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Exterior Paints & Primers
A black P indicates that a primer is recommended before applying the finish coat.

Latex Alkyd Latex Enamel Alkyd Enamel Acrylic Enamel Latex Satin Alkyd Satin Oil Stain Epoxy Paint Spar Varnish Wood Preserv Latex Porch Alkyd Porch Cement Paint Masonry Filler Alum Paint
Raw
wood		 P P P P P . . . . . . P P . . .
Painted wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hardboard Siding P P P P P . . . . . . . . . . .
Stained Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Redwood Siding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aluminum Siding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Concrete P P . . . . . . P . . P P . . .
Treated Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brick P P . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stucco P P . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asbestos Cement P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Asphalt Fiberglass P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ceramics or Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steel Gutters P P P P P . . . . . . . . . . .
Wrought Iron . . P P P . . . . . . . . . . .
Galvanized Metals P P P P P . . . . . . . . . . .
Aluminum Windows P P P P P . . . . . . . . . . .
Copper or Bronze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

Selecting Interior Paints

PRIMERS

FINISH COATS
Latex Primer Alkyd Primer Alum inum Rust Inhibit Zinc Primer Cement Paint Water proofing Block Filler Masonry Sealer Gloss Enamel Latex Gloss Enamel Alkyd Semi- gloss enamel Latex Semi- gloss enamel Alkyd Flat Paint Latex Flat Paint Alkyd Textured Paint Latex Acrylic Enamel Latex Floor Enamel Latex Floor Enamel Alkyd Epoxy Paint
New Plaster

paint

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Painted Plaster . . . . . . . . . paint paint paint paint paint paint paint . . . .
New Drywall paint paint . . . . . . . paint paint paint paint paint paint paint . . . .
Painted Drywall . . . . . . . . . paint paint paint paint paint paint paint . . . .
Wall-
paper		 paint paint . . . . . . . . . . . paint paint . . . . .
Vinyl Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . paint paint . . . . .
Wood Panel paint paint . . . . . . . . . . . paint paint . . . . .
Acrylic Panel . . . . . . . . . . . paint paint paint paint . . . . .
New Plywood paint paint . . . . . . . paint paint paint paint paint paint . paint . . .
Painted Plywood . . . . . . . . . paint paint paint paint paint . paint . . . .
New Wood Floor paint paint . . . . . . . paint paint paint paint . . . paint 1 1 1
Finished Wood Floor . . . . . . . . . paint paint paint paint . . . paint paint paint paint
New Wood Trim paint paint . . . . . . . paint paint paint paint paint paint . paint . . .
Finished Wood Trim . . . . . . . . . paint paint paint paint paint paint . paint . . .
Vinyl Clad Trim paint paint . . . . . . . paint paint paint paint paint paint . paint . . .
Acoustic Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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New Masonry . paint . . . paint . paint paint paint paint paint paint . . . paint . . paint
Treated Masonry . . . . . . paint . . paint paint paint paint . . . paint . paint paint
New Brick paint paint . . . . . . . paint paint paint paint . . . paint . . .
Steel Cabs & Frames . . . paint . . . . paint paint paint paint . . . paint . . .
Alum Doors & Windows . . paint . . . . . . paint paint paint paint . . . paint . . .
Galvan Metal . . . paint paint . . . . paint paint paint paint . . . paint . . .
Cast Iron . . . paint paint . . . . paint paint paint paint . . . paint . . .

1  Use a thinned finish coat as a primer (following manufacturer's directions.)
2  Apply a thin coat to avoid damaging the tiles' acoustical properties.

* Application charts adapted from the Reader's Digest NEW COMPLETE DO-IT-YOURSELF MANUAL, Copyright 1991The Reader's Digest Association (Canada) Ltd., Montreal

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