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Covering up stencil?

April 7, 2013

We are going to paint our bathroom and there is a brushed in paint stenciling around the top of the wall. Can I just paint over the stenciling with a quality paint with primer in it? Or will I need to do something else?

Cut in and Rolling

March 15, 2013

Do you have to cut in at ceiling and trim and roll the walls on the same day?

Cracked ceiling paint spots

January 11, 2013

I have two cracked paint spots on the living room ceiling. Do I need a painter that specializes in painting cracked spots? What do you recommend?

Ceiling Oil Spots

December 15, 2012

My 7 year old put gel clings on his ceiling (lovely). They were there for weeks before I got to take them down. Now their are oil stains all over the ceiling. What kind of paint product would cover these oil marks? Regular paint so far has the oil bleeding

Ceiling

December 5, 2012

Most of our bedrooms have popcorn on the ceilings and in one, the popcorn is coming off. On one side of the ceiling, you can see it separating. Is it a good idea to scrape the popcorn off, and with out removing the ceiling plaster, just place the drywall on

Ceiling looks as if spots were missed, blotchy.

November 28, 2012

I painted my ceiling with Behr Ceiling Paint and a good Purdy roller. When the paint dried the ceiling looked blotchy as if spots were missed all over the ceiling. What could cause this?

Airless Spayer Issues

November 27, 2012

Recently my company took a job painting the inside of a home where we used an airless sprayer to spay the walls and ceilings. We used a semi-gloss paint and airless sprayer and did not backroll. After the completion of the job we noticed during the touch up process that

Bubbles Appear as I Paint

October 20, 2012

Re-painting kitchen walls. Using the same paint we used in the living room (had no problems). But in the kitchen, small bubbles appear as I roll it on. How do I prevent that?

Can you change the sheen with a colorless paint?

July 22, 2012

I have spent a lot of time faux painting a large room (4 shades!) I am happy with the color results, but wish that I had chosen eggshell sheen rather than flat for my paints. Is there a colorless water-based finish (similar to latex paint) that I can put on

Ceiling Painting Primer Spots

June 23, 2012

I spot primed with Kilz all over the ceiling. Now after 2 coats of ceiling paint those primed spots still stand out like a sore thumb. I’m really P-Oed. Room is every bigger so can’t stop in middle to rest?? Help!,