Anyone still use oil-based paint?
This week I was using latex gloss paint on the woodwork in the room I’m re-decorating, When the can ran out I hunted in the tool room for another can of matching color and found one that I had bought about a year ago before I forsook my notion that, for woodwork, oil-based was superior…
This week I was using latex gloss paint on the woodwork in the room I’m re-decorating, When the can ran out I hunted in the tool room for another can of matching color and found one that I had bought about a year ago before I forsook my notion that, for woodwork, oil-based was superior to latex. Now, having seen the finish on my latest work, I think it was a mistake to give up that notion. Despite the longer drying time and messier brush clean-up, I reckon the smoother, almost mirror-like finish of oil-based makes the inconvenience more than worthwhile. “Save petroleum products for paint!”, I say.
I’ve painted many historic homes over the years and oil is the best for any woodwork. if you sand between coats you certainly get a much nicer finish. Any professional painter would. I’ve used Fine Paints of Europe and its a fantastic product especially for that glass=like high gloss finish. The prep work has to be perfect, meaning sanding all the way up to about a 200 grit paper- or else the look is bad.
Additionally, when you do paint with oil based paint, you should thin it with some paint thinner …pour some in a plastic pail and add a bit of thinner…it goes on much smoother
high end interiors – oil based paint for trim & woodwork.
Friends down the block painted their front doors with Fine Paints of Europe. The finish is fabulous.
southslope,
Your knowledgeable comment prompted me look at your past posts. You really know your shit! Are you associated with South Slope Woodworks (who advertise here)?
clueless 10:12 poster here — how does one “consolidate” one’s solvents with those materials?
Another vote here for oil on woodwork. Fine Paints of Europe, who makes great oil paints, is now producing an water born oil paint called ECO. It has the same VOC content as latex paints.
Painting is all about prep-work and sanding between coats. The best paint in the world won’t remedy poor application.
BTW- solvent waste should be consolidated into a solid with sawdust, cement, ect.
We have always used semi-gloss oil for woodwork and always use a brush to apply it. The finish is so superior and much easier to clean (the painted surface, that is, not the brushes!). Benjamin Moore’s Antique White is a great off-white that is already very slightly yellow. We’ve had it up for 7+ years and any additional yellowing has been imperceptible. Oh, and we also used a flat oil based BM paint for our kitchen cabinets and have been very happy with it.
Btw, dumb question, but I can’t figure out how to post a question on the Forum. Can anyone clue me in?
We had latex on our woodwork and I think that was a mistake. It looks fine now but its not as durable as the oil. And because oil is underneath it, it doesn’t adhere as well.
I do most things with latex, especially walls. I use oil for exteriors, kitchen or bath cabinets and other things that need to hold up under harsh circumstances. Think about as you would your floors: water poly never holds up as well as oil. Also, adding to what 10:22 said, don’t use oil poly if going over white.