Painting Lessons

JLC ??JUNE 1991 Case studies teach how to steer clear of exterior paint failures Fading Fast Painting contractor Mark Robson, whose Ram-Mar Painting is based in Santa Barbara, Calif., recently painted a high-end multiunit condo project in Newport Beach. The problem. The building interiors were spec’d out in straight white, both walls and trim. The plan called for a good oil enamel on the baseboards and a lot of other interior trim that normally doesn’t get a gloss finish. The walls were flat latex. And within six months, the trim in some of those houses was almost a mustard color next to the white walls. The enamel had yellowed, but the flat latex remained white. “The builder wanted to know if we were using