[MassHistPres] Experience with Rhino Shield versus traditional oil paint

[Elizabeth Ware]

All,

Many years ago I stripped a house of asbestos siding and what was underneath was rusticated wood siding, which was in terrific  shape!  I filled all the nail holes (that was fun!) and scraped the house using tarps to collect the paint residues.
I researched paints and painted with an oil base Pratt and Lambert primer and a solid latex stain.  That paint lasted about 12 years and then all I had to do was to refresh the latex stain.
The house is a bid boxy Victorian Italianate with a wonderful cornice and brackets.
I’d do it again in a heartbeat using the same paints, assuming Pratt and Lambert continues to make an oil based primer.

My two cents,

Betsy Ware

Director of Community Development
Town of Dracut, Ma.
Tel: 978-453-4557
Cell: 978-879-8159

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very interesting information, thank you...

I continue to use oil primer, oil finish paint and oil based stain...

.....jade

jade mortimer
heartwood window restoration
po box 114 1605 mohawk trail
charlemont, ma 01339
413-625-8680

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Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Experience with Rhino Shield versus traditional oil paint

Thank you, Lynn.  Those are the exact concerns I had.  Thank you for confirming.  I'll pull the IHPC policy and hand over to Buildings & Grounds.

Thank you, Donna, too, for the lead on the primer.

On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 1:35 PM Lynn Smiledge <lsmiledge at comcast.net<mailto:lsmiledge at comcast.net>> wrote:
I collected some resources on this subject several years ago and everything I found recommended against its use.  The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office/Michigan Historical Center has a policy against it, too long to share here but perhaps available online. Here’s the policy of the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission as published in 2010:

IHPC Policy about Permanent Coating Systems
Permanent coatings first came to staff’s attention when one of these products was being used on a historic
property in 1999. Staff researched the products at that time and developed a policy. The commission
expressed agreement with the policy when staff presented it to them at a pre-meeting. Staff then published
the policy in the December 1999 issue of “This Old Column” (copy attached to this report), which was
distributed to historic neighborhood associations.
In addition to the concerns raised in “This Old Column,” others include:
• Lack of reversibility and the long-term effects on coated items
• Inability to repaint with conventional paint at a later date
• Loss of architectural detailing and crisp shadow lines. Product literature claims that, when properly
applied, the resulting coat is ten times thicker than a coating of conventional paint

Lynn Smiledge
Historic Preservation Consultant

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Anyone have input on Rhino Shield versus oil paint?  How does it behave?  Thoughts on its use as an alternative material?  Client church and steeple in need of paint and they're considering using this product to reduce maintenance costs.
Stacy Spies

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