Painted hinges
I need to remove paint from interior door hinges, but don't want to destroy the original finish. They are steel hinges, dark 'oil-rubbed bronze finish' from 1924....
I need to remove paint from interior door hinges, but don't want to destroy the original finish. They are steel hinges, dark 'oil-rubbed bronze finish' from 1924....
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answersI am preparing to help a friend paint her (split-foyer) dining room/ living room/ hallway/ foyer. A friend has told us that we have to prime everywhere - all the...
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answersI need advice on how to repair, replace or cover over an old (late 1920s) plaster ceiling. It's plaster on wood lath. A 4 sq. ft. section of plaster was loose en...
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answersWe just plastered (structolite) our house. There has got to be an easy (and non-toxic or at least non-noxious - yes I have kids around) way to remove the plaster ...
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answersI recently repaired a plaster ceiling that had some minor water damage. I left the original ceiling in place and only replaced the damaged finish coat of plaster...
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answersCan I paint over wall paper ? Will this be cause problems or would it be better to just use that textured wall paper over that instead ? Or shoulh I just remove t...
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answersHello,We scuff up the wall where we take our shoes off no matter how careful we are (other shoes get shoved into the wall, etc.). I want to paint the wall to get...
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answersDo I need to place anything in between the drywall and plaster? How about if its a exterior wall.
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answersWe have some solid wood paneled walls that have been previously stained (within the last two years) and want to paint over them. The stain is a "Natural" color an...
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answersi am painting my living room this weekend. I have finally decided on the colors of the walls and the trim. The walls i am going to use the color of a RL suede pai...
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answersHi.I live in a townhome complex that has wood shake siding (cedar, I'm guessing). It hasn't been stained or treated with sealer for ~15 years, and there is signi...
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answersI want to know if i can fill in the grooves with something like a joint compound, are something so i can just paint over it with out having to change any paneling.
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answersAny ideas for removing masking tape which was altered to a clinging stiff mess from Stain being applied to surrounding wood surface. The surface the tape is stuc...
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answersI am remodeling my "manufactured home" to give it a more "constructed" look. As you know, the drywall panels are individually covered with a vinyl-type covering a...
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answersIn painting the outside trim on my second floor dormers, I dripped some white latex paint on the asphalt shingles. Any ideas on how I can clean up this mess? Thanks
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answersI have painted two rooms in my house with the suede paint and one with the river rock. Since then been hearing that the chemicals in the paints are dangerous and...
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answersWe have recently moved into a house with a room that was drywalled and painted about 10 years ago. It looks like it was done by a rookie, as all the seams are vi...
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answersDoes anybody know what or how to do the Faux Finish Moire Silk?
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answersposted July 06, 2001 08:55 PM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------The interior 1 x 6 wood frames haveabout...
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answersNew Construction Hot Tub Room, constructed on the end of the house -so- 3 outside walls, many windows (tinted), concrete slab, Michigan. Planning to use cedar on...
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