Tuesday, May 3, 2011

[papercreters] Breathable paint for papercrete

I am building a geodesic dome covered with plastic shrink wrap that I then sprayed a few inches of papercrete on both inside and out. The project is documented at http://minimalintentions.com. I am at the stage where the inside is still quite damp and I need to paint so I can put in a floor and desk. The best solution I have found is UGL Drylok which can be stained and apparently allows water vapor to still escape. My concern is that it will not allow water to escape fast enough and I may end up with rotting / mildew inside the papercrete.

I can wait if necessary, but am impatient to get this done. So my question is are there any other interior paints that can be stained that are breathable? Is Drylok the best solution? And any advice on how dry the interior needs to be before I can paint.

Thanks...
Brandon.

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