exterior paint over wood stain

Hi,On a dark brown stained home,, a semi dark beige would look great, ( have painted that combo before ) Also white looks fine. You want to lighten...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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Peeling Interior Paint

Hmmm, some possible problems may be, 1. The walls were not properly prepped for paint.(ie:washed, primed etc) 2. The walls were moist when they wer...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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Removing multiple layers of Wallpaper from Concrete Block

I would start with hot water and DIF. Spray it on with a portable garden type sprayer, ( 1 or 2 gal. etc)or a regular spray bottle, according to th...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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permanent markers and crayon on wall

acouple things remove crayons/markers off walls.. 1. use an all purpose oil lubricant, just a dab on a cloth , 2. or GOOP , the hand cleaner will ...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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distressing cherry kitchen cabinets

Also , if you are going to paint them , since you want them off white, thats a whole process in itself. They have to be cleaned/washed ,TSP is best...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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distressing cherry kitchen cabinets

This may seem "out there" but , use chains, a hammer, razor, ( to cut small pieces out ) and have at it. Just lightly hit the chain across the cab...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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Painting dark rough-cut beam

Depending on the wood type, youre probably going to have to use a oil primer to seal knots from bleeding through, if there are any in the wood. Kil...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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Painting Over Dark Wood Paneling

By the way... gloss finish is highly washable, but it will make the walls look like plastic,,,,,,,,,,, satin/eggshell, great washability, nice low ...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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Painting Over Dark Wood Paneling

You can use any finish you want on it. The norm is Satin or Eggshel finish in the color of choice. Yes you can roll it on, If there are grooves fro...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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Orange peel texture over drywall and paint

A little bit confused here. First, the way I read you , is that there was a textured paint already on the walls, ( or why else would you remove it)...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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Removing wood filler?

Questions here. Removing the filler from what? Paneling, real wood,? etc. Sine you mentioned nail holes I assume walls. Wood filler is dense and no...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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peeling popcorn ceiling

To fix the problem, scrape as much of the area as you can. Don't get to aggresive cause you may be scraping the whole ceiling with popcorn paint!Ju...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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painting a room without windows

What sand technique? What do you mean?

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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Topic: Best Methods of removing Splash paint from drywall

What do you mean by splash paint?

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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glue color coming through wallpaper

Theres not a whole lot you can do about you're situation. If the paper is vynal , you could use a solution of DIF and water and try to wash it down...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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paint peeled from tape

I would just take some mudd, or spackling compound and feather it in where the tape took the paint off, then sand that area lightly and repaint ove...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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Blend Painting

There are many different "designs you can do, depending on youre personal taste and how wild you wanna ge! Youre idea black and then sponging on re...

almost 10 years by Workenstiff

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