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Scratched the paint off the wall. How to proceed?
I accidentally scratched the paint from the wall, chipping it and exposing the white paint below. The wall is slightly yellow and "bumpy", so to say. The scratched area is the size of a coin. I have ...
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How to reveal a mural that was painted over [closed]
A mural I painted years ago was recently painted over by 'accident' and the owners would like it restored. I painted it in latex and acrylics. Looks like they used white enamel. Is it possible to ...
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How should I repair flaking paint?
I have just removed some frog tape from a painted wall and it has taken the paint off down to the plasterboard (4 layers, 2 undercoat and 2 topcoat).
How should I go about repairing the damaged ...
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How do I prepare a chipped, peeling, deeply cracked wall for painting?
I recently moved into a new apartment where it was understood I would handle the maintenance if they provided the materials. This was an attractive proposition. I am little excited to get my hands ...
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Why is my (white) painted plaster going brown on the borders of the underlying plasterboard?
We've recently had our spare bedroom ceiling plastered, and there was a loosish bit of plasterboard that was secured by the plasterer before skimming the entire ceiling.
After painting it I observed ...
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How do I cheaply paint walls that duct tape stripped and ruined?
I recently made the mistake of using duct tape to attach pictures and posters on my dorm room walls.
When I took the pictures down today, the tape took some of the paint off the walls along with it. ...
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How to quickly fix botched latex paint area on exterior door?
I need some help here. We recently primed and painted an exterior wood door. The second coat of latex paint was still semi-wet and I accidentally touched an area of the door with my fingertips which ...
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How do I remove drip marks in flat paint on smooth interior walls?
I recently had the walls and ceiling in my home office refinished with a smooth texture. When I was painting the walls, in a couple of the corners, I bumped the roller against the adjacent wall. I ...
