Questions – Page 11 – The Practical House Painting Guide

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Can you paint latex eggshell over a semi-gloss?

September 5, 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?

Removal of brown varnish?

July 6, 2014

Our fire surround has been painted with too strong a colour and want it to look like a pale pine colour. Can I strip it easily? And should fit be stained- or just polished?

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.

Behr acrylic with mixed in primer over oil based painted trim.

July 4, 2014

Will this acrylic plus primer paint peel over the already oil base painted trim?

Can I add something to latex flat paint to make it eggshell?

July 1, 2014

I am painting bedroom walls, and I got flat latex to do it. I’m just realizing that I would rather have eggshell. Can I add something to the paint to make it eggshell?

Changing House Color

June 22, 2014

We have beige siding on the sides and back of house. The front is dark brown on the top half and brown/grey/beige brick on the bottom half. We wanted to paint the brown with a different color, what would look nice? grey?

Knotty Pine Paneling Sealant

June 10, 2014

Is there a product I can use to keep my knotty pine paneling the raw ‘blonde’ color it is after sanding? Polyurethane and acrylic urethane both turn the wood a darker honey/golden hue.