Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Aug 22, 2010 2:23 pm Hi i am wanting to paint our old fibro house but paint doesn't seem to want to stick, have tried some products in past like eb to add to paint but still paint lifts, we have only tried acrylic paints would we have more luck with oil based one ? there is a bit of porosity to the fibro and some mould inside which i keep cleaning. Happens inside and out, moreso outside it just flakes off. Re: How to get paint to stick to old fibro? oil based or acr 2Aug 25, 2010 4:23 pm Hi, I'm not sure about your paint - we painted our old fibro extension at our former house with standard Solaguard paint and never had any trouble. I just had a thought on your mould problem though. Shannon Lush the 'stain guru' is always talking about using Oil of Cloves mixed with water and sprayed to not only remove mould but to stop it from coming back. Google her to find out how much to use. Perhaps if you can control the issue the paint will stop peeling in the future? I hope it works for you Re: How to get paint to stick to old fibro? oil based or acr 3Aug 30, 2010 1:26 am A couple of questions?? is the fibro bare? or painted? what product are you currently trying to paint with?? I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! Re: How to get paint to stick to old fibro? oil based or acr 4Aug 30, 2010 8:36 am Thanks, some of the fibro is bare, some is painted, its patchy outside, inside whenever it peels we patch it up and paint it, outside i am thinking of spraying it down with high pressure water hose and scrubbing stiff broom, then might try a primer, think might try oil based paints. in the past have used acrylic undercoats and acrylic paints, not the best brands paints, but adding the stuff to add to the paint to get it to stick. inside we have added a antimould to paint and still mould grows maybe the roof has some leaks. Re: How to get paint to stick to old fibro? oil based or acr 5Aug 30, 2010 10:59 pm The top coat is only as good as the substrate it is painted over In other words Prep is the KEY I would be scraping EVRYTHING back to get to bare fibro if possible then a Quality sealer undercoat SOLVER OIL LATEX if you can for the interior then 2 coats of Premium or ultra premium product in the colour of your choice For the exterior a QUALITY Ultra premium exterior paint on the bare fibro will be fine as they are self priming on bare surfaces now if you can not scrape it all back to bare wood a quality oil based sealer will work wonders and after you leave it to cure you can paint over it with a water based paint The use of additives in my opinion is a waste of time and money if they are needed the paint company would have added them in during the mix IMO The mould additive is only really active whilst the paint is wet after that is does nothing Mould is present cause the house has perfect conditions for it to grow warm rooms with moisture Easy fix is to air the house as much as possible after cleaning the walls down and use a product like Taubmans Easy Coat It has Microban and is proven to work in keeping mould to a minimum but airing the building will help immensely too Forget using EB nad save your money I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! Re: How to get paint to stick to old fibro? oil based or acr 7Sep 01, 2010 9:33 am ultra premium is just a level for exterior Taubmans Endure Solver Duraguard Wattyl Solagard Dulux weathershield Since you are on the Beaches I recommend you go to (Bristol or it may have changed to Taubmans) on Condamine street in Balgowlah they should be able to help you out immensely I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! Re: How to get paint to stick to old fibro? oil based or acr 9Sep 01, 2010 10:12 am Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Bunnings is HOPELESS spend the time and go see the guys down at Bristol I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! Re: How to get paint to stick to old fibro? oil based or acr 10Sep 01, 2010 1:46 pm Ok, i think i will as i need as much help as i can get today i cleaned a section with the karcher and broom, its almost a bare surface, a bit greeny but dad reckons that might be some old paint, don't have any sugar soap, so will get that 2moro and do it again. Re: How to get paint to stick to old fibro? oil based or acr 11Sep 01, 2010 2:22 pm I also saw this paint which is supposed to be guaranteed for 5 yrs against mould growing http://www.doittv.com.au/s2ep12/zinsser.html any reviews on this paint, anyone used it? will ask them at Bristol about it too. Re: How to get paint to stick to old fibro? oil based or acr 12Sep 01, 2010 7:10 pm Yeah GREAT STUFF Zinsser is fantastic I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! 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