Can You Paint with Water Based Enamel Paint Over Chalk Paint?
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😀 on Jan 31, 2015GDay Carole, I didnt think enamel paint was water based, acrylic is water based, enamel is oil based...... Either way, yes I would paint it over chalk paint. Pics when you are finished please 😀Helpful Reply
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Elaine Simmons on Jan 31, 2015Enamel is not water based, but oil based. You can use it over chalk paint as the reader indicates.Helpful Reply
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Doug on Jan 31, 2015Probably use primer firstHelpful Reply
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Decorative & Faux Finishes on Jan 31, 2015They do make water based enamel. As long as the chalk paint has not been waxed, you can easily go over it with almost any product. If it has been waxed, its a totally different ballgame!Helpful Reply
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Gloria tulip on Jan 31, 2015Loved alll the replies. I have one further question: Does latex flat paint come in a spray can?Helpful Reply
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J on Jan 31, 2015acrylic spray paint is water based. it comes varying finishes. hope that helps.Helpful Reply
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Elaine Simmons on Jan 31, 2015Carole, you are right. It used to be (before latex paint was popular) that when we said enamel paint it meant oil paint. That was my reasoning. Ask anyone 70 or over and that is what they say. After researching, I see they use enamel in their description which indicates hardness of paint.Helpful Reply
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Ria Erasmus on Nov 05, 2016Lately enamel comes only in water based, as explained by the supplier when I asked about it. There must still be oil based enamel out there, but it will slowly disappear. Too many problems with allergies to turps made them change it. I have used only water based enamel for ages now.1 marked as helpful Reply
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