Re-painting over semi-gloss.

Is there anything I need to do to prep exterior wood siding that has existing semi gloss paint? The entire house was previously painted with semi gloss. Do I need to etch it with something?

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Latex Over Oil

My front wood door paint has bubbled and can easily peel off. I think the previous owners painted latex over oil. How should I proceed to repaint. I have already sanded and removed as much of the peeling paint as I could.

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Estimate Condos

Hi there!!! I opened a painting business not to long ago, and I been doing only residential work. Last week I got offered to paint condos. How should I estimate 1 and 2 bedroom condos so I don’t loose money and that I can pay my workers but also that

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Exterior stucco color coating on a straw bale home.

The color stucco coating is peeling off from the exterior walls of our straw bale home. We believe that the color coat was concrete/lime based (not acrylic), applied 11 years ago. Given that we are considering taking the color coat off, what would you recommend we repaint it with? Elastomeric,

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Repaint or Touch-up?

I am renting out my townhouse while stationed overseas and have had 2 different tenants within the last 2 years. After they moved out, the interior was completely repainted twice using the same contractor. The whole interior is painted white with a flat, no-gloss latex paint with the exception of

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Wood Deck

I stripped the deck that had a semi-transparent oil base stain using stripper and high pressure and in a few spots a wire brush. I rinsed with high pressure and the next day with garden hose. It rained on it the next day. The deck set for 3 days with

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How to Clean a Paint Brush

I just got done using a Purdy brush, really nice brush. I just used the brush on my drum, putting a clear gloss on the drum. I was just wondering how you clean the brush now that it has clear gloss all on it? Is there a certain way to

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Soot from painted basement ceiling.

I had my basement ceiling (unfinished wood trusses, etc.) spray painted black a month ago. I am still getting a fine layer of black soot on the horizontal surfaces. What is causing this and how do I fix it?

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Front Door Color

What color should I paint the front door if my house color is Basketry and the trim is red wine color?

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