Painting your house and parrots

My wife and I just got a nice bedroom set. Then we noticed how crappy it made the walls look. Typical. It started a conversation about how to paint the house and not kill the bird. I could of course board her, but no way to know how long until it's safe again.

Any suggestions?

Can't remember if you're in North America or OZ Goaler, but in NA, virtually all of the major paint manufacturers offer a zero VOC latex product for your painting pleasure, so unless you have some type of allergy to these paints, your feathered friends should be safe.....

Although many manufacturers are heavily promoting their paints with primers included, you might want to use a separate primer if you will be using any deep tinted colors or trying to cover surfaces previously covered with deep tinted paints or surfaces painted with oil based paints.....deep tints can cause some painting frustrations ! ! !

Good luck.....

Walt is right . I painted last year, and these new paints are formulated differently as he says. I did use a dark color and yes I DID have many frustrations! I used the kind with primer included, and it obviously didn't work. There are so many places where the walls and doors got bumped, and paint came off pretty easily. Now I don't even care!

I'm in so cal. Thanks for the tips. My wife will be happier now. As thus, so will I.

I'm using natural Old-Fashioned Milk Paint on my cabinets right now. I figure if it's good enough to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling and all those ancient frescoes it's good enough for my humble country kitchen cabinets I'm finishing with a natural hard carnuba wax. I'm famous for dinging things up, so I want something I can easily touch up as wear and tear happens without having to redo the whole set at once.

We are planning to paint and remodel our kitchen in summer, so I just try to keep my fids outdoors in a big cage during these couple of days (and take them into garage for night and in case of bad weather)

Minimaker said:

I'm using natural Old-Fashioned Milk Paint on my cabinets right now. I figure if it's good enough to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling and all those ancient frescoes it's good enough for my humble country kitchen cabinets I'm finishing with a natural hard carnuba wax. I'm famous for dinging things up, so I want something I can easily touch up as wear and tear happens without having to redo the whole set at once.

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Was wondering if the paint manufacturer/vendor suggested covering the finished surface with a wax, considering that additional surface might affect a "touch up" several years down the road ? ? ?

Thanks.....

weco said:

Minimaker said:

I'm using natural Old-Fashioned Milk Paint on my cabinets right now. I figure if it's good enough to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling and all those ancient frescoes it's good enough for my humble country kitchen cabinets I'm finishing with a natural hard carnuba wax. I'm famous for dinging things up, so I want something I can easily touch up as wear and tear happens without having to redo the whole set at once.

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Was wondering if the paint manufacturer/vendor suggested covering the finished surface with a wax, considering that additional surface might affect a "touch up" several years down the road ? ? ?

Thanks.....

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Wax can be stripped off later with a vinegar wash or another common liquid product available at home improvement stores-I forget which it was. But yeah much easier than trying to refinish today's painted/poly-coated surfaces. A quick wash down with an acidic wash, a quick rub down with some steel wool and you're ready to paint the nick. Gallery - Crown Point Cabinetry

I'm doing mine white right now, those colors are a bit bold for me but I appreciate the unique look anyway. The bright colors just aren't my thing personally.