Painting over poly
 

The previous home owner sponge painted my kitchen. They put what
appears to be a clear coat of poly to protect their masterpiece. I
would like to repaint the room. Can I paint over poly? Do I sand it
first? Do I need to prime First? I am guessing that the poly has a
satin finish.

Painting over poly
 

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The previous home owner sponge painted my kitchen. They put what
appears to be a clear coat of poly to protect their masterpiece. I
would like to repaint the room. Can I paint over poly? Do I sand it
first? Do I need to prime First? I am guessing that the poly has a
satin finish.


I did this last year. Sanded first with fine paper. Check from a million
angles with a halogen light to be sure I hadn't missed any spots. Primed
with Kilz, painted with latex. Worked fine. The floor's still ugly, though.
:-)

Painting over poly
 

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The previous home owner sponge painted my kitchen. They put what
appears to be a clear coat of poly to protect their masterpiece. I
would like to repaint the room. Can I paint over poly? Do I sand it
first? Do I need to prime First? I am guessing that the poly has a
satin finish.


I did this last year. Sanded first with fine paper. Check from a
million angles with a halogen light to be sure I hadn't missed any
spots. Primed with Kilz, painted with latex. Worked fine. The floor's
still ugly, though.
:-)




Hey Joe:

Got some poly I need to paint over. Assumed I would have to use oil base
primer. Was the Kilz you used the stinky oil or latex? If latex, how long
has it been up?

This is the inside of one of those crank windows that swing out. Temp
difference in mid winter between outside and inside can be as much as 100
degrees.

Of course, I'll be using exterior on it.

Thanks

Painting over poly
 

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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in
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The previous home owner sponge painted my kitchen. They put what
appears to be a clear coat of poly to protect their masterpiece. I
would like to repaint the room. Can I paint over poly? Do I sand it
first? Do I need to prime First? I am guessing that the poly has a
satin finish.


I did this last year. Sanded first with fine paper. Check from a
million angles with a halogen light to be sure I hadn't missed any
spots. Primed with Kilz, painted with latex. Worked fine. The floor's
still ugly, though.
:-)




Hey Joe:

Got some poly I need to paint over. Assumed I would have to use oil base
primer. Was the Kilz you used the stinky oil or latex? If latex, how long
has it been up?

This is the inside of one of those crank windows that swing out. Temp
difference in mid winter between outside and inside can be as much as 100
degrees.

Of course, I'll be using exterior on it.

Thanks

Just checked the can and it's the latex Kilz. Painted over it with Devoe
high gloss latex enamel. This is an area behind the kitchen counter and
around the stove. It doesn't get a LOT of splatter, but it gets some, and it
gets wiped down with a sponge and a little Dawn dish soap about once a week.
No ill effects so far. BUT: I was able to paint the area just before going
on vacation for a week, which according to MY painting bible (in my head) is
the right curing time for many paints.

Painting over poly
 

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Hey Joe:

Got some poly I need to paint over. Assumed I would have to use oil base
primer. Was the Kilz you used the stinky oil or latex? If latex, how long
has it been up?

This is the inside of one of those crank windows that swing out. Temp
difference in mid winter between outside and inside can be as much as 100
degrees.

Of course, I'll be using exterior on it.

Thanks

Painting over "poly" should be no big deal. It has to be clean, free of
gloss, dust and grease - same goes for any coating. Kilz is just a
brand name. Don't know about water based "poly", but latex paints have
more flex than oil, so that is the tendency (after poor prep) that makes
oil not a good coating to put over latex. Oil is harder, less flex. I
would wash and degrease it very well - use solvent where there is really
gummy grease - vacuum up all dust and then use the primer with label
uses for your paint. If there are stains, then a stain-blocking primer
should be used. Bullseye makes 'em. Kilz makes 'em. Lotsa brands. I
will never use paints from the box stores - tried it once, just in case
the publicity was accurate. It was crap. Ben Moore and Sherwin
Williams are my guys :o)

Painting over poly
 

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Hey Joe:

Got some poly I need to paint over. Assumed I would have to use oil base
primer. Was the Kilz you used the stinky oil or latex? If latex, how long
has it been up?

This is the inside of one of those crank windows that swing out. Temp
difference in mid winter between outside and inside can be as much as 100
degrees.

Of course, I'll be using exterior on it.

Thanks

Painting over "poly" should be no big deal. It has to be clean, free of
gloss, dust and grease - same goes for any coating. Kilz is just a brand
name.

I know. It's just what I had around, and will for the next 300 years. The
prior owner of this house did a great job of cleaning paint can rims and
making sure they were sealed well. Then, he left 8 cans here when he moved,
each at least half full. I would've called him & asked if he wanted any of
it, but he's across the country.

Painting over poly
 

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in
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"Norminn" wrote in message
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Hey Joe:

Got some poly I need to paint over. Assumed I would have to use oil
base primer. Was the Kilz you used the stinky oil or latex? If
latex, how long has it been up?

This is the inside of one of those crank windows that swing out.
Temp difference in mid winter between outside and inside can be as
much as 100 degrees.

Of course, I'll be using exterior on it.

Thanks

Painting over "poly" should be no big deal. It has to be clean, free
of gloss, dust and grease - same goes for any coating. Kilz is just
a brand name.

I know. It's just what I had around, and will for the next 300 years.

I just set a calendar reminder and will get back with you then :-)

The prior owner of this house did a great job of cleaning paint can
rims and making sure they were sealed well. Then, he left 8 cans here
when he moved, each at least half full. I would've called him & asked
if he wanted any of it, but he's across the country.