Painting - paintining over oil

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01-27-02, 08:57 AM
I am painting over old oil based paint. Can I prime with a super latex primer or do I need to use an oil based primer. I want to switch from using oil paint to latex on the final coat.

01-28-02, 06:23 AM
There are waterborne primer that claim to adhere to glossy surfaces, for just this type of application, such as Zinsser's 123, I have yet to get up the nerve to try it, maybe I will on my house somewhere before doing at a clients. I always use an oil base primer over oil based paints to re-coat with latex.

Whatever choice you make be sure to clean and lightly sand the existing paint prior to priming.