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Question about non-VOC or low-VOC paint
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maiden
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Question about non-VOC or low-VOC paint
I am pregnant and due in May. I am thinking ahead b/c I will hopefully have my own home in a year or so. 
I want my home to be as "healthy" as possible. Do you need to strip old paint if you want to use and get the benefit from "nontoxic" paint?
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Posted 1/11/09 7:25 PM  |
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Re: Question about non-VOC or low-VOC paint
The worst off-gassing is in the first few weeks of painting, and after a year, there is almost no off-gassing anymore, even though there probably is *some*.
http://homerepair.about.com/od/interiorhomerepair/ss/low_voc_paint_3.htm
"Although many of the toxic materials found in paints have been reduced in recent years due to legislation, especially among latex paints, some may still be released as the paint dries and the compounds volatilize, while others continue to be released into the ambient environment after the paint dries when there is no detectable odor...Paint emissions can continue for extended periods of time after application and Sparks et al. (1999) estimated that less than 50% of the VOC's in latex paint (applied to a surface) are emitted in the first year. Compounds studied include ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, Texanol®, and butoxyethanol."
There are also downsides to removing old paint, and you could actually release more polutants into the environment (and your house) by removing the old paint. I would just paint over your existing paint with no-VOC paint, and your house should be "cleaner" than the outside air... 
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| Posted 1/11/09 8:02 PM |
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maiden
Whoa!
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Re: Question about non-VOC or low-VOC paint
Thanks!
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| Posted 1/11/09 8:54 PM |
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