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100% Acrylic Latex Paint is probably the most versatile and most used house paint on the market today. Lead based paint was the standard for most of the 1900's but when lead was found to be toxic and legislation in many areas, particularly California, began to ban solvent based paints, it was the 100% Acrylic Latex paint that was finally developed to give us something as resistant to the sun and the expansion and contraction of outdoor materials as the old lead paint. Having the right paint is only half the task. Getting it on properly is the other half. One of the cardinal rules of painting to avoid lap marks or colour stripes where your painting efforts overlap is to paint wet-on-wet. The technique to accomplish this when working outdoors is not very intuitive as it doesn't match the way we work on large flat surfaces indoors. Click here for details. Click here for tips on using brushes. Can I Paint Over Stain? Remember that you can paint solvent based paints over latex, but a special super adherent primer is necessary to paint latex over Oil or Alkyd Resin paints. You may need to know Which Paint Is It - Latex or Oil? And here is specific information on sidings: painting Vinyl & Aluminum Siding and Board & Batten Siding. Or you may want to know about how to block pine sap from constantly creeping through your finish. You may need some help in Removing latex paint from hardware.
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