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Default type of paint for sheet rock in bachrooms

On 7/30/2012 11:33 AM, Jan Philips wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:28:13 -0400, "Dave M."
wrote:

The guy favors using Glidden flat paint when he paints bathrooms. That
does not mean that he uses a special bathroom flat paint. Do you know what
paint he used?


No, I will try to find out.

I think you misunderstood your painter. Are you having
problems with the paint job?


He is not a professional painter - he was doing maintenance there. The
job was done Friday. He told me that he was using paint designed for
bathrooms, but when I saw it Friday it was flat. I knew that usually
eggshell or semi-gloss was used for bathrooms, so I was surprised when
it was flat. Last night I looked up Glidden paints on their website
and they recomend their semi-gloss for bathrooms and high-moisture
areas.


Flat in moist areas (baths, kitchens, exteriors) might let a little more
dust and moisture cling to the surface. One flat paint is washed a time
or two, it often loses some of the matte so's it is a trace more glossy
and smooth. Just out of curiosity, it would be interesting to know why
he chose flat; my money is on leftovers from another job )