How To Eliminate Strong Oil / Latex Odour

Zeebo

I use the Zinsser products (Bin, Bulls Eye and Perma White) from time to time but they give off a very strong odour. Partly due to the paint and the mildewcide.

Do any of you put anything into the paint to eliminate or reduce the odour. I heard vanilla extract was good. Any ideas??

Thanks,

Zeebo Painting

Teetorbilt

Vanilla extract does a nice job, old timers trick. It's alcohol based, blends well.

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Zeebo

Thanks...how much would you put in a gallon of paint. A tablespoon or more??

slickshift

Great tip about the vanilla
I use a primer sealer called Aqua-Lock when odor is a big issue
I don't like it as much as the Zinsser product, but once I primed shelves with it in a restaurant, with people eating on the other side of the half-wall where I was working
No complaints from any customers in the place at all, they really didn't know what I was doing
The stuff just doesn't smell

Zeebo

The zinsser product has an oil based product called cover stain. It's a primer and has no odor. It drys very quickly and is ideal for most surfaces. Who sells the Aqua lock product??? Zeebo

George Z

Zeebo,
the distributor in Canada is Para Paints and most Para dealers
should have it or can order it for you.

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slickshift

Oooh I didn't know Zinsser had a no-odor product, thanks
-Cover Stain- I'll have to look for that

I get the Aqua-Lock from my favorite local independent Paint Shop
It's made by Insl-x
Insl-x Products
Stony Point, NY 10980

ppmc

I would like to know how much to add per gallon myself.

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