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How can you tell if inside trim paint is oil base or latex?
by Ray Thomas
I have to paint the walls and trim in a house and they think the trim is painted with oil but not sure. Is there any way to test it? AnswerHere is a simple test that works really well. Use a clean cloth, painters rag, and denatured alcohol. Apply the alcohol to the cloth and gently rub the surface. If any paint is softened or removed then the finish is an acrylic or latex paint. If no color is on the rag and the finish is still unaffected then it is an oil base. Use a white rag for checking dark colors and a dark rag for light colors. This will make it easier to see any removed paint. Denatured alcohol readily dissolves acrylic and latex paints but leaves oil base paints alone. Acrylic, latex, house paints cannot be applied over Alkyd, oil base, finishes without being primed first. However an Alkyd, oil base, house paint can be applied over an Acrylic, latex finish.
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