Stripping Stain Off Cabinet

I stained an unfinished oak cabinet with stain and it turned out too dark. Is there a way to strip the stain off to make it look unfinished or close to unfinished again? I tried using BIX varnish and stain stripper and it did not work. I left it on

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Door frame and baseboard colors.

I have 3 doors in my back entry. I wanted to paint the doors off-white but I’m not sure about the door frames and baseboard. They are all stained a medium brown. There is also wainscoting in the dining area stained the same color. If I paint the door and

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Bubbling Paint

I have started painting my new house this past week and have found that in a few places – mainly where there were scratches or nicks in the wall that I patched with polyfill – that the paint is bubbling and comes off very easily in large chunks. Why is

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Start & stop paint marks on NEW ceiling.

We have a new 26×36 addition. Primer was sprayed on. We sprayed the first coat of ceiling paint by overlapping half of each stroke, but could see the “edges” of each row after it dried. 2nd coat of paint we tried using the paint stick roller (thinking the roller would

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Matching old stain to get even color.

I’m a student at a local school for cabinet making and right now we are doing restoration. I just stripped a very badly refinished rocking chair with a dark brown stain (walnut I think). But I had to do a a lot of sanding on the joints of the seat

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House Trim Colors

Older one story home from the early ’80’s; earth tones, rust-n-clay colored brick, tan siding. What colors can I use to brighten it up? Shutters and front door are painted a lousy wine color. Would a bright rich blue be OK for the door if I use beige for the

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Paint washes right off with plain water!

Had the walls painted with latex over latex and the paint can be washed off or peels off like a skin. Painter wants to prime and repaint. Should it be completely removed? The walls were clean but he didn’t use a primer.

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