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How to prepare oil based primer for fresh drywall.

February 26, 2010

We have oil based painted kitchen area and want to put new drywall skip onto it. Some say sand off until shinny is gone, some say tsp only – it etches enough, and some say sand lightly and prime then texture and prime again. Please help me. I need it.

How well do some of these wipe-on refinishers really work?

February 26, 2010

This is my first time here. My cabinets and all my woodwork need some sprucing up. Does anyone really know how well some of these wipe-on refinishers really work and how things look afterward? I am afraid things will end up looking worse then before I did them.