Should I use oil or latex paint?
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Edie
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I have an outdoor porch wood rocking chair with black chipping paint. I sanded it well and now have some exposed wood. Should I prime over the black with light colored primer and repaint with black latex or just paint with an oil based black paint and skip the primer? Can all oil paints be used on wood? The one I have on hand indicates it is for metal.
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I have painted more than a dozen outdoor chairs. All were sanded, repaired and primed. The ones I painted with latex never looked as good or held up as well as the ones I painted with enamel. The enamel ones are very smooth and shiny, as if they were sprayed. The latex shows a lot more imperfections and brush strokes. Easy clean up is not worth inferior results to me. The prep work is too hard.
This link will help. It's about Oil vs. Latex and you can go from there.
https://www.google.com/search?q=oil+or+latex+for+outside+wood&rlz=1C1BLWB_enUS700US700&oq=oil+or+latex+for+outside+wood&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l2.6846j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Check this site which explores the subject so you can understand which paint would work better: http://lauerfurniture.com/painting-furniture-should-i-use-latex-or-oil-paint/ Good luck!