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06-01-2007, 09:42 PM
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Property Manager
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Drywall/Textures/Paint
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
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Using Floetrol in this hot weather
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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06-02-2007, 09:32 AM
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Pro
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I prefer XIM latex extender to floetrol but I'd dump it in the 5 as you mentioned.
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06-02-2007, 09:12 PM
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Epoxy Dude
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Do any of you just use some propylene glycol?
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06-02-2007, 09:27 PM
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Pro
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I stick with Floetrol only because I have used it for so many years and we have reached agreements. 
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06-02-2007, 10:43 PM
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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?...
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06-03-2007, 10:49 PM
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MFWIC
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house painter
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Location: alta california
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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
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06-04-2007, 10:24 PM
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Epoxy Dude
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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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06-04-2007, 11:16 PM
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Member
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Painting, Plastering, Drywall
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Location: Indiana
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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. 
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06-09-2007, 10:17 PM
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Epoxy Dude
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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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06-10-2007, 01:32 AM
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Pro
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You guys are nuts! Why not just get the frikkin' Floetrol? It has directions and everything!. Besides it makes great Margeritas!
GEEEZ!
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06-10-2007, 03:57 PM
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Pro
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Painter
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Location: Las Vegas NV
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With the variety of paints and formulas, I'm scared to try old tricks on them.
How will proylene glycol effect oil modified enamel?
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06-12-2007, 02:58 PM
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MFWIC
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house painter
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: alta california
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wrong hue
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Originally Posted by Terrence
You guys are nuts! Why not just get the frikkin' Floetrol? It has directions and everything!. Besides it makes great Margeritas!
GEEEZ!
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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
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06-12-2007, 05:10 PM
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Pro
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Painting & Pressure Cleaning
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Location: Central Florida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 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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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
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