oil based primer inside house while using wood stove

[iron]

i'm remodeling my basement. the stage i'm at calls for primer. i'm going to use BIN (oil based primer). upstairs, my EPA fireplace is heating away. is it okay for me to use the primer in the basement? do i have to be concerned about fumes reaching the flame?

i see on the can it says not to use near open flame.

 

[webby3650]

It won't hurt anything. If the fumes were concentrated enough to explode, then you would have already passed out. I assume your fireplace uses outside air for combustion anyway.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

i'm remodeling my basement. the stage i'm at calls for primer. i'm going to use BIN (oil based primer). upstairs, my EPA fireplace is heating away. is it okay for me to use the primer in the basement? do i have to be concerned about fumes reaching the flame?

i see on the can it says not to use near open flame.

Bin dries immediately due to the alcohol in the shellac. I think you'd have a larger issue from the bin drying on your roller before it hits the wall!

 

[jetsam]

BIN is alcohol based and has very strong fumes. I would never use it without opening the windows because the fumes will really put you on your ass otherwise.

That said, it's a fantastic primer that can cover anything... water stains, oil stains, smoke stains..... not sure I'd use it on a whole wall though, it's thin.

BIN (red text) has an oil based brother, Cover Stain (yellow text), which is also very good but oil based. IMO the fumes from the oil based cover stain are much milder.

Either way, explosion is probably not a high risk, but you need to open a couple windows anyway if you like to breathe while you paint.

 

[begreen]

BIN also sells oil and water based primers.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Zinsser-...se-Interior-Exterior-Classic-271448/206803060

I would open a window or two and maybe have an exhaust fan blowing out of the room just to cut down on the fumes you have to breathe.

 

[jetsam]

BIN also sells oil and water based primers.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Zinsser-...se-Interior-Exterior-Classic-271448/206803060

I would open a window or two and maybe have an exhaust fan blowing out of the room just to cut down on the fumes you have to breathe.

Zinsser is the company. The red can is bin (alcohol), the yellow can is cover stain (oil), and the blue can is 123 (water). They're all good.

 

[begreen]

Yup great for covering stains and I see purple is for wallpaper. Then there is BIN2 which is a soy-based alkyd primer. Looks like Rustoleum now owns Zinsser.

Do you know what B-I-N stands for?

 

[jetsam]

Yup great for covering stains and I see purple is for wallpaper. Then there is BIN2 which is a soy-based alkyd primer. Looks like Rustoleum now owns Zinsser.

Do you know what B-I-N stands for?

I did not. Now I do. And that's a mouthful!

http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/william-zinsser-company-inc-history/

I also didn't know that Zinsser had a history of going around strengthening peoples' derby hats. Sounds saucy!

Best line: "Until he died at age 91, his romance with shellac never faltered."

 

[begreen]

Ha, I was trying to figure out if it had Bullseye in the name. Bulls-I-Namel.