Hi,

I want to change the colour of a wall in my room.

The paint on the wall is oil based.

Can I put acrilic paint over it or do I have to stick with the

oil based paint.

All help wellcome,

Thank you,

There shouldn't be a reaction but if your concerned try a small patch and see how it reacts.

An oil based paint I would of thought would act like a sealer applied to the wall.

Thank you Mr Kawa,

Thats great news,saves me a lot of hasstle,

Thank God for my friends on Thai visa,

I have no one else to ask here in rural thailand

It also depends on the finish.

If the paint is high gloss , or even semi gloss , and the new paint is Flat finish , then you might have a problem.

where if it is Flat finish to begin with, then most anything will adhere to it. regardless of if the paint is Oil or water based.That is why primer is flat.

A note of caution if the oil paint is fresh, do not attempt to paint with water based paint over it as the water and oil don't mix, you must wait for the oil base paint to dry well.

It also depends on the finish.

If the paint is high gloss , or even semi gloss , and the new paint is Flat finish , then you might have a problem.

where if it is Flat finish to begin with, then most anything will adhere to it. regardless of if the paint is Oil or water based.That is why primer is flat.

A note of caution if the oil paint is fresh, do not attempt to paint with water based paint over it as the water and oil don't mix, you must wait for the oil base paint to dry well.

Nonsense he will not have a problem apart from just keying it with a bit with some fine glasspaper and the the oil based paint is not new it is old so stop scare mongering.

It also depends on the finish.

If the paint is high gloss , or even semi gloss , and the new paint is Flat finish , then you might have a problem.

where if it is Flat finish to begin with, then most anything will adhere to it. regardless of if the paint is Oil or water based.That is why primer is flat.

A note of caution if the oil paint is fresh, do not attempt to paint with water based paint over it as the water and oil don't mix, you must wait for the oil base paint to dry well.

Nonsense he will not have a problem apart from just keying it with a bit with some fine glasspaper and the the oil based paint is not new it is old so stop scare mongering.

all good info and no "scare mongering"

notice the qualifying "if" in my respond,

I think before attributing motives to my response, you should read a little more carefully.

It also depends on the finish.

If the paint is high gloss , or even semi gloss , and the new paint is Flat finish , then you might have a problem.

where if it is Flat finish to begin with, then most anything will adhere to it. regardless of if the paint is Oil or water based.That is why primer is flat.

A note of caution if the oil paint is fresh, do not attempt to paint with water based paint over it as the water and oil don't mix, you must wait for the oil base paint to dry well.

Nonsense he will not have a problem apart from just keying it with a bit with some fine glasspaper and the the oil based paint is not new it is old so stop scare mongering.

all good info and no "scare mongering"

notice the qualifying "if" in my respond,

I think before attributing motives to my response, you should read a little more carefully.

Apologizes for blunt reply but he was posting about a previously painted wall not a freshly painted one, it's a very straight forward paint job.

Clean, dull and dry.