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    Paint smell in bathroom after showering

    Hi Nestor: It doesn't say Behr Bathroom, it just says can be used in bathroom in the fine print on the label. Regarding, "100% Acrylic" or "Vinyl Acrylic", resins or binder? I'll have to check the label tonight when I get home. So I guess I'll buy the other paint you've recommended, along...
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    Paint smell in bathroom after showering

    Hi Nestor and Bobtheblindguy: The bathroom paint job helped a lot. The smell is probably only 1/4 of what it was before, however it's still not gone completely. We found out that the painter used Behr paint (on the back label it says the use includes bathrooms) but she did not use a...
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    Paint smell in bathroom after showering

    Hi Nestor: An interior bathroom paint was used and it looks good. However, I'm not sure how long I should wait to let it dry before I "test" by turning the shower on. What do you think? Thanks
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    Paint smell in bathroom after showering

    Hi All: The walls are plaster. I have someone painting tomorrow morning. If it doesn't work then at least I can start considering other possibilities like the plumbing or pipes. Someone at my office today told me that it sounds like there is paint on the pipes and that's the source. Or maybe...
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    Paint smell in bathroom after showering

    Hi All: First off, thanks so much for the responses. I would have gotten back sooner but I didn't realize that I had responses. To answer your questions. 1) What kind of paint - oil or latex? Unfortunately, I do not know. I would try to ask the supers but they hired contractors to do...
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    Paint smell in bathroom after showering

    I live in NYC on the 9th floor of a building built in the 60s. Since I moved in a month ago, the bathroom smells up like paint every time I shower. It seems to be from the moisture in the bathroom and steam hitting the ceiling and causing the ceiling paint to get wet/soft and exude the smell or...
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