George E. Cawthon wrote:
Jean wrote:

I'm refinishing all the woodwork in my home because the original
oil-based paint has yellowed and darkened. I'm going to use a satin
latex paint. I've read that adding Floetrol to the paint will help it
level out so as to avoid brush marks. Has anyone actually tried this
and been successful? If so, what mixture ratio did you use?

Thanks,

Jean


Most paints say don't add anything, some say you can dilute upto x
percent. Floetrol tells on their product the maximum you can dilute. I
have use Floetrol on walls at less than 10 percent and it seems to
improve the quality significantly but my walls are a medium knockdown
texture so smoothness of paint is really a factor.

I recently painted my new doors and old woodwork with a gloss latex and
decided not to use Floetrol as the paint said not to add anything. Used
both a roller and a brush. It is impossible for me to get a finish free
of brush marks with latex, but I'm not a professional painter.


All the latex paint cans I've seen say not to thin the paint unless
using a sprayer, but Floetrol isn't a thinner (according to their
blurb), instead it is a "conditioner" (whatever that means). So I was
guessing that I could ignore the paint manufacturer's statement if I use
Floetrol. Am I wrong?


I suggest that you mix a cup or so of the paint with 10 percent Floetrol
and apply it on a very smooth finished test board to check the
smoothness and to see if there are any color changes.