941) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1193278 | 2011-04-10 04:15:00 | Well, I reckon I'll give it a go. I'll tell everyone it is the fault of PressF1 if it all turns to custard (or worse). | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1193279 | 2011-04-10 07:40:00 | but I recently had to dump two old pails of acrylic because it looked like it had sand in it and even after much stirring by mechanical means it remained that way. Must have been cheap crap. One thing I have noticed about good paints is that whatever it is that they add that has been ground has been ground to a very fine powder. The cheaper ones are coarser. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1193280 | 2011-04-10 11:23:00 | Must have been cheap crap. One thing I have noticed about good paints is that whatever it is that they add that has been ground has been ground to a very fine powder. The cheaper ones are coarser. No, they were top of the line premium acrylic house and roof paints. I was pretty pissed at having to throw them out, but they were about 20 years outside their warranty! Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1193281 | 2011-04-10 21:58:00 | Let us know how your test of the paint went Tony. We are all curious now. :thumbs: | Richard (739) | ||
| 1193282 | 2011-04-10 22:13:00 | I would imagine professional painters dont have left over paint sitting around for 10 years or more so maybe in this case the amateurs have more Idea :) I have a 10 year old bucket of fence paint I use for touch up's and repairs on the fence occasionally, still fine at last look. Not acrylic though. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1193283 | 2011-04-10 22:29:00 | Let us know how your test of the paint went Tony. We are all curious now. :thumbs:Will do. I don't quite know when that will be though, and of course if the paint is going to fall off the wall, that may not show up for a while. :groan: | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1193284 | 2011-04-10 23:09:00 | Will do. I don't quite know when that will be though, and of course if the paint is going to fall off the wall, that may not show up for a while. :groan: Just remember it has to be above 10 degrees during application and for the drying process otherwise it will fall off the wall. Being old paint I can't imagine it being a winter grade which has a 2 degree limit normally. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1193285 | 2011-04-12 07:34:00 | Let us know how your test of the paint went Tony. We are all curious now. :thumbs: The trouble with you Richard, is you like to live dangerously. We are all not Captain Scotts you know. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1193286 | 2011-04-12 22:49:00 | I too have used much old acrylkic paint without problems, but I recently had to dump two old pails of acrylic because it looked like it had sand in it and even after much stirring by mechanical means it remained that way. In my experience, if you can paint it on and it dries to the right finish in an approriate time, all is well. Cheers Billy 8-{) This can be caused by using cheap reconstituted dehydrated water as thinners. Insist on pure extra virgin organic water and your troubles will be over, unless you started with deck paint. ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1193287 | 2011-04-21 12:11:00 | I took advantage of the fine weather and managed to get two coats of the 10-year old paint on today. I'll report back in a week or so - or earlier if it all falls off. | Tony (4941) | ||
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