The Practical House Painting Guide
Reglazing wood window that are in disrepair only takes a few minutes. Reglazing your windows can also rejuvenate your house, while adding the fringe benefit of lower heating bills. On older homes that have single-pane windows, the glass is held into the wooden frame by material known as a glazing
Damaged wood must be repaired before refinishing it. Not only will your paint job look bad when applied over the damage, but if the wood has water-damage or severe rot, the paint will not adhere properly. Before you repair the damaged wood, you must find and eliminate the source of
Fixing blistered paint is straight forward with a few differences between interior and exterior surfaces. All affected paint must be removed before applying a new layer of paint. Fixing Exterior Blistered Paint For small areas, remove bubbles by scraping then sand the edges of the repair to create a smooth
Nothing is as discouraging as finishing a painting project, only to have paint blisters or bubbles appear in the new finish. This type of problem can occur in any type of paint, but latex and acrylic formulas are more susceptible. Bubbling and blistering occur indoors and out, often with no
Learn The Causes and Remedies For Chalking Paint A fine, light colored, powdery residue on painted exterior surfaces of your home is chalking paint. This is normal and how all paints wear over time and is considerably better than peeling. How do you know if your exterior paint is chalky?
Understanding the causes of exterior peeling paint will give you many more years before repainting. The main reason of peeling is water. If water vapor condenses underneath the primer or finish pressure will result causing the paint to lift from the surface and crack. This crack will be very small,
The quality of a paint job depends on a perfectly clean surface. The surface may not need sanding and stripping, but it must be clean. Using a powerful degreaser, like TSP Trisodium Phosphate, to clean and etch the surface is strongly recommended. For the last several decades, professional painters have
When preparing a wall or painted trim for repainting, producing a stable and clean surface is important. Since you will be repainting, removing mold with a heavy-duty cleaner, such as trisodium phosphate and bleach is appropriate. To mix, add 1/4 cup of TSP and 1/4 cup bleach to 1 gallon
Masking is a critical part of both interior and exterior paint preparation. Painting is messy work, and paint can and will get onto anything that’s not covered! The techniques for masking are the same whether you’re working indoors or out, with one major exception: when applying exterior paint with a
How to Mask the Exterior of Your Home Professionally Exterior paint masking presents different challenges when you compare it to masking off interior features. You will use many of the techniques used to mask interior surfaces. What you will have to mask is different. You don’t face bushes inside your
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