Painting the Growroom.

[humble1]

I usually do my floors in pondliner, thought I would try something different this time. Is the latex based primer, kilz or ben, okay with a light bleach solution for cleaning?

 

[clampie]

I'm sure any primed surface would be fine with a light wipe with a cloth or sponge, but you would need finish coat to do any real scrubbing.

****Also, a good thing to note is that primed-only surfaces will yellow a bit if not top-coated, reducing their reflectivity, and lumens for the plants...

I can't stress it enough: it takes half the time (and paint!) it takes to prime the room. do a top coat... you'll be glad. to be really happy, do two. the second finish coat flies....

 

[angel4us]

there is a product called physan 20 which is highly recomended for disinfecting /cleaning .

 

[majortom9]

Gripper is a good primer that can be purchased in 5 gallon buckets, ICI/Dulux usually carries it. Also, SpeedWall is a good flat/mat paint that dosent cost an arm and a leg but is good quality for our purposes. Another tip, when you load your roller nap up to start painting, always start about a foot away from any corners, door frames etc. and let a the nap kind of dry out then roll back in close in the corners, frames to avoid "roller tracks"....unsightly , don't want your lady's looking at sloppy work and little details like that go a long way. Backroll everything and you will have a nice smooth professional finish to be proud of. I have had my head in a paint bucket and a beer in my hand for 22 years. Wish someone had kicked my ass when I first said I wanted to paint for a living,lol..it aint all bright lights glamor and photo ops like yall may think :/

 

[humble1]

Thanks clampie, majortom9, and everyone else!
I think it's gonna be kilz premium and two coats of speedwall ftw. Just need to head over to ben moore for some price comparison.

 

[FinestKind]

I know I'm chiming in a bit late on this, and it seems you guys came to a good solution anyway, but I figure I'd throw this out there: I wouldn't recommend using oil anything over concrete... concrete is always "sweating" a little bit (I remember one mason telling me that "concrete is never completely cured"), and latex "breathes" (like GoreTex, kinda- this is one reason you can paint over damp surfaces with latex, but the surface must be completely dry for oil), while oil does not- oil is a great stain blocker, but like Clampie said, unless you've got some kind of out-of-control stains going on, latex is easier to deal with, far less toxic (for you and your girls), and just as durable (some say more durable)...

FK

 

[MrStonerMan]

Lots of great info on this thread! I will be tuned in here for sure!