I have finished stripping several layers of paint from an old door frame. The
wood has been sanded and is ready for painting.

The frame is across a hall from a south facing window and gets a lot of direct
sun. The old paint had suffered from many years of exposure.

My question is: should I use a primer coat of SealCoat on the bare wood? Will
this extra step help with prevention of future alligatoring?
__________________
Bill Waller
New Eagle, PA

On Sep 30, 11:10*am, Bill Waller wrote:
I have finished stripping several layers of paint from an old door frame. The
wood has been sanded and is ready for painting.

The frame is across a hall from a south facing window and gets a lot of direct
sun. The old paint had suffered from many years of exposure.

My question is: should I use a primer coat of SealCoat on the bare wood? Will
this extra step help with prevention of future alligatoring?

Alligatoring is usually a result of dried out oil-paint. Top coating
it with latex doesn't fix the underlying condition. Since you have
stripped it down to the bare wood, you could go with a shellac-based
sealer coat or latex primer and then top coat with latex paint.

R

Bill Waller wrote:
I have finished stripping several layers of paint from an old door frame. The
wood has been sanded and is ready for painting.

The frame is across a hall from a south facing window and gets a lot of direct
sun. The old paint had suffered from many years of exposure.

My question is: should I use a primer coat of SealCoat on the bare wood? Will
this extra step help with prevention of future alligatoring?
__________________
Bill Waller
New Eagle, PA



I would not be picky about the brand for priming bare wood, other than
to choose a good brand from a paint store - Ben Moore, S. Williams, etc.
Latex primer, latex semi-gloss paint. Paint while the surface is not
under direct sun. Latex paint has more flex and ability to expand than
oil-based enamels.

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Bill Waller wrote:
I have finished stripping several layers of paint from an old door
frame. The wood has been sanded and is ready for painting.

The frame is across a hall from a south facing window and gets a lot
of direct sun. The old paint had suffered from many years of
exposure.

My question is: should I use a primer coat of SealCoat on the bare
wood? Will this extra step help with prevention of future
alligatoring? __________________
Bill Waller
New Eagle, PA



I would not be picky about the brand for priming bare wood, other than
to choose a good brand from a paint store - Ben Moore, S. Williams,
etc.
Latex primer, latex semi-gloss paint. Paint while the surface is
not
under direct sun. Latex paint has more flex and ability to expand
than oil-based enamels.



....100% acrylic latex is best.


Things to ponder: Hmmm, no paint has any latex at all in it.

"Bill Waller" wrote in message
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I have finished stripping several layers of paint from an old door frame.
The
wood has been sanded and is ready for painting.

The frame is across a hall from a south facing window and gets a lot of
direct
sun. The old paint had suffered from many years of exposure.

My question is: should I use a primer coat of SealCoat on the bare wood?
Will
this extra step help with prevention of future alligatoring?
__________________
Bill Waller
New Eagle, PA



Fres~Coat Troubleshooter® Fast Drying Alkyd Primer , made by California
Paint...GREAT stuff....

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Bill Waller wrote:
I have finished stripping several layers of paint from an old door
frame. The wood has been sanded and is ready for painting.

The frame is across a hall from a south facing window and gets a lot
of direct sun. The old paint had suffered from many years of
exposure.

My question is: should I use a primer coat of SealCoat on the bare
wood? Will this extra step help with prevention of future
alligatoring? __________________
Bill Waller
New Eagle, PA



I would not be picky about the brand for priming bare wood, other
than to choose a good brand from a paint store - Ben Moore, S.
Williams, etc.
Latex primer, latex semi-gloss paint. Paint while the surface is
not
under direct sun. Latex paint has more flex and ability to expand
than oil-based enamels.



...100% acrylic latex is best.

Unless he wants to sand it in the future

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Bill Waller wrote:
I have finished stripping several layers of paint from an old door
frame. The wood has been sanded and is ready for painting.

The frame is across a hall from a south facing window and gets a lot
of direct sun. The old paint had suffered from many years of
exposure.

My question is: should I use a primer coat of SealCoat on the bare
wood? Will this extra step help with prevention of future
alligatoring? __________________
Bill Waller
New Eagle, PA



I would not be picky about the brand for priming bare wood, other
than to choose a good brand from a paint store - Ben Moore, S.
Williams, etc.
Latex primer, latex semi-gloss paint. Paint while the surface is
not
under direct sun. Latex paint has more flex and ability to expand
than oil-based enamels.



...100% acrylic latex is best.

Unless he wants to sand it in the future


Well....it rolls off nicely :-)

On Sep 30, 10:10*am, Bill Waller wrote:
I have finished stripping several layers of paint from an old door frame. The
wood has been sanded and is ready for painting.

The frame is across a hall from a south facing window and gets a lot of direct
sun. The old paint had suffered from many years of exposure.

My question is: should I use a primer coat of SealCoat on the bare wood? Will
this extra step help with prevention of future alligatoring?
__________________
Bill Waller
New Eagle, PA



What is Seal Coat. Oil exterior primer is still the best and
recommended I am sure by top paint companies for their best products.
I dont trust latex exterior primers, they dry to quickly to penetrate
but actualy the size of molecule in oil primers is smaller, so it
penetrates deeper. [I was reading a Benjamin moore tech answer on
this] Yes you must prime, or in a year or so it will peel, primers
seal the wood.

Spending the extra nickels on the paint will pay off big time. I made
that mistake years ago. Within two years it looked like !


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