Painting - Can you put oil base over latex paint?

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Libor
10-03-04, 02:51 AM
A couple months ago, I painted some trim with white semi-gloss latex. Recently, we put in an addition, and on that new trim the contractor used oil-base alkyd semi-gloss white. The oil base looks great--hard, smooth, and just a lot better than that latex I used.

Can I paint over my latex with an oil-base? If so, can it go straight on without a primer?

prowallguy
10-03-04, 05:14 AM
Can I paint over my latex with an oil-base? If so, can it go straight on without a primer?
Yes, and Yes.