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Matthew Rossi
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First time project requires me to paint a black logo on a large milk bottle made of cinder blocks painted white. (What a wholesome idea).
Should i use the standard One shot enamel or regular latex or industrial enamel..Very large letters are in store..so brush recommendations would be great..thanks guys..and gals...keep up the good work and advice.....HappyHalloween!!

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Glenn Taylor
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Rossi,

If the wall has never been painted before, I would probably go with latex. The only difficulty is that you have to work a little faster. If the wall has been painted before, then I would probably use both bulletin and lettering enamels.

For brushes, I prefer to use the usual fitches, china-bristle cutters, and rollers.

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You will here BOTH sides to this story concerning Latex vs Enamel.Over the past 23 yrs.of wall lettering I have always used the industry stardard of oil based enamel,known also as Bulletin Paint by vertue of the greater amount of pigment used to produce it.I would suggest the Chromatic brand as most readly available and constant.Your local sign supplier should have this along with brushes such as fitches,and cutters.Of course fill in larger areas with rollers.
I find the water based latex combersom as to lack of coverage,seperate set of brushes,and inavailability of colors.Black being one of them.
With any luck you will here from the water base people about this subject and still have to test both for your own use.
NOTE il based enamel doesn't freeze.

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Hi Rossi,

The tried and tested method would be to use oil base bulletin enamel with white bristle fitches and/or cutters. Been done that way for over 100 years with proven results. Add a bit of Penetrol to make the brushing easier and if the weather is cold, thin with a little turpentine. Stay away from mineral spirits. If it's hot and the paint is drying too fast, add a little boiled linseed oil.

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