04-11-2010, 01:23 AM
>Pulled up a corner today, found light blue latex paint.
If it's a 1920's bungalow and it had latex paint on it, it's not the original finish.
According to Paint History:
"Styrene-Butadiene synthetic rubber latex was developed as the Mutual Recipe in the USA (75% butadiene, 25% styrene with a rosin soap and a little mercaptan) since isoprene did not give a useful material. Production started in 1943. The first all-acrylic latex paint was introduced commercially in 1953."
If it's a 1920's bungalow and it had latex paint on it, it's not the original finish.
According to Paint History:
"Styrene-Butadiene synthetic rubber latex was developed as the Mutual Recipe in the USA (75% butadiene, 25% styrene with a rosin soap and a little mercaptan) since isoprene did not give a useful material. Production started in 1943. The first all-acrylic latex paint was introduced commercially in 1953."