Things worked out as I hoped. This afternoon I was able to
prepare and paint all the woodwork in the back bedroom. At the recommendation
of my daughter, I tried some of her acrylic gloss paint.
My preferred paint is Dulux liquid gloss, which is identical
to old-fashioned oil based paint. I love the way it flows from the brush, and
it doesn’t dry quickly which gives me time for brushing out blemishes. A
drawback of oil based paints is that they fade, unlike acrylic which keeps its
colour for years, particularly if it is not exposed to direct sunlight. Acrylic
paint is odourless.
Leyland acrylic brilliant white gloss dries in about 20
minutes. In fact, there is hardly time for blending individual strokes before
the paint starts to harden. This puts the painter under pressure to keep going
at a fast pace. Acrylic paint does have advantages over traditional paints, since
it has excellent coverage; it’s non-drip, and there’s no need for stirring
before use. Being water based, brushes can easily be cleaned, but you must not
let paint dry on the brush before washing it.
I do not now how good acrylic paint is at resisting damage
when bumped or scraped, and I do not know if it has a tendency to peel off surfaces previously
painted with different types.
The electrician is due tomorrow morning for
finishing jobs he started last week, and for rewiring the front door light and the
garage.
Now you ARE making me feel guilty. Well, only for a few seconds! I will catch up on painting, some day.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you say about Dulux. It really does flow nicely. BUT in recent years not only are water-based Acrylics and Enamels cheaper, easer to clean brushes and splashes with soapy water but they dry much faster and in far less time are no longer sticky. Also work well win a mini-roller rather than a brush!
For my model boats I use households paints, after all none of them or moored on the water! I used Rustoleum "Painters Touch" White Gloss finish on my latest PUFFIN model. It's water bases and was absolutely dry in 40 mins (indoors). I gave PUFFIN 2 primer/undercoats and three gross coats in one day .
I guess you are thinking about launching Minnow and planning on where you two are going?
Steve
Yes, Steve,
ReplyDeleteThe time is approaching when I shall be launching 'Minnow'. I have yet to come up with the best solution for minimizing snagging of the sheet on the engine.
Cheers,
Bill.