Removing KILZ from Windows?
David Gilbert
living room and didn't tape out the windows when I was painting the trim.
The paint came right off the glass of the windows with a razor blade. Then
I had this "bright-idea" of just using KILZ on a large window in my stairway
that is about 20 feet off the floor. Quick "paint job" and then all I'll
have to do is scrape the windows, right? WRONG? KILZ is a pain to try and
scrape with a blade. Has anyone had any brilliant ideas like mine and found
a solution to getting KILZ off glass? Thanks in advance!
David
Stephen or Tawnya Musial
David Gilbert
David
Stephen or Tawnya Musial wrote in message
PBroussard
In article <79k463$u17$1...@news1.inlink.com>, "Stephen or Tawnya Musial"
<sjmu...@themillergroup.com> writes:
>I believe it's alcohol based so you might try alcohol and Q-tips.
Sorry, it's an alkyd (oil based) product. Use a new razor in a razor blade
holder, it shouldn't be all that difficult. One wonders why he's using just
Kilz on the window. Primers of this sort have little mildewcide, it'll be a few
months before mildew starts to grow on it.
Broussard Painting Contractors, friend of Bill's
"Careful. We don't want to learn from this." -- Calvin
David Gilbert
PBroussard wrote in message
One wonders why he's using just
Kilz on the window. Primers of this sort have little mildewcide, it'll be a
few months before mildew starts to grow on it.
And "the other one" responsds"....because he "thought" he was saving time by
NOT using paint to get it white and thought it would be a shortcut.....a
mere stupid step in my never-ending quest for shortcuts....learning all the
time...
David
c_dunca...@yahoo.com
pbrou...@aol.com (PBroussard) wrote:
>
> In article <79k463$u17$1...@news1.inlink.com>, "Stephen or Tawnya Musial"
> <sjmu...@themillergroup.com> writes:
>
> >I believe it's alcohol based so you might try alcohol and Q-tips.
>
> Sorry, it's an alkyd (oil based) product. Use a new razor in a razor blade
> Kilz on the window. Primers of this sort have little mildewcide, it'll be a
few
> months before mildew starts to grow on it.
Sorry, it is an alcohol based flash primer. There are two versions, one that
will clean up in water (Kilz II) and the other that will clean up with
mineral spirits (Kilz). Once dry the paint will not easily clean up with
alcohol, water or mineral spirits. As the surface, glass, is so smooth your
best bet for removal is indeed a razor blade. Kilz, as every primer I've
ever heard of, has absolutely no mildewcide in it. Mildewcide is usually
something that is added to paint before it is applied. Mildew is only an
issue if the window remains damp. While Kilz was originally designed for
covering stains (fire, smoke, water, etc.) in restoration work it has evolved
into a multi purpose primer. It is used by alot of painters because it dries
so fast - it allows for rapid topcoating.
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TinMan1332
>will clean up in water (Kilz II) and the other that will clean up with
>mineral spirits (Kilz).
Kilz is an alkyd based material. True, that its vehicle (alkyd) was derived
from alcohol... the end result of the process renders it far more kin to an oil
base chemical than alcohol.
>Once dry the paint will not easily clean up with alcohol, water or mineral
spirits.
While wet it cleans far better with paint thinner/spirits and alcohol would be
a poor third choice (after naptha).
You are both right about the razor blade being the best removal option and
about it's lack of mildewcide.
>While Kilz was originally designed for
>covering stains (fire, smoke, water, etc.) in restoration work it has evolved
>into a multi purpose primer.
This is true, although there are far better multi-purpose primers on the
market.
> It is used by alot of painters because it dries so fast - it allows for
rapid >topcoating.
Actually most painters (when polled) chose Kilz because of price. It's priced
anywhere from 6 to 10 dollars less per gallon than other better primers (some
of which cover better and dry quicker). When it comes to quick dry primers,
Kilz is far from the fastest, but it is the cheapest.
Sylvan Butler
>In article <19990208054909...@ngol05.aol.com>,
> pbrou...@aol.com (PBroussard) wrote:
>> Sorry, it's an alkyd (oil based) product. Use a new razor in a razor blade
>Sorry, it is an alcohol based flash primer. There are two versions, one that
You couldn't be more wrong.
COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL NAME C.A.S. NUMBER
Alkyd Resin 71243-64-6
Aliphatic Hydrocarbon 64742-89-8
Aliphatic Hydrocarbon 64742-88-7
Magnesium Silicate 14807-96-6
Titanium Dioxide 13463-67-7
KILZ does not contain alcohol, it is OIL!
http://www.kilz.com/kilz.html
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Stormin' Norman
>Oven cleaner easily removes paint from glass.
Why not just use a sharp razor blade in a sturdy scraper?
Frank
> Oven cleaner easily removes paint from glass.
>
Oren
specialty film or coating on it.
... and who on earth primes a window glass :-\
mako...@yahoo.com
I thought the post was about a computer virus.
M
micky
stair railing when it wasn't, after 30 years it was so dirty it was
lumpy at spots.
I was afraid a razor would damage the black paint on the wrought iron
rail, and certain soap or any solvent would end up dripping on the
carpet, so I used a plastic putty knife and got most of it off. I may
have to use a liquid cleaner and a rag to get the final bit, but I don't
expect any dripping.
At the 25 year mark, it didn't seem lumpy but rather it was sort of
flaking. I thought the dirt was the original paint coming off, so I
painted it again, but after a year or two that paint peeled and I looked
more closely at the problem.
The lumps were only at the end and only in a few places, and the rest of
it seemed fine except in the summer.
Oren
White Out on computer screens for spell correction.
... that's not a computer virus on the screen, it's a booger.
burfordTjustice
susieq...@gmail.com wrote:
> Oven cleaner easily removes paint from glass.