The Flood Web site (and the painting tips pamphlet I picked up from the
store) mentions Floetrol only for *interior* latex paints. But the stuff
they mention for *exterior* latex (EB-Emulsa Bond) seems to be only to
deal with chalky surfaces. If I pressure-wash and scrape the exterior
surfaces before painting, is there any reason to use EB-Emulsa Bond
rather than Floetrol?

BTW, I see that Flood is now owned by Akzo-Nobel, the same Dutch company
that owns Glidden.

Perce

Percival P. Cassidy wrote:

The Flood Web site (and the painting tips pamphlet I picked up from
the store) mentions Floetrol only for *interior* latex paints. But the
stuff they mention for *exterior* latex (EB-Emulsa Bond) seems to be
only to deal with chalky surfaces. If I pressure-wash and scrape the
exterior surfaces before painting, is there any reason to use
EB-Emulsa Bond rather than Floetrol?

BTW, I see that Flood is now owned by Akzo-Nobel, the same Dutch
company that owns Glidden.

Perce

From looking at the Flood website, it looks like Emulsa Bond has an
entirely different purpose, being to paint chalky/dusty surface without
primer. I have seen Floetrol recommended only to thin paint for sprayer
application. I used Floetrol's cousin, Penetrol, for spraying alkyd
paint; worked like magic.

Emulsa-Bond is perfect for painting over gloss and semi-gloss paints
as well as chalky paint. It eats into the emulsion of the old paint
and gives the new stuff something to bite into.

The Flood Web site (and the painting tips pamphlet I picked up from the
store) mentions Floetrol only for *interior* latex paints. But the stuff
they mention for *exterior* latex (EB-Emulsa Bond) seems to be only to
deal with chalky surfaces. If I pressure-wash and scrape the exterior
surfaces before painting, is there any reason to use EB-Emulsa Bond
rather than Floetrol?

BTW, I see that Flood is now owned by Akzo-Nobel, the same Dutch company
that owns Glidden.

Perce