The Practical House Painting Guide
We have sanded back our weatherboard house, then used an oil based primer followed by water based top coat. We are now seeing everywhere we have primed lots of bubbling paint. What is this from and how do we fix it?
With the same color of eggshell paint from the same gallon, the cut-in area done by brush is lighter than the wall area done by roller. What can we do to remedy that? It really pronounces the areas close to ceiling and baseboard.
I live in a warm, dry climate (So Calif). I will be doing interior painting for baseboard and molding in one average-sized room. In looking in my “painting cupboard”, I came across an unopened quart of exterior paint (Ameritone). I wrote on the can “1966” (!). Yes, I know my
Why should I use a ceiling paint after using a primer? Can it be left “as is” without consequences? Thanks
I bought 5 gallons of Glidden eggshell paint & after painting my living room with it, it has too much of a peach tint. Before I paint any more of the walls with it how can I change the tint to more of a tan?
We recently moved into a home and the walls were newly painted by the previous homeowner. Over the last few months I have noticed that where the ceiling and the wall meet the paint is cracking and chipping. Could you please give me a reason why this might be happening
I’ve cleaned a brass surround on a hole-in-the-wall fireplace and the advice on the internet suggests that acrylic urathane seems to be the best lacquer to apply to stop it re-tarnishing. In your experience could clear acrylic urathane also be used on brass.
I recently painted my bathroom. I did the baseboards and door frames a different color. I used blue painters’ tape to protect the newly painted walls. When I removed the tape — it removed some of the new paint. How many days do I have to wait after painting before
Can I mix my water based primer into my water based eggshell finish interior paint to lighten the color?
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