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Sonynut
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| Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:55 am Post subject: Useful lifespan of painted screen? |
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Hello all! I just read the instructions on making a homemade screen(in particular the painting part). How long will the BEHR paint last before it starts to turn an off-white color? All my tries at painted screens have turned yellowish after a couple of months 
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AnalogRocks
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Do you have sunlight on the screen at any time?
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Sonynut
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The yellow showed up no matter what light hit the screen. I especially noticed it when I would first power on my projector(white screen) or the white screens within the test screens. I like the idea of a washable screen though, since the fabric I have is impossible to clean without spotting..
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emdawgz1
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What painting instructions?
I wouldnt use Behr paints. They are cheap and dont last. I only use Benjamin moore.
Most of the pro's i know reccomend it.
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cabinetguy
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IMO..paint sucks balls compared to a sheet of plastic laminate Wilsonart "white" It's cheap,washable,and comes in sizes like 4x8,5x8 and 5x12
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cabinetguy
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Not as durable as good ole' P-Lam though
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papalek
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Smoking in the room will turn it Yellow. 
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Electrohomes don't smoke....
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Z-Photo
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unless there is a moth involved.....
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papalek
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Barco's do... 
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I only smoke after sex 
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| cabinetguy wrote: | | Not as durable as good ole' P-Lam though |
No, true... I use Pratt & Lambert quite a lot. Very good paint. Best paint I ever used is premium stuff called C2: www.c2color.com . Amazing stuff.
But who cares about durability on a screen - it gets (or should get) zero contact.
Behr ultra pure white was picked many years ago not because someone thought Behr made good paint, but because their white paint actually happened to be whiter then all others (or at least that's how the story goes).
You can bet that the rabid HT'ers that did the testing weren't picking Behr to save $5/pint. 
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Bruce 09
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Were you using an Alkyd paint or acrylic?
The only wa an acrylic paint would yellow is if it was a wood substrate and was not sealed properly.
If you use a white alkyd paint it will start to yellow in the absence of U.V.
Bruce
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Mark_A_W
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My Gesso painted blockout cloth screen hasn't changed in 3 years. Still white as white.
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Sonynut
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Actually,by the sounds of it, I probably should be ashamed of the paint I used... Last one I tried was latex based, with a teflon additive in case the kids did touch it (My HT is in my livingroom) . It was the brightest white I found at the time, though.
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| Z-Photo wrote: | | unless there is a moth involved..... |
Just get a pet bat....
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Chuck27
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Yeah, I hear of a guy in Toronto has one in his house....with pictures to prove it...
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