[SML] Masonite Stage Floor Issue

[Patrick McCreary]

FIFTEEN years ago? Really? Damn I'm old.

Patrick

On 7/17/2015 8:08 PM, Wayne Rasmussen via Stagecraft wrote:
> +1 on Patrick's method.  I followed his instructions closely on our main
> stage and have not had any issues with paint adhesion in 15 years.  We did
> not use the exact paint brand that Patrick suggest but did use a flat
> exterior latex paint.  Our top coat has usually been Behr Porch and Floor
> Enamel in black.  Even after a few weeks, gaff tape doesn't pull the paint
> off.
>
> Our studio theater has been treated differently, mostly because our base
> floor is vinyl tiles on concrete (don't ask--I'll just rant).  There, I
> gaff tape 1/8" double tempered hardboard (smooth) to create a paintable
> surface.  I've used the Behr Porch and Floor there without any primer and
> still have not experienced any paint adhesion issues.  That floor is not
> left down but is laid in the winter and removed in the spring (for the
> summer camp to use the studio as a gymnastics area).
>
> <http://www.arts.iup.edu/facthe/gpatrick/instructions/duron%20instructions
> .htm>
>
> Wayne Rasmussen
> Blair Academy
>
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