Using Floetrol In This Hot Weather

steve-in-kville

Seems like this unusually hot weather we've had in Pa is wrecking havoc for me. I am doing an interior repaint. Was an older home with out-dated colors. I applied an oil primer (SW ProBlock). I am applying SW PM400. I cut in one wall at a time and quickly roll it out to avoid picture framing. This system typically works well for me, except that my paint has been drying extra fast for me.

I have some Floetrol to use. My question is, do I just add it to my cut bucket, or to the whole 5'er that I'm rolling out of? If I only apply to the cut bucket, I imagine the paint would dry at different rates possibily causing the same picture framing effect?

Any thoughts on this?

steve

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pstorey

I prefer XIM latex extender to floetrol but I'd dump it in the 5 as you mentioned.

Wolverine-Eric

Do any of you just use some propylene glycol?

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Teetorbilt

I stick with Floetrol only because I have used it for so many years and we have reached agreements.

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KellyPainting

Floetrol, but only mix what you are going to use at that time... it says so on the can. i think because it will evaperate on you over a period of time,
what if you do not use the whole five?...

Tmrrptr

Polypropylene glycol THAT is hard to type out...
did I get it right?

Yes, have used anti-freeze in the product.
Guy I worked under was old skool.
I guess it worked ok.

Cheaper than flotrol which I didn't notice made difference, either!
r

Wolverine-Eric

I was trying to drop a subtle hint... no one was taking the bait...

Don't just go buy antifreeze... it will most likely be Ethylene glycol... you need propylene glycol... I guess theoretically hexylene glycol would work too... but... get propylene glycol...

send the savings to wolvie

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Paul_R

Wolverine, where does one go to purchase propylene glycol, I am guessing that Wal-Mart doesn't carry it, unless it is an ingredient in something else?

Thanks a bunch, Paul.

Wolverine-Eric

We buy it from a solvent supply house... these are people who have locations nationwide...

Univar
Chemcentral
Ashland

You can also get it in small quantities online here:
http://www.chemistrystore.com/propylene_glycol.htm

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Terrence

You guys are nuts! Why not just get the frikkin' Floetrol? It has directions and everything!. Besides it makes great Margeritas!

GEEEZ!

Joewho

With the variety of paints and formulas, I'm scared to try old tricks on them.

How will proylene glycol effect oil modified enamel?

Tmrrptr

We've tried fletroil in our Margaritas and it does not have the pretty tone of Curvo Gold but wallmans P & F is a passable substitute... I can't remember anymore we started early todayr

Tom Rohland

Steve,

Why are you messing around with PM 400???????

Why not use a top of the line paint?

Tom Rohland, Jr.
Ranger Painting & Pressure Cleaning, Inc.
Lake Mary, Florida