Browsing Archive: October, 2009

Not so common painting problem - The burn off.

Posted by Brian Gwaltney on Thursday, October 15, 2009,
   Recently I was contacted regarding a failed job.  The home owner had hired a company to remove the paint from the south side of their home.  Unfortunately a neighbor happened to be around during working hours and discovered the company literally setting the home on fire with propane torches.  In the industry this is known as the 'burn off'.  This technique is no longer used because the heat from open flame is sufficient to release lead as a vapor from the preexisting coating.  The correct ...
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Common Painting Problems - Chapter 3 Bleed through

Posted by brian on Friday, October 9, 2009,
How many times have you painted a new piece of wood trim, old cedar, water stains, grease or ink that only to see that same stain bleed right back through?  I've personally tested how many times it would take to paint a water stain with normal latex paint before it would fail to bleed through.  I stopped at fifteen!  Latex is unable to handle many common stains.

Follow the punch list below for solutions to the toughest bleed through issues.  

- Grease around the oven.  Step one is to scrub th...
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