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Best exterior paint for my house.

June 4, 2010

I live in Upstate NY. My house is 121 yrs. old. The previous owner painted the house before we bought it 6 yrs. ago. It looks like they used lead paint. A lot of crackling and chipping has occurred in the old paint. I am wondering what would be the

Bubbling and Peeling Paint

May 31, 2010

I live in a condo/apt. and am trying to come up with a paint solution in a bedroom where regular interior paint is bubbling & peeling below a window. We cannot replace the window now; Is there any type of paint safe to use inside that is less likely to

Can steam damage paint?

May 16, 2010

A few months ago I repainted our bathroom, primed plus 2 coats, it looked perfect. Now the ceiling looks like I only put on one coat. My husband takes very long hot showers, could the steam be ruining the paint?

2000 Flushes–ON MY WALL!!!!

May 11, 2010

Hi, I recently started a bath remodel and in the process wound up with more than a little of bright blue 2000 Flushes on the wall. I’ve tried primer and now 3 coats of Kilz and the stain looks as bright as it did the day it happened. Can you

Can I use a paint/primer latex combo over oil based paint?

May 5, 2010

My bathroom is painted with an oil based gloss enamel. I would like to switch to a latex base. Can I use one of the new primer/paint combos?

Alkyd over acrylic paint.

April 23, 2010

Can I spray an alkyd paint over something painted with acrylic paint?

Anti mildew paint additives.

April 21, 2010

I have A LOT of paint that I want to use, so I don’t want to buy more. I want to paint my basement bathroom and was wondering if there exists an anti-mildew additive I can put in my paint?

Bubbles in paint work.

March 30, 2010

Having painted my bedroom ceiling bubbles have appeared all over. Could you tell me what caused this and how to solve the problem? Thank you

Acrylic paint over oil primer.

March 20, 2010

Can you paint acrylic paint over oil based primer?

Counter top cork board, should I stain it or leave it alone?

March 14, 2010

I am purchasing a brand new home and underneath the counter tops is cork board. The home inspector gave me the tip of using a stain to block out moisture from the dish washer and overflow of the sink from getting to the cork board. Is this the best idea?