We are undecided about an exterior house color. We have done test patches of two Benjamin Moore acrylic-latex paints: CC362-Elk (a taupe-beige) and HC 50-Georgian Brick (a dark, brownish-red). We quite like the “Georgian Brick”, but have concerns as to whether it will peel, blister or fade faster than a

After removing wallpaper the corner bead is exposed in some areas. How do I prep that for painting? I tried applying joint compound. It didn’t stick very well & some of it came off when I sanded it.