The Practical House Painting Guide
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?
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
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
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
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
A critical part of any paint job, especially exterior ones, is caulking. Gaps and cracks are your home’s worst enemy! Not only do they reduce energy efficiency by creating drafts, but they allow pests and moisture easy access. Moisture is one of the greatest causes of problems. If water gets
After wood trim and siding has been hand-scraped, it’s time to sand. Not all the paint present usually scrapes off. So you will need to sand the sharp edges left by the paint that stays behind. This is a process called feathering. It makes the finished paint job look much
While scraping is the first step of many painting tasks, the preparation should be finished by sanding away rough edges to create smooth, flat surfaces. It is important to feather – which means blend and even out – in order to minimize the hard edge of any remaining paint surfaces.
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