It's available all over the place; you aren't looking very hard.


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: I have a thirty-year old house. I like the paint color.
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: The woodwork needs touch up. I was able to get a fantastic
: color match from Sherwin Williams for the latex walls after
: Napko paints disappeared.
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: Unfortunately, I cannot find anyone who has a tint base
: for oil-based semi gloss for the interior woodwork.
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: I have heard the rumor that environmental regulations
: regarding solvent emissions has caused paint companies
: to discontinue oil-based paints which may explain why
: I recently could not find varnish when I needed it either.
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: Anyone know for sure of anyone who currently stocks oil-
: based tint base for interior semi-gloss? I think somewhere
: I saw an "exterior" glossy oil based paint. Would there
: be a way to reduce the gloss?
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: Anybody have any experience with artist paints? Could they
: just be watered down with mineral spirits?
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: Anybody know of a place that might have a stock of old
: paint?
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: If you suggest a paint source or brand, please tell me
: when you last used/saw it. I've spent a lot of time
: already. I suspect somebody out there still carries it.
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: When I do a google search, I find a lot of advice about
: not putting latex over oil-based, but nobody selling oil
: based.
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: I saw one recommendation to use oil-based primer as as
: an undercoat for latex. If I get to that, is even oil-based
: primer available?
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: I might add that my wife forced the re-carpeting of the house
: before I could address this issue. Large scale use of
chemicals,
: belt sanders, etc. is now precluded. Meanwhile, the new carpet
: accentuates the deficiencies in the paint.
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: Thanks for your considered help and advice.
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