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Watching a neighbor in Phoenix try to paint over old oil-based trim with latex without sanding...
It's going to peel in sheets within a month, I guarantee it. I learned the hard way on my own 1950s house that you need to either sand it down to bare wood or use a proper bonding primer like Stix. Has anyone found a better primer for that specific job?
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val9492mo ago
Total paint fail waiting to happen. Stix is the gold standard for that nightmare job. I tried a different primer once and it was a total waste of money. Sanding is the only other real fix, but that dust gets everywhere.
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logan2362mo ago
My own house looked like a science project gone wrong when I tried that. Stix is the only thing that worked for me.
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wesley3852mo ago
The real trick nobody mentions is making sure the surface is bone dry before you even open the can. I had a spot that looked dry to the touch but was still holding moisture from a leak, and the primer just peeled right off weeks later. A cheap moisture meter from the hardware store saved me a ton of headache. Stix is great, but it wont fix a wet wall underneath.
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