Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] painting over caulking

31 October 2011

Re: [DIY] painting over caulking

Thanks again for your response, Jeff. The best I can do in this circumstance is not to repeat the error I THINK he made; I can't be sure unless I remove that entire section and right now I'm prepared to let it go, while making sure in the future I don't repeat the error. Cindi

From: JEFFREY WILLIAMS <livhosaere62@yahoo.com>
To: "DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com" <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [DIY] painting over caulking

as a builder I only use water based acrylic caulk on trim woods that are to be painted.I have never uesed any caulk with silicone in it other than the purposed use. ie tube and tile window and door and water proofing.I have run into situations that other builders have told me that some of the siliconized caulks make paint shiney or paint and stain will not cover it good despite saying paintable /stainable.If useing such poducts I would use a peice of scrap and test before just using it.I have had no problems from my paint subs on my use of basic acrylic latex caulk.I don't paint or sheetrock or insulate it's not that I can't,but others can be faster and time is money.hope this helps jeff. I am quite sure there must be a paint and drywall person on this forum that could offer suggestion to fix your unique situation.

From: Cindi Waters <clean_boost@yahoo.com>
To: "DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com" <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [DIY] painting over caulking

It does help, thank you, Jeff. I bought a small sanding machine and tried to get it as smooth as possible. That helped, i think, but it does show a difference on the wall. I can't tell yet because it is a cloudy day. I then painted over the spaces and it's a dark, rainy day here in South Florida, so I cannot see it clearly, although so far it seems to look better. I am so thankful for the help I received on this board by the way of thoughts and encouragement. My only question now is: would another coat of paint help to make it less obvious? I think it's better, but I have to see it in the sunlight. If another coat of paint would not help then I will consider/think about applying a faux finish speckle treatment in another color to all the walls (I like uniformity to a degree, especially that I"m thinking to sell it), and NOW my question is (will store it in my mind for future reference) -- IF I apply a faux finish on top of the eggshell finish, would a flat be better, can I apply a flat on top of the eggshell? The reason I ask if a flat would be better is because I wonder, if I apply the flat and shmoosh it around with a sponge or whatever, would it tend to hide those patches of difference on the wall currently? I think so, but I like a second, third, fourth and fifth opinion. :-)

From: JEFFREY WILLIAMS <livhosaere62@yahoo.com>
To: "DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com" <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [DIY] painting over caulking

When I trim out a home where all the trim and such will be painted I buy paint grade woods and use water based acrylic latex caulk to fill imperfections and nail holes and the like. Clean up and smoothing are done with a damp cloth.when completely dry per the directions of the pericular brands tube used it gets painted.

hope this helps jeff

From: Cindi Waters <clean_boost@yahoo.com>
To: "DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com" <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: [DIY] painting over caulking

I intend to find out what type of caulk he used to repair the walls, Jan, even though it will only bolster up my case against him. He is insisting to finish the job to my satisfaction, but right now I want to try and fix it myself. I doubt I should use a brush over the rather large patches because the rest of the walls were done with a roller. If you would do this, would you use a brush to feather after you use the rollr? or perhaps just lightly feather (extend out) with the roller? and yes, I might want to faux finish it after I patch it up with paint if the patches still shine through.

From: Jan Flood <jan.flood2@att.net>
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [DIY] painting over caulking

Anytime you patch a spot Cindi you run the risk it will show to a certain degree. Remember, any area you paint over now, will have two coats of paint while the patch will have only one coat. You'll just have to do it, feather it out the best you can and wait a day for it to dry good to determine if it's going to take another coat. I'd definitely let it dry overnight though to see the final effect. The quality of your paint will also determine how well your repainted area covers. You don't say how big this wall is but once you get it to the point of painting, I'd paint up to and a little above eye level and down to below the normal vision point. In otherwards, don't stop it right at eye level. It's a little like painting or wallpapering in a bathroom. You don't want to make a mistake across from the commode as it will always be right at eye level, LOL.

We used SW throughout the house and the lumunious in my studio. I've done lots of touchups and I can't even tell where - however, none of those were patches nor as large as you describe. He might have used regular sheetrock mud to repair the patches and didn't let it dry thoroughly before he painted so that would definitely show. When we do a patch, like the walls in the bathroom recently, we let it dry overnight before we sanded and painted. I'd like to think he wouldn't use caulking to repair a wall patch :)

On Oct 18, 2011, at 1:38 PM, Cindi Waters wrote:

Jan Flood

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