Help Identifying and Priming/Painting this Material
This wooden shelf is built into the kitchen. I want to paint it since the wood is kind of beat. I don't have any issues with painting the wood. But I do want to paint that yellow backing, but I don't know what it is. I think it's fiber glass, but I don't know for sure. I cannot remove it without disassembling the entire piece. It is kind of smooth and glossy feeling. I figure the oil primer will do fine adhering to it, but I still want to know if that would be okay before putting it on. The solvent may melt it. Does anybody know what it is and how to prime/paint it? I can try to take better pictures if you need. Hopefully you can tell what it is in these shots.
That is a piece of fiberglass, corrugated roof sheeting. Boats and even their fuel tanks are made from the same materials so oil or water based paints will not harm it. For best adhesion I would lightly sand it to remove the smooth, glossy finish. Or, at the minimum I would give it a thorough cleaning and degreasing with solvent before painting.
The problem with oil base paint is it won't flex any while latex will a little. If the substrate flexes oil base coatings will tend to crack/peel, sooner or later.
I'm going to do a test spot with the oil primer just to be sure so the solvent in the primer doesn't harm it. And it does not flex in its current application. It just acts as a wall or divider.
Sometimes you have to take a step back when presented with a difficult situation and ask yourself, is the end result going to turn out worse than the current situation?
IMO, the end result to trying to paint an unknown material just might fit the above description, But that's just me!
Hi! I'm hoping someone can help me. I'm renting an apartment and have messed up the kitchen counter :( It appears to be wood that has been white washed and apparently it stains easily. It was a tiny little spot which I have made HUGE by trying to get rid of it. Now I have no idea what to do. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated! Photos attached. Thank you!!
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We have a bathroom remediation project: the walls had been papered with a highly textured wallpaper that attracted dirt. The wallpaper has been removed and we're left with outer surfaces of sheetrock half pulled off, leaving that highly fibrous "torn paper bag" surface. In photo 2 at the ceiling above the towel bar, the lighter blotchy area, i'm told, is wall paper glue. Below the towel bar is a plastery surface that looks like it has been skimmed.
What are the steps for painting? I know we need to get to a smooth surface but I'm not quite sure how, or what steps, or if we have workable shortcuts. For instance once we get to smooth, prime with Kilz or similar for mold prevention? If we need to apply a skim coat, do we prime before the skim coat, or both before and after?
A clue for the clueless, please- thanks for your help!
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