Questions tagged [paint]
For questions regarding the paint product itself, including selection and maintenance.
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What options do I have for latex-free interior house paint?
I'm wanting to repaint some rooms in my house but I have a pretty severe latex allergy. If the paint had latex I'd have to move out while someone else painted and couldn't return until it was ...
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Is this damage to a plastered brick wall from furniture typical?
My wife and I recently became homeowners for the first time, and did our first home renovation. We opted to have smooth painted walls and hired a company to do this for us. Over our first months of ...
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How to prep small piece of plywood for wall paint
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How can I prep a round piece of 12mm plywood 30cm in diameter, so that I can apply wall paint to it and it will look as close to a wall as possible?
Why: I'm making a light fixture. The idea is ...
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How can we maintain paint color consistency when doing touchup work?
My wife and I own several rental houses in Texas DFW areas for retirement income. Between the leases we do make-ready works to make the house ready for the next moving-in tenants.
One of the classic ...
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What can I use to seal the underside of swollen upper cabinets?
My condo has cabinets from the 80s made from some sort of composite material. The painted areas are holding up but the bottom of the cabinets above the stove have watermarks and the corners are ...
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Am I getting Scammed by Painter? [closed]
I just moved into new house. I hired this painter that was recommended by seller agent. He told me him and his son do the painting and charge $250/day each of them so $500 total.
All they are panting ...
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Is it dangerous to be around old paint?
We live in a house that is around 60 years old. For the record, we live in Northern California, near San Francisco. About a year ago, when searching through our shed, we accidentally spilled a paint ...
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Can I paint or seal a very moist basement floor to make it waterproof?
My basement has a slight dampness issue, where if I leave things on the floor they will get wet. There are no leaks and no standing water, the moisture seems to be wicking up through the concrete.
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Stripper won’t take off paint and now sander is gumming [closed]
I started refinishing an old table with red paint.
Years ago my mom used paint stripper to get rid of the paint but there was still a lot left.
I used several rounds of paint stripper with a scrapper ...
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What are the brown stains on my ceiling?
It’s my first time renting and wanted to know what those brown stuff on the ceiling is.
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How to clean brush after polyurethane?
I used a brush to apply polyurethane on some trim work. I tried cleaning it thoroughly with paint thinner after but still got poor results--the brush bristles would stick together and the brush was ...
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Best paint remover for hardwood floors?
Whats the best way to remove paint off of hardwood floors?
We were painting my daughters room and didn't notice she accidentally got paint on her shoe till after it was too late.
We've tried paint ...
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Mixing antislip with porch paint
I would like to use this paint with antislip sand for some exterior concrete patios.
As I will be doing two coats, my question is, does antislip go in both coats or only the final one? I am not sure ...
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Need advice. Painted over semi-gloss wall with matt emulsion paint without primer beforehand
The painter I hired painted over the semi-gloss walls with matt emulsion paint without using a primer beforehand. So the color from the original semi gloss paint is still coming through in spots as ...
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Vaulted ceiling cracked paint
I’m not sure if it’s from old paint or if it’s a sign of water damage but my ceiling paint in the v is cracking. Suggestions on what to look out for? It’s so high I can’t get to it myself
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How to fix flaking paint on a deck railing and make it last?
Well, two years ago I painted my deck railing and now it looks like this.
(Peeling and flaking off)
My instinct is to sand it down with a random-orbital sander and then a wire brush and repaint, but ...
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Painted desk is still tacky after two months
I am admittedly new to DIY and especially painting furniture, this being my first project. I put together a custom desk two months ago using a laminate IKEA countertop. I followed the instructions ...
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Uneven Paint Layers [closed]
I have some spots that look like the wood was scraped and painted without sanding or filling so you can see the different layers / heights. Please recommend grit(s) to use on my random orbital sander ...
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How should I restore the finish on a fiberglass column?
The exterior columns on my house have discolored over time but the AZEK trim around the house has had no issues. The column seems to be fiberglass material. I need to get it painted since power ...
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Can I pop a water bubble on my wall? [closed]
We live in LA and it rains every once in awhile. I noticed recently that there is a bubble on my wall and I can actually push it around.
The wall is plaster and we have latex paint on top. (There are ...
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How should I clean marks on black walls?
I have a wall that's painted a matte black color in multiple coats of high quality paint. It's a scuff magnet, and picks up dirt when people touch it.
On lighter colored walls I use soft clean ...
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What steps do I need to take to repaint plaster walls?
What steps do I need to take to paint over already painted white plaster walls with a slight glossy finish?
This might be a dumb question but my walls are I think plaster and I’m looking to paint over ...
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Can I use one primer/sealer on new drywall & existing painted surfaces?
It's nearing time to paint a newly converted laundry/storage room, and I'm trying to determine if I can get away with a single primer/sealer or if I would have better luck with a couple of more ...
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Did I paint my walls with mold? [closed]
I was using 6 month old paint to paint a tiny room in my house, the paint was first stored in the attic and then it was stored in the garage for a full week before I started painting. The white paint ...
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Will drywall mud bond to oil-based primer?
Will drywall mud bond to oil primer? We just removed a recessed ironing board from a wall in the kitchen. The surrounding walls have oil paint, and we want to prime that surrounding area before ...
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Redoing my bathroom, painting shower glass
Remodeling my bathroom, I want to know if it's possible to paint the glass door of my shower with some sort of translucent or transparent paint to change the color? The shower side of the door is ...
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Rolled paint on wall has a patch that goes completely flat (not colour but flat as in looks like it wash brushed not rolled)
I have a patch on my wall where the rolled paint goes completely flat against the wall so it looks like it was brushed on in that area rather than rolled like the whole wall.
Before I painted it there ...
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Do I have my steps right for painting over stained trim?
I bought a 30 year old home that was a bit of a project and I'm currently updating the kitchen. All the rooms in the house have white trim except the kitchen. It has stained wood and it looks horrible,...
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Bathroom smells of paint after a steamy shower, and paint is now peeling. Worried about health. Looking to fix. (Apartment)
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It's been 31 days from this post since I moved into this apartment. I've noticed that if I take a steamy shower, then close the door on the bathroom after I get out, then the bathroom will ...
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What's better for outside trim- treated pine 1x4 or painted/primed yellow pine in Houston?
Which is best choice? Contractor says pressure treated pine does not hold paint because it might still be wet. He prefers primed and painted yellow pine. This is for a rental. On my home I live in, ...
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Paint crack between wall and ceiling
We moved into this house 6 months ago, it was built in 2020, so practically new. Recently area experienced cold temperatures (down to -10s F). We were out during this time, but the thermostat was set ...
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I was hoping there was a way that I could paint the glass into opaque gloss black glass, both sides
Hello, I’m in Los Angeles, California, 91604. I’m a retired senior, and I just bought this house but I can’t stand the glass in the doors. It looks like the entrance to a church. I was hoping there ...
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Exterior painting in cold weather
I just read the instructions on my oil-based primer that say dries in 5-9 hrs at 70F. I would like to use it to prime some exterior metal. The temps will soon be below freezing and snow is possible ...
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Reason behind this paint peel
Pictures are from the bathroom closet, only the paint in this closet is peeling. bathroom walls are fine.
Any idea why this paint is peeling by looking at pictures?
I was thinking to stick one of ...
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Old primed walls are now stained and oily [duplicate]
I discovered the walls going down to the basement were only primed and never painted. Looks like one coat also, I doubt if it was more as several parts have been torn and it looks too thin of a layer....
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mixing paints with different a sheen?
I bought a gallon of satin paint but I wish it was semi-gloss. Could I add a quart of high-gloss paint in the same color, mix it real well, and expect the mixture to be a semi-gloss paint?
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Can I leave pre-primed wood siding unpainted during winter? [closed]
Unfortunately, I recently brushed against the corner of my house as I was pulling through our very narrow driveway, which pulled off a corner piece of trim as well as damaging two pieces of wooden ...
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Cinder block basement paint - need to cover it for window installers - suggestions
I am fixing up the basement and would like to cover the deteriorating painted cinderblock under one window of our basement (chipping and paint dust when finger pressed against the wall) due to ...
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Does anyone know how to identity colour names from Dulux? [closed]
Does anyone know how to accurately identify colour names from Dulux using a website from a pixel of colour on a computer screen? Thanks
For example, this colour:
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How do I tell if above my kitchen hood is water damage or just paint fading?
The paint above my hood seems to be breaking off. I'm not sure if this is water damage or gravity with the hood sinking from where it was installed. I don't feel any wetness, but my master bath is ...
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slight texture on a flat ceiling
were redoing our ceilings to get the popcorn off. Wife wants to mud the ceilings but NOT to sand due to dust getting everywhere. Ive mudded as best as I can and its pretty flat using 12" blades. ...
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How to fix ceiling/wall joint after popcorn texture removal
Removed the popcorn, and the joints are in bad shape now. Guessing from the mud residue when it was scraped. enter image description here
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Repaint or Remove Crown Molding
I purchased a house that has about 200LF of crown molding that's painted white with a pink undertone. It's installed in a living room with 8' - 12' ceiling (cathedral). I would be ok with the crown ...
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Custom tint Zinsser Perma-White paint won't stick to primed interior wall - why and how to fix
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In a bathroom that had some mold/mildew.
Existing paint on walls appeared to be eggshell latex on top of oil. The latex had crazed/cracked but was adhering.
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How to get white paint stains out of black silgranit sink [closed]
The other day a painter came to paint a wall white and he washed his tools and buckets in my black kitchen sink that's made out of silgranit. I don't know the composition of the material but it's got ...
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Could anyone help me identify what this is? Mold? Efflorescence?
I was cleaning and noticed this today. I am going to go to contact building management and see how best get started handling this as soon as I can (I'm in a co-op). I don't know what this stuff is but ...
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Should I be concerned about my contractor not being lead certified
Wife and I live in a 1950s house. We’ve been planning a whole house renovation for months and finally found a GC we like.
We learned he isn’t qualified to work on lead-containing materials. He’s done ...
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Walls look streaky and patchy after fresh paint
Hoping someone can help me here. I’ve researched this to death and I can’t figure out what’s happening.
I painted my walls recently and the results are amateur at best. Head on they look fine but from ...
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Mdf painted without being primed
I put up MDF panels on my wall.
The painter didn’t use primer and directly painted with paint.
Can i go over with primer and then repaint? Are there any other solutions
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What is the layer on my wall and peels off when wet and how do I fix/replace it?
I was about to re-paint the ceiling of my closet. I am not sure when this was done the last time but the structure itself is lath & plaster from 1929.
After putting on some paint, it seems one ...
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