Plaster Walls

I got a quote from a painter who suggested that I used the elastomer product on my plaster walls (complete coverage). From what I read, this does not sound like a typical use ? If I am wrong, what would be a reasonable labor price for applying this product and

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Old oil base paint

I painted my bathroom with very old oil base paint. I’m cheap, and didn’t want to buy new paint when I already had some. Anyway, it took a long time to mix, but I did get it to it’s white color. I painted the whole bathroom with it. It has

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Paint Cracking

I have an old medicine cabinet with cracking paint. I would like to repaint part, but I want it to crack. How can I make this happen?…thank you

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Exterior Door Paint Color

I have a home I just installed an exterior door on. The home is a really faded yellow color and the trim is a burgundy/maroon (windows shutters, door trim, and around the house). What color can I paint the door to make it stand out?

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Backrolling Skills

How do you backroll your spray painting effectively? After I spray, my backrolling doesn’t look that good. Is there a trick? Any suggestions would be helpful.

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Painting Textured Drywall Finish

How many times can I repaint a textured dry wall finish before it looses the texture effect or is there a technique to avoid this? Should I try to minimize the number of paint coatings?

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Failing concrete block and paint.

After the last paint job on our block building, the paint is failing and the mortar and block is too. One contractor suggested moisture from inside of heated office areas was causing outside to fail. Inside is sheetrock and has never been an issue since 1978

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Paint prep for patio cover.

How do you fill staple holes and joint lines between sheets of smooth surface fiber board on underside of newly built patio cover so it can be painted?

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Interior Handrail

I’m thinking of painting my interior staircase handrail with semi-gloss paint. I was wondering what and if I can put a sealer of some type over the paint to protect it? Thanks

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Match Ceiling Texture

2 ceiling lights were removed leaving a very smooth surface where the holes were repaired. The surface of the rest of the ceiling is somewhat ‘bumpy’ for lack of a better word. How can I get the repaired surface to have the same texture as the rest of the ceiling?

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