COMMUNITY FORUM: PAINTING

Remove deck stain from vinyl siding

I recently stained my deck with a cedar colored weatherproof stain. Got some splattered on the vinyl siding. I tried paint thinner and mineral spir...

almost 6 years by shuke

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painted wallpaper removal

HOW DO I REMOVE WALLPAPER THAT HAS BEEN PAINTED? WE ARE TRYING TO REMOVE 4 LAYERS OF WALLPAPER THAT HAS BEEN PAINTED OVER TWICE. THEN PAPERED OVER...

almost 6 years by Faron79

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Painting cabinets

I'm planning on painting some kitchen cabinets that were stained and given a coat of poly urethane. The cabinets were done probably 30 years ago. I...

almost 6 years by Faron79

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painting over paneling that I have filled the groves with wood spackle

I have may paneling that has been painted when we bought the house> I hate the way it looks. I have tried to fill the groves I used a wood filler. ...

almost 6 years by maggiez

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want to darken new knotty pine paneling

We have a home under construction and the walls are knotty pine. Our goal was to have deep rich pine walls and the architect said they would use l...

almost 6 years by StevePM

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Knotty Pine Walls

I have a very small room that is drab all 4 walls are knotty pine. This is our home office and I want to paint or white wash the walls. Any suggest...

almost 6 years by ccgalwheeler

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Can I repair the drywall?

I was removing some old wallpaper and it didn't want to come off very easily. There is a large crack in the wall and I wanted to remove all the pap...

almost 6 years by sheri01

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Old look for walls

Hi all, am new to the forum but most grateful for any ideas or help you all have to offer. I have a little cabin that I am trying to make look ver...

almost 6 years by squirlatheart

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paint brush reconditioning

I accidentally left my paint brush out before cleaning it - exterior latex. Is there a way to recondition it, or do I have to throw it away?

almost 6 years by StevePM

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pen and sharpie on walls

I have 2 yr old twin boys who never fail to out so me. We have recently listed our house for sale and I was try to do some touch up painting. I h...

almost 6 years by 5slb6

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Bubbly paint all over bathroom wall & ceiling

Hi - We've lived in our house for the past 4.5 years, & have never had this problem in the past. Our house was built in 1951 & has plaster walls. ...

almost 6 years by julie1shane

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River Rock

I have just redone my kitcken cabinets in River Rock. What do I use to clean any spots or spills? Water does not seem to work. Thanks,

almost 6 years by Faron79

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Painting Basement Walls

I inherited my Grandmother's house and I would like to paint the basement walls. The paint on the walls now has peeled quite a bit from a water pro...

almost 6 years by 5slb6

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cloth covered shiplap walls

I noticed this discussion in a previous thread, but it was never resolved. I have a house that has shiplap interior walls that were originally cov...

almost 6 years by MistressEll

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Painting bedroom walls after paneling is removed

I would like to remove the old 1970's paneling on the bedroom walls... it has been up for 35 years. Then I want to paint the walls. Is it going t...

almost 6 years by chrisambro

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Painting

Can you successfully paint a roof covered deck when it is raining? No water can touch the paint surface.

almost 6 years by MistressEll

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Painting cirlces on a wall

Help - I've painted my daughters room in chocolate and raspberry sorbet - the chocolate wall has pink (that match the paint) brewster wall dots on ...

almost 6 years by Kerstin913

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