"fatheyzeus" wrote in message
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Hi there,

The company I paint for does a lot of heritage restoration and currently
is exclusively using alkyd paint for our products. However, we'd like to
start using more latex for drying time, environmental and health reasons
etc.. The problem is that with the oil-based DAP window putty we use; I've
read it's ok to paint latex over it after waiting for it to dry, but I
don't think our customers really want to wait that long (and many don't
want to do it themselves or have to pay a painter when it does set up). I
wanted to try/suggest doing the entire sash/storm in latex with latex
primer and finish, bed the glass and ONLY paint the putty with an alkyd
colour match.

My question is: how important is it that paint overlap where the putty
meets the wood? Will water penetrate that seal and damage the putty
faster?



I use an oil based primer and a latex top coat.

In the summer you only need about a week for the Dap to skin over enough for
a latex primer coat to accept the paint.

I paint slow enough that would not be a problem but I prefer the oil primer.

Don't confuse me for a pro painter.


Colbyt