Paint, as in gloss type paint.......why cant they invent one the doesnt stink.

[Fastpedaller]

Nah. He arrived at 07.30 each day, worked hard and has done a good job. No complaints here.

Apart from the smell

 

[Gwylan]

The smelliest paint I ever made was made with cod liver oil.
Guys on the production team would be physically sick during the production cycle.
The whole valley where the plant was stank for several hours after the production cycle
I have no idea what it was used for.

 

[T4tomo]

I do any gloss work with satin wood, which doesn't seem to stink as much as "proper" gloss. I do realise the first part of that sentence is an oxymoron.

 

[Dave7]

Apart from the smell

It wasnt him that smelled, he was ok.

 

[newts]

The decorator told that was possible but it often fails within weeks ie starts coming away so he wouldn't do it unless I insisted and took responsibility.

Your decorator is telling porkies. Plenty of good water based primers & paints that work well on top of oil based. Good prep & it'll stick like sh#t to a blanket.

 

[Dave7]

I do any gloss work with satin wood, which doesn't seem to stink as much as "proper" gloss. I do realise the first part of that sentence is an oxymoron.

Not at all, I said gloss but it's actually satin

Your decorator is telling porkies. Plenty of good water based primers & paints that work well on top of oil based. Good prep & it'll stick like sh#t to a blanket.

You may be right, I dont know. But, as I said, I am pleased with his work and the result.

 

[newts]

You may be right, I dont know. But, as I said, I am pleased with his work and the result.

As long as the end result is good & you're happy👍🏻

 

[Accy cyclist]

We used to cut onions in half to absorb the smell. No idea if they worked ?

Apparently it does ! As does baking soda.

https://www.valsparpaint.co.uk/how-to-guides/how-to-get-rid-of-paint-fumes/

When I was an apprentice painter & decorator with Thwaites brewery in Blackburn in the late 1970's, the decorators would use cut in half onions in pubs still open during the decorating to keep the paint smell to a minimum . Funnily enough I can still remember that particular smell of gloss paint, onions, cigarette smoke and Brut and Old Spice aftershave!😉

 

[T4tomo]

Funnily enough I can still remember that particular smell of gloss paint, onions, cigarette smoke and Brut and Old Spice aftershave!😉

Would turn most Lancastrian women weak at the knees I imagine. 🤣

 

[Pat "5mph"]

The decorator told that was possible but it often fails within weeks ie starts coming away so he wouldn't do it unless I insisted and took responsibility.

Porkies, as said upthread.
But the prep needed would involve a lot of sanding.
You're better off with a smell of paint for a short time, instead of the sanded dust that lingers for a couple of weeks.
Better health wise too.

 

[newts]

Porkies, as said upthread.
But the prep needed would involve a lot of sanding.
You're better off with a smell of paint for a short time, instead of the sanded dust that lingers for a couple of weeks.
Better health wise too.

Any decent decorator nowadays preps using a mirka/festool random orbit sander coupled to a m class extractor.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Any decent decorator nowadays preps using a mirka/festool random orbit sander coupled to a m class extractor.

Sorry, but ....
I had a joiner in not long ago, to fit 10 (!) internal doors.
He had all the gear (OK, he was not using a sander, he had a circular saw, but still had his extractor with all the bells and whistles) I had to wash down every single surface in the flat, still the dust was coming down days later.
Last summer I had a new kitchen fitted.
The guys cut most of the stuff outside, were using an industrial Henry Hoover with dust extractor for the work inside, still the dust kept coming down days later.
Your statement does not negate the fact that decorator's dust stays around for ages, ime

 

[newts]

A good tradesperson should be ensuring there no dust left anywhere after they've finished the job.

 

[oxoman]

From memory oil based gloss paints give you a proper glossy shine unlike water based ones that dont give a full deep shine. More akin to a flat shine. If going for a flatter satin / matt type finish I'd use water based all day long. Decent preparation with a decent undercoat and you can overpaint oil based ok. Apparently the best gloss paints stopped being made years ago when they stopped putting lead in it.