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@willy
thanks! too bad powder coat's a shop service, so the real cost would be transporting the bulky gates to and from the shop if you don't have a truck.

sigh, sometimes it seems that the ultimate powertool's a truck.
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Re: boysen,davies and island paints

sigh, sometimes it seems that the ultimate powertool's a truck.
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Ha-ha. Very true.

My Everest is laspag na becuase I use it for hauling wood.

Re: boysen,davies and island paints

@willy
thanks! too bad powder coat's a shop service, so the real cost would be transporting the bulky gates to and from the shop if you don't have a truck.

sigh, sometimes it seems that the ultimate powertool's a truck.
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Hehhehehhe .... bro your'e da man. :2thumbsup:

Re: boysen,davies and island paints

Hi, this is my first time here. We are planning to have a house built in Alfonso, Cavite (right next to Tagaytay) where you get the cool temperature without the commercialism of Tagaytay--plus cheaper rates for everything including real estate taxes. I was just wondering, everybody says it is very moist there, being in the highlands...so what would be the best paint brand to use for exteriors and interiors? We live in Dasma right now and molds and popping paint on the interior concrete walls are a problem. I have had to scrape off the popped paint. When I used new concrete on a wall we put in, I treated the concrete with the concrete neutralizer and I guess it helped, but that was a very small area.

Re: boysen,davies and island paints

I was just wondering, everybody says it is very moist there, being in the highlands...so what would be the best paint brand to use for exteriors and interiors? We live in Dasma right now and molds and popping paint on the interior concrete walls are a problem. I have had to scrape off the popped paint. When I used new concrete on a wall we put in, I treated the concrete with the concrete neutralizer and I guess it helped, but that was a very small area.

Your situation calls for a paint type that has a MILDEWCIDE and mold resistant treatment incorporated in their mix. I use ELASTOMERIC PAINT w/ a sealer formula applied first before the topcoat. The sealer blocks water/moisture and prevents molds and mildew from attacking the film of paint. The sealer has excellent adhesion that is strong enough to withstand abuse from the harsh elements. It dries fast in under 40 minutes and can be top coated immediately once it dries. Even if you apply concrete neutralizer on the concrete the wait time is shorter for this sealer to be applied. With Acrylic latex you have to wait approximately 10 days from crystallization of neutralizer before you can apply anything. With the elastomeric sealer, as soon as the wall crystallizes from the neutralizer just wash the crystallines away and they're ready for application, w/c is usually on the 3rd day after neutralizing concrete.

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10 days lang? ok na yun, most davies paint instructions decree a 30 day wait.
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Re: boysen,davies and island paints

10 days lang? ok na yun, most davies paint instructions decree a 30 day wait.
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Even better (30 days) for the paint prep d ba? But how good will it be for your schedule as a contractor? What about the economic impact on you as a user? It depends on a couple of factors I guess, one being the brand of neutralizing agent you use and its reasonable curing period. Another is the quality of concrete prep the contractor made for finishing. Some lack the expertise in mixing standards for concrete applications especially for finishing treatments (Bland or strong mix). Lastly, there are newer tech than BOYSEN or DAVIES that we have to grow into. It will change the way we perceive finishing and that it's benefit outweigh the commercial value people have given the likes of these popular brands. With the Elastomeric paint I mentioned we can do outdoor projects 2-3 times faster than most finishing contractors. I have recently finished a 700 square meter application using the paint and systems I mentioned. I will post pics in the coming days.

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@willy
i shall hazard a guess: you undercoat with an epoxy because it's alkali resistant, then protect the epoxy with an opaque paint?

btw do you use airless sprays for exterior jobs?
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Re: boysen,davies and island paints

@willy
i shall hazard a guess: you undercoat with an epoxy because it's alkali resistant, then protect the epoxy with an opaque paint?

btw do you use airless sprays for exterior jobs?
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It's an all Elastomeric system starting with an application of Elastomeric Clear Sealer then followed by an Elastomeric putty application for smooth flat finishes and then finished with an Elastomeric Topcoat w/c is color mixed already. It is 30% more economical in terms of project cost and it has more body than conventional paints. It dries 2-3 times faster than conventional paints and is resilient to elemental issues like wet or high moisture problems. Really good for both client and contractor. I haven't tried airless spray system as the equipment investment is a little expensive. Though i would love to try them one day.

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How about 'mineral paint'? Or at least that is what this locally made relatively low cost Betonit Altamira brand claims to be, even though it does not use the same ingredient as traditional mineral paint, which is quite expensive but supposedly has lifetime measured in decades if not centuries.

Unlike conventional film-forming paint, supposedly it causes a chemical reaction to some depth into the concrete and leaves it 'breathable'. Anyone have comments or long term experience with this alternative? Tried it on interior and exterior wall (and floor, with acrylic topcoat) of a building two years ago ... simple application, nice natural/matte appearance and texture, and no problems (so far).

No neutralizer, no primer, just mix powder and liquid parts, apply 2-3 coats on new concrete plaster, water cleanup. No surface film to flake/peel/chip off such as if you accidentally hit it, or to blister if there is trapped moisture such as from an embedded pipe leak.

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Meron sakura oil based paint yun for canvas paintin, meron din textile paints sa national bookstore. Or you can use medyo high end ng konti like glasurit or rm...
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Hi Timber, Now a days lots of types of paints are available on market like metal painting, Oil paint, Sponge Painting, Rag Painting and Rag Rolling, Broken Color Painting, Stippling. In all this paint techniques I like most metal painting, Oil paint. This both are looks very nice.