undercoat...solvent vs water based (kids bedroom wall)

Joined
28 Aug 2007
Messages
2
Reaction score
0
Location
Yorkshire
Country
United Kingdom
We are decorating our 6 year old's bedroom with white low odour water based satin paint. The problem is, we in-advertantly (don't ask :oops: ) used a couple of coats of solvent based undercoat to paint over what appeared to be dark green vinyl silk, that's what it looked like after removing the whinnie the pooh wallpaper anyway.

On the undercoat tin it says "for interior & exterior use on wood and metal", and also has a high VOC content (25%-50%).

it's now dry and covered by 2 coats of the aforementioned low odour water based satin paint (minimal VOC content 0%-0.29%).

1 -Is there any danger to health, considering it's on all the walls?
2- Is it ok to mix solvent based products with water based products?
3 -Should we have used water based undercoat or would that have reacted to the vinyl silk???
 
Sponsored Links
VOC=Volatile..ie solvent that evaporates, that`s why paint smells.......when dry it`s fine
 
Nice one Nige.

Probably worth mentioning neither of us felt noticeably ill in any way while painting. As long as it's fine now it's dry we can rest easy
 

DIYnot Local

Staff member

If you need to find a tradesperson to get your job done, please try our local search below, or if you are doing it yourself you can find suppliers local to you.

Select the supplier or trade you require, enter your location to begin your search.


Are you a trade or supplier? You can create your listing free at DIYnot Local

 
Sponsored Links
Back
Top