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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"> Some years ago I helped our daughter
move out of an apartment the owner had painted with Behr paint
just before they moved in. It looked great. He had told them not
to clean the walls. We did some wiping with a damp cloth anyway,
wanting to leave it in good clean shape. To my amazement the wall
color came off on our cloths, and the spots we wiped were visibly
losing their color. We stopped any efforts to clean the walls.<br>
Now that was interior paint, and that was 10 or 15 years ago,
maybe they've changed?, but for my money I'm not going anywhere
near Behr paints. We've had very good luck with several of the
major paint brands. Yes a bit more cost but we're interested in a
long-lasting result.<br>
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Joe<br>
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On 7/6/2014 9:34 AM, Sacie Lambertson wrote:<br>
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All, I would appreciate advice vis a vis the following:<br>
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An old 1904 house gutted and insulated not real well with
fiberglass batts, rewired, plumbed and painted by the previous
owner. The paint job, done probably within the past 6-7 years
over both old and new clapboard is failing.<br>
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number of painters have looked at it, each having their own
theory and practice. Photos taken of the outside in the cold
indicate likely, moisture from the inside, usually where the
studs and floor rims are. (Paint failure no more here than
elsewhere).<br>
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company reps suggest climate does not allow thorough clapboard
drying. Sun on damp clapboard causes previous paint to blister
pulling up all layers of previous paint to expose raw
clapboard. Notable, up high where overhang protects, the
paint is in good shape. Best practice would be to first
scrap/sand as necessary, allow air behind clapboard via
'widgets' placed every 12-18 inches followed by an application
of oil OR water-based primer and two coats of good paint.<br>
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appreciate comments/advice on all aspects, including the use
of oil OR latex primer and why and the idea of allowing air
behind clapboard.<br>
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style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline">Curious
too why paint reps, (two different known brands), sniff at
Behr paint the single most often recommended paint by Consumer
Reports. Assume no discount from Home Depot to painters?? <br>
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Sacie<br>
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