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Hi friends and colleagues,

Our stage floor is this very old, stained, and damaged wood laminate paneling. It looks terrible, so I finally was able to convince my principal to let us paint it black since it will look better and be easier to maintain. My question is:  What kind of paint would work best over the wood laminate? We want it to be permanent and not to peel. I'm fine with touchups but don't want to repaint more than once a year.

Thanks so much! :)

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Ms. Jamie M. Scherer, M.Ed.
Theatre Director
Dayton, NV
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There was a pretty good discussion on this topic not too long ago; try searching "Floor Paint" in the search bar.  Erich Friend posted a nice reply.  I'll try to post the link below. 

Also, I would suggest covering your old floor with "masonite" or tempered hardboard, tape it together with Gaffer's tape and then paint it.  A ground cloth can also be a wonderful thing and I've had good results with these approaches over the years.

But, Erich's post is pretty complete.

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Michael Johnson
Trinity NC
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2018 21:20
From: Jamie Scherer
Subject: What Kind of Paint?

Hi friends and colleagues,

Our stage floor is this very old, stained, and damaged wood laminate paneling. It looks terrible, so I finally was able to convince my principal to let us paint it black since it will look better and be easier to maintain. My question is:  What kind of paint would work best over the wood laminate? We want it to be permanent and not to peel. I'm fine with touchups but don't want to repaint more than once a year.

Thanks so much! :)

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Ms. Jamie M. Scherer, M.Ed.
Theatre Director
Dayton, NV
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​Good afternoon,

Rosco makes a great floor paint (Tough Prime Black) that we have on our stage. Hold up very well and is easy to touch up. Masonite is another good alternative.

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Crit Fisher
Lighting/Sound Designer
New Albany High School
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-05-2018 12:04
From: Michael Johnson
Subject: What Kind of Paint?

There was a pretty good discussion on this topic not too long ago; try searching "Floor Paint" in the search bar.  Erich Friend posted a nice reply.  I'll try to post the link below.

Also, I would suggest covering your old floor with "masonite" or tempered hardboard, tape it together with Gaffer's tape and then paint it.  A ground cloth can also be a wonderful thing and I've had good results with these approaches over the years.

But, Erich's post is pretty complete.

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Michael Johnson
Trinity NC

Original Message:
Sent: 08-03-2018 21:20
From: Jamie Scherer
Subject: What Kind of Paint?

Hi friends and colleagues,

Our stage floor is this very old, stained, and damaged wood laminate paneling. It looks terrible, so I finally was able to convince my principal to let us paint it black since it will look better and be easier to maintain. My question is:  What kind of paint would work best over the wood laminate? We want it to be permanent and not to peel. I'm fine with touchups but don't want to repaint more than once a year.

Thanks so much! :)

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Ms. Jamie M. Scherer, M.Ed.
Theatre Director
Dayton, NV
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