Painting Pressure Treated Lumber

[Marlowe]

I've been told you're not supposed to paint pressure treated lumber. I don't always follow the rules though. I use an oil based primer after the wood is thoroughly dry, then a good outdoor paint. I've used latex on top of the oil base with no problems.

I hope your luck is as good as mine.

Tom

 

[Cliff_Johns]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Can you put an Oil Based Paint over a Latex Primer ? )</font>

No. (Although if indoor paint you can probably get away with it.)

Cliff

 

[GoodGuy]

Thanks Cliff, "GOT IT" !!!
I was always confused on that, appreciate it!
Sorry Shimon if I hijacked the thread.

 

[oldgrizzlybear]

My understanding is that you can use latex over oil, but not oil over latex.

Lowes carries a water based primer that says on the can it can be used on PT primer. A friend used it a couple of weeks ago and it looks ok, but two weeks isn't much of a test.