[SML] Stage floor paint

[Justin Carroll]

Sounds like this conversation happened already but I have not had this problem with Masonite.  Is this a regional issue?  I am in New England and can get single-temper 1/4 and 3/16 readily.  The double temper takes some special ordering.

Justin Carroll
TD at Community College of RI
Warwick, RI

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Subject: Re: [SML] Stage floor paint

Rosco Tough Prime has been my go to floor paint for years.  Bigger problem is not being able to get 'real' masonite any longer - when you order it from the lumber yard, what shows up is really MDF - and it just doesn't hold up like masonite did, especially when you peel up the gaff and spike tape.

Anyone found a solution to this yet?

Maia Robbins-Zust
Technical Dir.
Williams College Theatre

On Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 6:36 PM Justin Carroll via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net<mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
Used to mix Sherwinn Williams Promar 200 with (alternatingly) Minwax Polycrylic Matte or Rosco Flat Glaze.

I now just use Rosco Tough Prime. I like the satin finish. it cleans better than flat finishes.

And the admin staff like it for outside events.

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Subject: Re: [SML] Stage floor paint

We'd been using Conco Black from Menards for 20 years. But they stopped carrying it and we just started using Pittsburg Paints 'Ultra' interior flat black.
I like the look better; it's more 'black' and covered well. As other have said, stage is painted enough that durability isn't an issue. But this is looking good so far.

Ben
Rochester community and Technical College

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Subject: Re: [SML] Stage floor paint

Just for another data point, we use Benjamin Moore semi-gloss black latex. It gets recoated often enough that durability of the paint has never been a problem.

-  Jim Dougherty
Middlebury College Theatre Dept

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