frozen storm door insert
Hi, Two summers ago we painted the wooden framed storm door insert, and the front door into which it inserts. We took the insert out, used fl...
COMMUNITY FORUM: PAINTING
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I recently primered and painted an interior of an old home. I used Dover white eggshell. I painted it two coats and still had to cut every room in...
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SKim Coat over Wallpaper?
Can someone tell me whether or not I can apply skim coat over old wallpaper without stripping the paper first?
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Glazing Kitchen Cabinets
I just purchased new cabinets and had pickle finish applied instead of what I really wanted -- a glazed finish. I should have gone with the glaze, ...
about 6 years by mommidearest
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cleaning paint of windows
we hired an established painter to stain our home. He sends a couple of college kids to start and they make a mess. We fired them after an 1/2 ho...
about 6 years by thisoldfarm
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Painting Trim
What is the best, most durable paint I can use to paint the interior wood trim - baseboards, etc? I do not want to use oil based paint.
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exterior paint used inside house
Exterior paint was used to paint a bedroom in my home nearly 2 weeks ago but a strong odor still remains. What can be done to get rid of the odor?...
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Liquid Vinyl Siding
The exterior wood trim on my house needs painting, again, and I am considering permanent liquid vinyl siding rather than paint. There are so many d...
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Red Walls
I am trying to paint over my red walls. They were painted with sherwin williams satin latex red and I want them painted with a satin latex white. D...
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Plaster and paint problem... picture included...
We live in a house that was built in 1948 and we decided to repaint the interior because we want to give it a fresh new look. Well anyway, we are s...
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ceramic or insulating paint
Have you any experience with paint that has ceramic microspheres in it and is supposed to insulate by reflecting radiant heat?
about 6 years by phoenixman1
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drywall
How do I skim coat a wall? To make it smooth again, after removing stubern wallpaper. dusty123
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Painting Steel Garage Door
Year after year I find myself having to paint my steel garage door due to the cold, cold, climate of Illinois. Why type of paint should I use to ke...
about 6 years by Sweethone2
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Painting fieldstone around a fireplace indoors
Is it possible to paint or stain field stone around a fireplace indoors. If so what to use.
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Painting exterior
We have aluminum siding and are looking at painting it. Our house is amounst pine & colorado spruce trees and my husband wants to paint the exteri...
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Painting a brass head board tht is silver and gold
I just bought a used brass head board for our spare bedroom but I am not a "brass" kind of person. I want to know if I can paint the brass or make ...
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Painting a metal shed?
Hi! I have an old metal shed in my yard that has seen better days, I would like to paint it to make it look a little better. What type of paint s...
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adding texture back to a wall
I wallpapered the bottom half of my daughter's room a few years back (and mudded over the exisiting texture to make it smooth). Now I have removed...
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Exterior stain peeling off
Hello, Last year I put an additional coat of solid color oil stain on my trim and deck. I see this year that some of it is peeling or fleckin...
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Painting Barnboard
My kitchen is surrounded by darkly colored stained barnboard. The barnboard goes half way up the wall and the kitchen is very dark. I would like ...
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