The Practical House Painting Guide
It’s smart to estimate how much exterior paint or stain you’ll need before you even head to the store. It’s virtually impossible to get two cans of paint the exact same color- even if the same color formula is used. Using two cans mixed at different times can result in
How To Maintain The Value Of Your Home How Often Should You Repaint Your Home? Taking care of a house requires a lot of work. Painting your home is one of those tasks most people avoid thinking about, just like replacing a roof. How often should you paint the outside
How hard can it be to paint the outside of a house? Well, a bit harder than you might think. Especially if you have not mastered cutting in or do not know about painting into a wet edge. Which, of course, we did not. The project was our family home
Clean Straight Lines: How to get crisp lines between two colors. We’ve all seen the commercials: the lady pulls away the blue tape to reveal the sharpest line between to colors you could possibly imagine. You say, “Wow, that looks nice! I want to do that!” So you go down
One of the most effective and lesser-known tricks that the professional painter uses is called back rolling. Back rolling is the act of using a roller to spread paint across a surface immediately after spraying. Back rolling pushes paint into cracks and wood grain, dramatically improving the finished look of
He who paints in the sun will not get the professional results they are expecting. Why? It is a “no brainer” paint whether oil or latex thinned out or not dries or cures from air temperature, slower in the shade and faster in the sun. The solvents or driers such
While erecting 2 front porches in Farmington, Connecticut this past month a customer insisted on painting the white vinyl columns green with a second rate latex paint. I tried to persuade her that it wasn’t a good idea due to possible adhesion problems. Or at least wait until they were
Whats that? Paint your home with one coat of paint? This is certainly not the standard, and in general I would not recommend it, however there are certain circumstances where you may cut time and cost by painting your home with one coat of paint without it looking terrible. In
For the best possible results paint spraying a steel door is the way to go. Painting a steel door with a paint sprayer can produce the smoothest possible finish as long as a few simple guide lines are followed. Before starting up the sprayer properly prepare the door and frame.
Another painting method for steel doors is using a roller. Rolling a steel door will produce a beautiful even finish. Painting a steel door with a roller will produce a fine even stipple that is more pleasing than brush marks. The materials and tools you use will affect the
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