Questions about Aged Finishes Yellowing, Trim Paints vs RTS Lacquers

Had a client ask me today if they had to use Sherwin-William's paint
for their home, because of a bad experience they had in the past
with severe yellowing of their trim in their 1980's built home.

The answer is no, however many paint companies used to push
oil-based trim paints until the new advanced acrylics were able
to push them out of the market. The new acrylics are far
superior to the old oil based finishes as they do not yellow
quickly in the absence of sunlight, contain almost zero VOC's
and are very safe to work with in terms of cleanup and odor.

Our company cares about the environment, the safety of our
clients who we work for and making sure the right coating
specification is both communicated and delivered the right
way the first time. We stopped using oil-based finishes in the
late 1990's and are a little bit taken aback when we hear
of someone who wants to use that old technology in their home !

We like to use the new Emerald, ProClassic and Super Paint on all our
trim - we find it covers and levels better than most other products
on the market.

As far as refinishing cabinetry goes, we DO NOT USE HOUSE PAINT
on cabinetry, it is not approved by KCMA and does not have the
cleanability or mar resistance that waterborne lacquer does....visit
a cabinet shop, they are not using architectural trim paints for finger-joint
pine,maple and mdf, it takes far too long to dry, is gummy to the touch and
tends to chip off easily after a few months. Waterborne lacquers are
snap-dry in 10-15 min, sand out beautifully and look far superior
when sprayed properly than any drippy slow dry trim paint.
Ready-to-spray viscosity is a big benefit of today's modern wb lacquers,
open the can, strain and spray....now if we could only figure out a way
to get the cabinetry to sand itself.....!!!


For kitchen cabinets specifically, ROSHIELD 636
emulsion provides its best performance when used in combination
with a waterborne sealer based on RHOPLEX™ AC-337N emulsion.
Each of these polymers is based on acrylic technology recognized for
providing highly durable finishes. This sealer/topcoat combination results
in a low-VOC, low-HAPs, ultra-low-formaldehyde/formaldehyde-free
system with excellent appearance,colour and mar-resistance properties.