I plan to paint my basement cinderblocks with DryLok. I don't get leakage
per se, but I do get efflorescence buildup, which tends to lift the paint
off the cinderblocks.

Any opinions or advice on the relative merits of latex vs oil DryLok?

I've only used the latex. It did the job. Be sure you follow the prep
instructions, which include a good cleaning of the surface and removing any
efflourscence buildup..

KB
"Buck Turgidson" wrote in message
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I plan to paint my basement cinderblocks with DryLok. I don't get leakage
per se, but I do get efflorescence buildup, which tends to lift the paint
off the cinderblocks.

Any opinions or advice on the relative merits of latex vs oil DryLok?

We used latex, only because we had to live in the house when we did it. The
oil based stuff is a much stronger odor. The laytex has worked well for us
thus far, and did not smell too bad.

Chris

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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I've only used the latex. It did the job. Be sure you follow the prep
instructions, which include a good cleaning of the surface and removing
any
efflourscence buildup..

KB
"Buck Turgidson" wrote in message
news:iAcVb.24636$CJ1.19845@lakeread01...
I plan to paint my basement cinderblocks with DryLok. I don't get
leakage
per se, but I do get efflorescence buildup, which tends to lift the
paint
off the cinderblocks.

Any opinions or advice on the relative merits of latex vs oil DryLok?

In article ,
said...
We used latex, only because we had to live in the house when we did it. The
oil based stuff is a much stronger odor. The laytex has worked well for us
thus far, and did not smell too bad.

I don't know. I got some pretty serious headaches when I spent the better
part of the day working with the stuff. It's too cold outside to open the
basement windows so I just powered through it. Still, I imagine the oil
would be even worse.