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Dark corners after 2 coats of paint.

March 22, 2012

White rooms had not been painted in 20 years. Corners near ceiling had darkened. One room had been painted light blue (latex). Professional painters from a reputable company applied 2 coats of Aura matte ancient ivory paint the same day in all rooms. I still see darker corners. The formerly

Bathroom Peeling Paint

March 7, 2012

Peeling paint in a bedroom. No apparent moisture. I also had a professional painter, scrap, plaster and re-paint. It is cracking and peeling. The wall under the paint looks purple and feels really hard. Like sheet rock. I think I need new drywall. uhh! Help.

Best interior primer for new drywall?

March 4, 2012

I have just finished my basement with drywall and would like to put the best primer on the walls. I would like to know what brand name is the best on the market and should you use PVA primer? Also should you have them add the color to the primer

Base coat for kitchen paint.

February 23, 2012

I bought the wrong type of paint being an eggshell paint for my kitchen. I am wondering if I can use it still as a base coat then use a semi gloss paint over top. Will this work or should I not do this to begin with?

Blistering Sticky Latex Paint

February 18, 2012

My ceiling was recently painted and a couple of weeks later we installed an automatic insect sprayer. It has made the ceiling paint blister and sticky. How do I repair this? I scraped off as much as I could but it’s still sticky. Thank you

Accidentally used ceiling paint before the ceiling primer.

February 14, 2012

We accidentally painted the ceiling with the paint instead of starting with the primer. (The cans looked alike and it was super late- first mistake.) Should we go back over the ceiling with primer, then paint again? Or can we just do a second coat of paint and be done?

Acrylic latex over oil paint.

February 2, 2012

We have oil-based paint on our wood board (plank-type) ceiling (about 70 years old) which was covered with acrylic latex with no primer, about one year ago. Now there are orangish-brown colored spots on the ceiling which in some places drip to the floor. Feels like some kind of oil.