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Sticky paint
surface tension:
Primer is absolutely essential, I can't stress this enough. Just bite the bullet and sand it all off. You're not going to be happy otherwise.
I had this issue with Plastikote once. Primed first, then a single coat which never dried... awful, awful paint. Never again.
reptileink:
Well, to clarify, it was a $30 gallon of paint, not something I describe as cheap. I have painted many walls in our house, and always put the second coat on when the first is still sort of tacky, and never had a problem. Obviously that's different than painting laminate.
I should have known better, but I only had one day to paint this, and I started out with a rattle can.....that ended quickly, and I ran to the store to buy some "real" paint. There was no mixing as this came already black.
What about a matte sealer, would that work?? I really have no energy to strip this thing back down........sigh
Grasshopper:
--- Quote from: st on July 08, 2010, 04:31:25 am ---I had this issue with Plastikote once. Primed first, then a single coat which never dried... awful, awful paint. Never again.
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That's the paint I used! And yes you're right, it's bloody awful. If anyone from the UK is reading this thread then I must warn you to never ever buy Plastikote paint (or anything else from B&Q for that matter).