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jeff47

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3. Some were solvent-based.

Reply to GeorgeGist (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 25, 2014, 11:00 PM

Nov 2014

If they have to use something that stinks that terribly to cover it, then it would seem they're covering something oil-based.

Then again, oil can cover latex, so they may just be using a product guaranteed to work on any paint.

Latex-based Killz 2 should work if the old paint was water-based. Oil based Kilz will work on both oil-based and latex-based, but has to be covered by oil-based paint.

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Hi friends, I need an alternative to current paint to cover calsomine. [View all] Paper Roses Nov 2014 OP

You could try Kilz jeff47 Nov 2014 #1

Calcimine is water based. Essentially white wash. GeorgeGist Nov 2014 #2

Some were solvent-based. jeff47 Nov 2014 #3

I don't know anything about calsomine, but dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #4