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Lindsey Churchill
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Hello All,

I need to prime and paint some new 4"x4" cedar posts for an exterior sign. At the end of the day, the posts need to be a dark gray colour.

Any suggestions for the best primer and paint combination?

There's so much conflicting information out there...

- Alkyd/Oil-based primer with latex paint.
- Oil-based primer with oil-based paint.
- Latex primer with latex paint.
- Using stain as a primer.

Any tips would be most appreciated!

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Lindsey Churchill
It's A Good Sign Inc.
3245 Harvester Road.
Burlington, Ontario

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John Byrd
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Acrylic Latex is the best for outdoor wood products. Semi gloss paints or solid color stains, etc. would have to with the asthetics (sp?) of the design and how you want the finished product to look.

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John Byrd
Ball Ground, Georgia
770-735-6874
http://johnbyrddesign.com
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Lindsey Churchill
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Thanks for the advice John! I just want to do my best to make sure the paint holds up long term.

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Lindsey Churchill
It's A Good Sign Inc.
3245 Harvester Road.
Burlington, Ontario

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Rusty Bradley
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I use Kilz Exterior latex primer from Walmart...I use Sherwin Williams brand acrylic latex for top coat...30 years never a failure...my sign posts are nearly always 6"x6" treated pine...since all my signs have woodgrain backgrounds my personal taste is to use flat...just seems more compatible to the natural wood look to me...but have used a little semi gloss as well...it doesn't take too long before it looks pretty flat anyway...but you know your sign and the look you want.

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Rusty Bradley
Bradley Sign Studio
100 Creekview Road
Summertown, Tn. 38483

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Thanks for your reply Rusty! Sounds like latex will be a good choice.

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Lindsey Churchill
It's A Good Sign Inc.
3245 Harvester Road.
Burlington, Ontario

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Wayne Webb
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What has worked well for me, is to prime with two coats of Sherwin Williams "Woodscapes" waterbased stain which, according to my Sherwin Williams man, is essentially colored primer. Then topcoat with 2 coats of their acrylic latex

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Wayne Webb
Webb Signworks
Chipley, FL
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Oh yes, and western red cedar is NOT good for ground-contact here in Florida. The termites all consider it a delicacy. I use the same as Rusty; pressure treated pine. No failures with that.

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Wayne Webb
Webb Signworks
Chipley, FL
850.638.9329
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