I want to use water based paints for intereior walls. But they are currently painted with oil based paints.?

Question

What should I do to convert the interior walls to water based paint.

Answer 1

I truly detest the energy use and expense of primers, but in your case "KILZ" even in the oil based primer, will accept any formulation applied over it.

Steven Wolf

Answer 2

dont use kilz, just an oil based primer is plenty good. Its a little stinky but thin it a bit with paint thinner and roll on with a short napped quality roller cover. Prefereably it would be nice if you could spray it on. But really why not just keep with the oil based finish, oil does cover well, so by the time you went to the trouble of primer you could have painted it. There are latex based paints which do go over oil. Kelley moore has duro-poxy. These are a little expensive.

Answer 3

A coat of good primer, like Kilz, is always the best thing to do before any paint job, inside or out. It will keep the old color from showing through, and the new paint will stick to the primer much better than it would to your old paint.

Good luck.

Answer 4

First, give them a good wash with slightly soapy water, and a wipe down with clean water, to rinse them. Then, try your water-based paint ("emulsion paint") on a test area. It will probaby be OK without any further treatment.
If it isn't, apply a cheap oil-based undercoat The matt surface of this will provide a surface for the emulsion to grip on to.

Answer 5

Use the "original" Kilz..not the Kilz 2 water based...getthe oilbased..or should i say alcohol based kilz....The water based will peel right off that old oil finish..once oil based kilz is applied... A latex is then compatable with it

Answer 6

i would take the advice DIY doc is giving you Vasan it sounds about right to me

Answer 7

they are all correct chose one of the above