March 23, 2015 – The Practical House Painting Guide

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Oil to Acrylic Ceiling Repaint

March 23, 2015

We have a small bathroom at our beach condo (10 x 5). There is no window. The unit was built in 1990. The ceiling was painted some sort of antique white to match the walls — that we now think is oil based. We painted over it with Sherwin William

Wrought Iron Fencing

March 23, 2015

Wrought iron fence has an existing oil based coat that is 7 years old. Can I paint over it using Frazee’s ARO-THANE water based urethane modified alkyd paint? Will it adhere to the old coat after light sanding…or should i use another oil based paint?