Questions tagged [paint]
For questions regarding the paint product itself, including selection and maintenance.
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Small touch up jobs - big paint cans
I have been doing little DIY projects inside my house and as a result I have lots of little paint jobs to do - all drywall so far. I have the original paints.
Do I need to mix/stir the paint before ...
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Look for on advice on a paint sprayer [closed]
My brother asked for a paint sprayer for Christmas and I need some advice one which one to get him. There's a wide price range available and I'm not sure the quality difference. My brother is looking ...
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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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Would "old formula" oil paints be available, and would they go on smoother?
This is probably not the right subject line - I'm not after the stuff in tubes, that artists use, but the kind of paint I remember was used in the past, well probably 40 - 50 years ago, that we used ...
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Restoring tongue and groove exterior siding [closed]
I have a detached garage built in the 1960's that is clad in tongue and groove siding with no sheathing. The wood is still in good shape but the surface is very worn, presumably from overly aggressive ...
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Why is new acoustic texture cracking?
I am having ceiling repairs done in my house after a water leak from the roof. The bathroom repairs are not going well. The first time they scraped off the old popcorn and put new popcorn on it didn't ...
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Test for arsenic / toxic enamel color (Scheele's Green / Schweinfurt Green)
I've come across a beautiful art nouveau stove by Deville & Cie of Charleville, France, prob. enameled iron in a beautiful green, around 1900-1930 (lay guesstimate)
Is there a way to test for ...
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Where can I find/how can I make metal screws with black heads? [closed]
I have built some shelves that I specifically want to use black screws and washers for. Finding black metal washers was nearly impossible so I used some metal spray paint to make black ones. That ...
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Do I really have to use special primer to encapsulate lead paint?
I live in a 100 year old house with my wife and 6 year old. I’ve recently gone down the lead paint rabbit hole online, as I realized that some of the trim in my home has lead paint. Usually under ...
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Is there an easy way to fix the trim below the bay window? or better to replace?
What would I replace with? I was thinking I might be able to fill the hole with liquid wood or something.
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Adhesive babyproofing foam took out chunks of paint/wall at windowsill, how to repair?
hoping to get some help please.
I had to remove an adhesive strip of baby proofing foam because instead of sticking to the wall, it was just peeling off thick chunks of paint and the white layer ...
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How to fix split/separated paint?
I have a tin of paint that has split - or on other words there's a thin (7-8mm) layer of translucent liquid on the top. The instructions say 'do NOT stir' (their emphasis, not mine). I'm not really ...
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Primer type for exterior PVC lumber
I have exterior PVC lumber (e.g. Azec) as brick molding and would like to paint it. Should I use regular water based primer or oil based like with metal surfaces?
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Is it paint or wallpaper?
We got recessed lights installed and are looking to do some patchwork over the small nails that the lights were installed on. In my home, the previous owner has provided both paint as well as ...
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My spare bathroom has several areas where paint is peeling off How can I fix this to repaint the area?
I’ve sanded the spots to remove any flaking paint and smooth the surface. I then spackled one of the spots and noticed there was air bubbles like under the paint and spackle. I tried to just paint ...
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How to deal with the scratch in powder coated aluminium roller unit
I recently installed some roller window units made of Powder coated aluminium.
It's hardly two weeks , after seeing this scratch and I wonder ,Is it even the power coated aluminium as they mentioned.
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Peeling paint on Window Sill
First DIY project so please excuse my ignorance. How should I fix peeling paint on a window sill - is the process: scrape off the paint, primer and paint?
What is a paint and primer that is resistant ...
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Advice: Basement Floor [closed]
Somehow, we got away (for 12 years) with a carpeted basement and NO working drain tile. That all changed last year when we got 7 inches of rain, 3 of which covered our basement floor. Fast-forward: we ...
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How can I repair walls where the paint is peeling off the drywall?
The company who built our home subcontracted all the work. The drywall was installed and taped, then they started fixing spots with mud, trimmed, and painted all at the same time. We only realized ...
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What type of paint is best for an exterior door?
This is a question about types of paints and their best applications, but more specifically about the best type of paint for an exterior door. Some context: I have a wood core exterior door that ...
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Concrete garage floor
A 24'x 30' concrete garage floor. How many gallons of polyurethane floor paint do I need to buy to cover with a good coat?
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Can I paint the inside frame of this window?
Am I able to paint the metal part of the window? Also I wasn’t sure if I can paint the latches or are they removable?
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Did early latex paint contain lead?
Recently purchased an 1890s cottage, and am doing some painting before moving in (the neon coloured kids rooms have to go lol). We know they went through lead abatement (remove and replace) for the ...
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Painting Trex composite deck board
I just got done re-painting my porch. In the process, I noticed that one of the wooden deck boards was rotten, so I pulled it off, and now I have to replace it. I happen to have some extra Trex boards ...
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How do I paint rough drywall?
The drywall is not smooth. What is the best way to paint this? Using a roller does not apply the paint evenly.
Why is it like this?
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Why paint is peeling from the steel
It's been a year since the pipe is painted, But it's peeling.
I paid good money for painting this from high quality brand.
But just want to understand the factors behind the peeling so next time when ...
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Why is my joint compound releasing from the old paint below it?
Basement Reno - Our stairwell was/is painted with lead paint. It needed to be evened out and our contractor covered the stairwell areas that had the lead paint with drywall mud to "encapsulate&...
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Wall paint peeling easily, even with surface prep
I have recently painted an internal hallway (yellow), and now come to paint the white shelf so applied painter's tape to the yellow wall (Frogtape Delicate Yellow) . After gently removing the tape, ...
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How to match orange peel texture of wall paint?
The left hand side of this pic is a recently mudded patch, and the right side is the original paint job with orange peel.
When painting the patched part, how can I match the orange peel texture?
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Paint/ inside of stone wall
I recently moved into a ~150 year-old Victorian Terraced House in London. The people that lived in here before had glued some things to the interio wall that left some ugly areas upon removal.
I am ...
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Is it safe to add a little bleach to interior paint to kill bacteria? [closed]
Is it safe to use bleach in in my interior paint to kill bacteria?
Is it safe to do so?
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What is the source of these reddish stains on my drywall?
Some of my painted interior walls have reddish spots and streaks appearing. The stain appears to be on top of the paint and not the underlying material. Age of the paint and house is about 20 years.
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Painting over bathroom tiles?
Saw this in an Airbnb apartment I stayed in:
So the tiles including the joins where simply painted over with some very thick glossy paint.
Let's say there is some mold underneath, would it be safe? ...
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Brick Restoration [duplicate]
I recently bought an older home that has a brick wall by the entrance that was painted the same color as the house (not a fan).
What methods or products do you all recommend using to make this brick ...
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Paint color mixing formulas
What colors can be made with Glidden base 3 neutral 9603GP . I found great deals on it, but need to find out what colors can be made with it.
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What about these exposures to paint with lead in it? [closed]
About three years ago, we renovated two bathrooms. The larger one I (total amateur) did. I knew from a test that the paint was oil-based (and painted years before, so assume it had lead in it), so ...
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Finished color of paint on two different woods
If I use the same paint on both pine and maple wood will the color be the same or different?
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How to safely drill 3" diameter holes in inside walls covered in old lead paint for an interior spray foam job?
We have a spray foam company scheduled to spray insulation in our home, but because our home is cedar-sided, they said they'd need to work from the inside. This means that they will drill 3" ...
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Paint leaking through new paint [duplicate]
I have been trying to paint the walls of a room in my house. Unfortunately for whatever strange reason, the old paint the tenants of my house used before has bled through every layer of paint I have ...
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How should I prepare the surface of my walls after removing wallpaper?
I am remodeling the bathroom in my 1961 house. I have gyprock lath walls that were covered with wallpaper that had been painted over.
Upon removing the wallpaper there were patches of smooth paint/...
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What adhesive solution should use for walls with powdery surface?
I just moved into a new place and I am adding curtains in a window and do not want to put holes in the wall so I used 3M double sided adhesive hook for the curtain pipe.
It works for a couple of days ...
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How long should I wait before applying clear coat over enamel spray paint?
I am repainting my mailbox, and just one layer of spray paint won't do. How long should I wait before spraying a second layer on the enamel?
The instructions indicate to paint with two coats two ...
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Paint peeling off walls
I had my home freshly painted about two years ago.
Unfortunately, after evicting a renter, I noticed that the paint is now peeling off in large pieces on my kitchen ceiling and in the bathroom. I ...
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How to remove aluminum paint spots from tempered glass solar panels safely?
I had a contractor paint silver coating on my roof and some of the aluminum paint spots/speckled onto my solar panels. How can I remove the spots - what solvent is safe to use on solar panels? Can I ...
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Which primer and paint for metal roof home in Maine?
Having a lot of problems researching painting my steel roof here in Maine. I've had the paint folks at Home Depot and Lowes and Sherwing Williams all give me contradicting advice...LOL
The roof is ...
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How to paint over wires showing through plaster
We have had some new electrical work but the wires have not been chased very deeply into the walls, they are covered in a little plaster. As you can see from the pictures no amount of coats of paint ...
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How can I prepare peeling trim for painting?
I plan to repaint the trim on our porch where some of the paint was peeling. However, in an attempt to remove that loose/peeling pieces, I'm only uncovering further layers that are peeling. How do I ...
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When to stop running bathroom fans?
About five years ago I had one of our bathrooms re-painted. It turned out that the painter didn't use mildew resistant paint, and after a few years the paint on the ceiling started cracking. I had an ...
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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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Question on repainting doors and trim
we moved into our house 2 years ago and the previous owner must have had the house recently painted just prior of going on the market. The issue, that we’ve noticed almost from the beginning, but just ...
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