Interior Painting Questions – Page 6 – The Practical House Painting Guide

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Can you use a flat paint over a semi-gloss for a bedroom ceiling?

October 21, 2014

I live in florida and have a lanai that is neither heated nor air conditioned. Should I use interior or exterior paint on the walls?

August 28, 2014

Ceiling Paint

July 6, 2014

Painted water based Kilz over 2 areas on ceiling…repainted with Valspar ceiling paint x 2 coats…both area painted with kiltz are visibly darker with drying for 24 hrs. Do I need to prime areas with another primer?

Bleach

July 6, 2014

After cleaning kitchen cabinets w/ bleach, the bleach solution ran behind cabinets and left streaks over painted walls that are lighter than original color. How do I fix this? Thanks.

Cut-in primer is a lighter shade than rolled walls.

June 3, 2014

I used Kilz interior oil based primer and my cut-in borders are noticeably lighter than the rolled areas. I only cut-in small sections at a time so I could paint the walls while the cut-in was damp. Should I cut-in again with the Kilz before applying the semi-gloss latex paint

Area = Paint Gallons

May 19, 2014

We are painting our interior walls and ceiling in our two-car garage and a separate single-car garage. The ceilings are 9′ high. Walls are 22.5’x 21’x22.5′. What retail paints are to be avoided and which retail paints are highly recommended? Are the paints at Lowe’s building supply high quality? Are

Almost-black Paint

April 17, 2014

I painted one wall of my kitchen with an almost-black flat paint. Rollers didn’t leave any marks, etc, but when I passed lightly my clean hand over the well-dried paint my fingers left light marks. I made it worse when I tried to slightly clean it with a soft cloth.