Thursday, February 18, 2010

Whats is a good paint to buy for cement blocks?

im getting ready to paint my cement blaocks around a double wide mobile home and was wondering what paint would be good, and reasonable in price.Whats is a good paint to buy for cement blocks?
I always used a block sealer first. It'll hold back moisture. Then I preferred latex paint for the topcoat. Latex because one of the advantages over oils is that latex tends to be more flexible--will flex with moist surfaces better.Whats is a good paint to buy for cement blocks?
dulux paints make a product called weathersheild which is a water based paint which drys in a few hours and is the preferred exterior paint for masonry.other than that you could use undercoat %26amp;a gloss finish paint which are both oil based. if you use oil base paints make sure the cement is seald with a suitable primer
Go to Lowes/Home Depot %26amp; purchase paint made for cement block. It will help to know how many square feet of cement block you need to paint before going to buy the paint.
i think priming the area is the most important step


Go get some good primer like KILZ.....paint the blocks with the primer first...let it dry


then come back with an indoor/outdoor paint of your choice





When you go to buy the paint go to Home Depot, ACE Hardware, Bucheits , or some other store that has a big paint section and are knowledgable about paints. They can answer all your questions and keep you from wasting money on painting supplies that you dont need.
Sherwin Williams makes a type I like. Ask for ';blockfill'; at one of their stores, its designed to cover the rough texture of blocks very well.

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