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03-15-03, 02:57 PM

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Painting Basement Ceiling

My basement ceiling in unfinished and I would like to paint it using a sprayer. Will it cause a problem with my knob and tube wiring if it gets a coating of latex paint as well?

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03-16-03, 10:46 PM

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Cobos- Hello and welcome to the forums. Looks like one of our mods have got ya moved over to a better category here.

Well IMO, that knob & tube ought to go, don't think it would hurt anything to paint it, but like I say, if I was workin on the place, that would be at the very top of my to-do list!

Better ask a licensed electrician about spraying the old wiring, could be a shock hazard.

Again welcome, and let us know how this turns out.

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03-17-03, 07:22 AM

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I've never painted any, but have run across your situation many times (particularly in unfinished basements) and don't know why there would be any problem.

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03-17-03, 09:50 PM

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Hope this helps.

not a problem, paint away!

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