Posted by littlefarmer on July 20, 2016 at 10:10:02 from (173.85.190.42):
In Reply to: Barn Paint posted by ekarbt on July 20, 2016 at 08:42:27:
I have painted my big barn twice with red paint over the past 35 years.
I think oil-based is still the best. Unfortunately, oil-based paints seem to be getting hard to get, because the "greenies" think it causes air pollution, and have lobbied the EPA to restrict it. Though how something that you apply maybe once every 10-15 years can be a major source of air pollution is a mystery to me.
In general--you pretty much get what you pay for. The first time I painted the barn was in 1980, with the local farm store paint. Was washing off and peeling after about 5 years.
Repainted the barn in 2003 with Sherwin-Williams oil-based barn paint. Still looking ok today. Unfortunately they don't have the oil-based barn paint in 5 gallon buckets anymore. However I was told by my local Sherwin-Williams store that they can mix five gallon buckets of oil-based and tint it with any color. Including "barn red".
For old weathered wood, I have found a preliminary coat of 25%-50% linseed oil mixed with the oil based paint you are using, followed by a topcoat of straight paint, really works good.
For my 2 cents: 1) oil-based is better 2) prime with a linseed/paint mix 3) a $20/gallon name-brand paint will do better than the $8.50 summer special at the local farm supply store
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