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Default Painting an exterior cement block wall

| but if it's not, then it would be better for the OP to clean the paint
| with a good detergent, like Mr. Clean or Fantastik rather than TSP. At
| least, then, she'd be using a decent cleaner, which TSP isn't.
|

TSP is a very good cleaner and doesn't leave a soap
residue. I've used it for 30 years. not just for oil paint.
It's great for getting off grime on woodwork.

|
| PS: That word "enamel" is something paint companies toss around because
| there is no well recognized definition of what an "enamel" paint
| actually is.
|

Enamel indicates a paint that dries with a
film, as opposed to a suspension.

| So, using
| that reasoning, EVERY paint can be called an "enamel", and some

I was using the word enamel to distinguish from a
water-base stain, which is not an enamel.