A google search for outdoor acrylic paint led me to a paint web site for some detailed information about suitability and preparation for painting outdoor murals:
http://www.goldenpaints.com/technicaldata/murals.php Apparently, the answer is yes. Acrylics are, according to the web site, color-fast and durable. The washable emulsion paint should provide a good base. Are you painting this on-site by hand? I have never been able to get satisfactory results – either straight lines or numbers or letters -- by hand painting. I have had to resort to masking tape, stencils and spray paint. With spray paint you have to be careful to make sure that successive layers are compatible. Jack Aubert From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of cerculdestele . Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 10:16 AM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: Acrylic paint? Hello! I'm working on a vertical sundial at my job and I was wondering... is it a good idea to use regular artists' acrylic paint (the one you find in the supermarket) to draw the hour lines / dial furniture on exterior washable emulsion paint or do I have to use oil color? Dan -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by <http://www.mailscanner.info/> MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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