Good Morning to all.
I'm kind of on the fringes here ....... I don't paint houses or walls ( at least not one colour only) but I'm a signpainter & muralist. Unlike most guys who still paint signs ( fewer of us all the time) I long since gave up on solvent based paints & switched to 100% acrylics.
That's how I found this site ...... I wondered what products BM would be selling at Canadian Tire & googled it.
I use mostly Porter AcriShield ..... I like the way it flows off a lettering quill. I dislike their reds though & use Para's red base when I need it.
I use several primers, the most common being BM Fresh Start & I use a primer called FSC 88 which is a really high build primer that can actually be used like body putty on very rough surfaces.
Beyond that, on concrete,brick or stone, I use Keim mineral based paint. It doesn't have the range of colours because they only use inorganic pigments but its longevity is unequalled. Murals I've done on brick walls should last 100 years.
I have some questions about primer but I'll save this for another thread. Anyone interested can look at my website www.trmacsigns.com I do what most of you guys do but with a much smaller brush. I hope I'm welcome here.
I'm kind of on the fringes here ....... I don't paint houses or walls ( at least not one colour only) but I'm a signpainter & muralist. Unlike most guys who still paint signs ( fewer of us all the time) I long since gave up on solvent based paints & switched to 100% acrylics.
That's how I found this site ...... I wondered what products BM would be selling at Canadian Tire & googled it.
I use mostly Porter AcriShield ..... I like the way it flows off a lettering quill. I dislike their reds though & use Para's red base when I need it.
I use several primers, the most common being BM Fresh Start & I use a primer called FSC 88 which is a really high build primer that can actually be used like body putty on very rough surfaces.
Beyond that, on concrete,brick or stone, I use Keim mineral based paint. It doesn't have the range of colours because they only use inorganic pigments but its longevity is unequalled. Murals I've done on brick walls should last 100 years.
I have some questions about primer but I'll save this for another thread. Anyone interested can look at my website www.trmacsigns.com I do what most of you guys do but with a much smaller brush. I hope I'm welcome here.