JLC ??JUNE 1991
Case studies teach how to
steer clear of exterior paint failures
Fading Fast
Painting contractor Mark Robson,
whose Ram-Mar Painting is
based in Santa Barbara, Calif.,
recently painted a high-end multiunit
condo project in Newport
Beach.
The problem. The building interiors
were spec'd out in straight
white, both walls and trim. The
plan called for a good oil enamel on
the baseboards and a lot of other
interior trim that normally doesn't
get a gloss finish. The walls were
flat latex. And within six months,
the trim in some of those houses
was almost a mustard color next to
the white walls. The enamel had
yellowed, but the flat latex
remained white.
"The builder wanted to know if
we were using