On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 13:16:09 -0600, "Mike Henry"
calmly ranted:

I'm thinking about painting the poured concrete walls in the basement shop
to get it looking a little brighter. What is a good color, brand, and type
of paint to use? Is a glossy or matte finish better? Is selaer needed or

PURE WHITE, period. And eggshell (satin) is the best because it's
easier to clean while not providing too much glare. Gloss is really
bad for glare if you have any sunlight. I painted my whole shop white
a few years ago and it _doubled_ the light from the existing fluors!
White (alkyd?) porch paint went on the previously sealed concrete and
white acrylic wall paint went on the walls and ceiling. I LOVE IT!


can the walls just be painted as is? The walls are 12 years old and we
never have any water leaks - the sump pump has never come on.

You might want to use a sealant paint as a base coat, anyway, just in
case. Mine's aboveground so I don't have any moisture worries at all.


Home Depot, Menard's, Lowes are all nearby as is a J.C. Licht paint store.

An archive search didn't reveal too much from rcm, but Boris Beizer seems to
like a really bright yellow in acrylic. Some seem to think that pure white
is not a good color

More lighting would also help but there are too many air handling ducts in
the way to do a better job of that and the ceiling is way too short to
consider a drop ceiling.

White paint will make an astounding difference. Give that a try and if
you don't like it, change to a mellow jello, eh?

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