sealants

[LINDA FOGAZZI]

Oddly enough there are no newgroups for sealants, in my opinion sealants,
waterproofing agents and weatherproofing systems are an integral part of the
coatings industry. Being a manufacturer of acrylic water based coating
systems, we are often asked about sealing existing surfaces rather than
re-coating them. Our on-site chemist developed several sealants for the
demand at hand. For more information please e-mail me:
thorenchemicalcorp.@worldnet.att.net

[Tom Schwerdt]

LINDA FOGAZZI wrote:
>
> Oddly enough there are no newgroups for sealants, in my opinion sealants,
> waterproofing agents and weatherproofing systems are an integral part of the
> coatings industry. Being a manufacturer of acrylic water based coating
> systems, we are often asked about sealing existing surfaces rather than
> re-coating them. Our on-site chemist developed several sealants for the
> demand at hand.

Sure they are -- but the traffic on the generic coating newsgroups
is low enough that there's not much sense in generating a new
set of sub-groups.

-Tom the Melaniephile
The Coatings Laboratory, Inc.
Http://www.paintlab.com

[BS]

I am painting over a mural on an interior wall. Is there any problem
with using interior latex primer and paint directly over the mural? The
mural was painted over wallboard.

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BS-Bill Shellorne
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bshel...@autoiii.com

[Pat Strong]

I am a muralist, do the owner a favor or the artist and take a photo just
in case none exists. Then paint away. Most of us are using acrylics and
latex for decorative murals. In the off chance you have an oil based film,
treat it like painting over alkyd. The most troublesome problem with
painting over a mural is matching textures. If it's an acrylic surface,
just prime it and texture it like any wall. If there is a lot of
contrasting colors, prime it twice.

Have fun!
Pat

[Pat Strong]

Sorry BS this had to go to thegroup, your email came back as undeliverable

What a cool find!

If it is from that long ago it is a good guess that it is oil paint.  Acrylics were certainly around but a specialist would have to examine it to determine what it was.  Treating it like alkyd and using a good primer is the safest bet.

Hey, If you like the mural and the holes are less than an inch across, fill and
sand lightly  and get out your paint box ( or ask an artistic
friend) to inpaint the fills.  It is a little tricky but if you knew what I
charged for a wall mural you might consider it worth the investment of time.
Also a little "old" on a mural, some darkening some cracking and some wear losses sometimes make a mural all the more interesting.   I add that element often to my new stuff.  The same can be done with the adhesive staining.   It is project if you want to know more email me back.

Understandably I am all in favor of saving a fellow artists work if it is
possible. What area are you from?  If you are any where in Texas I could give you some resources.

I love the old illustrative style of painting.   Save it if it can work..  if not...
just document it and search your title to see if any artists lived there then prime away.    You can also ask your local historical commision to help with your search.