Do I need to seal cinder blocks before painting?
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Yes, as with all paint jobs they need to be cleaned and primed. Then your paint will be nice and crisp.
Hello. There are several products out there that will seal your concrete prior to painting. A popular one is called Seal-Krete. It is sold at your local home store or online. This must be applied prior to painting because concrete is porous and, as you discovered, concrete will absorb your paint without that sealer applied first. Good luck!
it's best to seal them if you want your paint to stay on unless you want to repaint each year. the cinder blocks hold dampness and will reject the paint, plus you have the weather that will help peal the paint off if there is no sealer. It's your call.
The cement is porus, it's soaking the paint right up, you need some type of sealer or primer to illimenate the problem.
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bEST TO USE A mASONRY pAINT! Apply a Sealer coat first.
Hi Use a Masonry Primer!