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Masonry Paint

renofan · 2013-05-21 09:48:38

Hi, hopefully this is in the correct section. I'm painting a house that hasn't seen paint in years. I power hosed the walls last Saturday and on the cappings/windowsills I'm down to the cement (as in the old paint just flaked off). Can I paint directly onto this or should I put something on the cement first? Don't want to…

21-05-2013 9:48am

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renofan

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Hi, hopefully this is in the correct section.

I'm painting a house that hasn't seen paint in years. I power hosed the walls last Saturday and on the cappings/windowsills I'm down to the cement (as in the old paint just flaked off). Can I paint directly onto this or should I put something on the cement first? Don't want to waste time and paint if I should be putting something on first. Thanks!

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#2 21-05-2013 9:54am

martinr5232

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I done the same job last year after power washing i applied a masonry primer then two coats of paint.

If your painting it white you could mix the primer with the paint for the first coat.

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