Solutions That Work » cracking http://the-best-result.com Tips and strategies for life's challenges Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:04:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Painting Tip: Alligatoring http://the-best-result.com/painting-tip-alligatoring/ http://the-best-result.com/painting-tip-alligatoring/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:48:39 +0000 The Advisor http://the-best-result.com/?p=93


DEFINITION ALLIGATORING : You can almost imagine what this is by the name.  If you can’t, it’s basically what happens when the paint cracks in such a way as to form a pattern that resembles alligator scales.  It can sometimes just be affecting the top layer of paint and not be reaching the surface.

WHAT CAUSES IT?
There are a number of possible causes and I’ve listed them below:

  • You may have painted over a glossy finish and the paint wasn’t able to bond with it properly.
  • Using an extremely hard coating, such as oil-base enamel, (this dries very hard eventually), over a more flexible coating.  The flexible coating can shift or expand and contract underneath the top-coat and cause the top-coat to crack.
  • The effects of extreme climates (freezing and thawing) on oil-base enamels over time.
  • Putting another coat of paint on before the previous one has dried. (Yes, I’m sure many of us have done that at some point!)
  • Using too much paint per coat.

SOLUTIONS:

  1. By one means or another (scraping, sanding, paint remover) or a combination, get the paint down to the bare surface.
  2. Brush or vacuum off all the dust and make sure the surface is clean and dry.
  3. Prime the surface with a high-quality primer.
  4. Apply topcoat(s) with the desired finish.

All the best,
Perry
714 721 3050

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