[GBlist] Fungicide in Paint??

[Nate Dorsett <dorsett@interkan.net>]

   I can already hear the response that we need to do something about
the underlying moisture problem. True - but it is a high school counselors office of a
school
district that is searching for pennies. So the solution needs to be as cheap as paint.
   Do any of you folks know of a paint that inhibits mold and fungus growth?
In the old days, they added mercury but obviously that is no longer desirable or allowed.
More recently, paint companies have added a fungicide (used to come in small plastic
sacks of additive) but as a trusted paint merchant explained, these are a volatile organic

compound that evaporates as the paint dries. It is added primarily so that during
jobs finished while the humidity is high, the wet paint might mold before it has a
chance to dry. Once dry the additive is gone.
   So after the required Clorox cleaning, we would like to paint with something that
AFTER drying will continue to inhibit fungus growth. There is a whole office of
counselors who will benefit from your responses.

Thanks for your help.
Bill Dorsett
Manhattan, KS


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