Questions tagged [painting]
For questions regarding the application of paint to a surface, including preparation and cleanup.
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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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How should I finish removing wall texture and preparing for paint?
I have a wall that needs a new paint job.
I'm trying to make a call on how much prep work is needed before applying the paint.
From the other questions it's not what would be the properties or a well ...
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What is the best cleaning solution to prepare an outdoor fountain for fresh paint?
I have two outdoor fountains that we purchased about two years ago. They're in very good shape. But we never liked the color from the start. We now want to paint them the color we want. What is the ...
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How to paint a wall without getting paint on the wallpaper frieze? [closed]
I had a pipe crack and cause damage to a wall with the wallpaper frieze running along the top of the wall. How do I repaint the wall without getting paint on the wallpaper. I have looked at reviews ...
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How do I mask off stained wood without damaging the finish?
I'm trying to paint a surface that meets up at a slight angle with some stained wood edging that is part of my wood floor.
I started covering up the wood with blue painter's tape, and noticed when ...
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Repair Protection Covering: Rosin Paper and Masking Paper Difference
(1) What is the difference between Rosin Paper and Masking Paper? (Besides the color). Trying to protect my home during construction.
(2) Specifically, What is better for protecting walls? I usually ...
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How do I sand and roughen previously-polished marble to prepare for painting it with chalky paint?
I have some polished stone (probably marble) that I want to paint with Krylon brand "chalky finish" paint.
I read one tutorial that suggested I need to sand the stone, to make it rough in ...
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Contractor baseboard install. Is this caulk line standard?
Contractor is set to paint my walls tomorrow, these caulk lines I’ve been told are really large and paint alone won’t resolve the gap between the baseboard and the wall. Contractor said this would be ...
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Tough fungus on wall, ready to paint or not?
I have a house with fungus on the walls as the roof was leaking and the house was empty for a while and not ventilated. I am fixing the roof. However, I'm cleaning the fungus / mold from the walls but ...
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Changing color of vinyl window frame
I made the mistake of committing to painting our house and installing color matched gutters without paying attention to the window frame color. As a result the white vinyl window frame is very stark ...
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Is it necessary to mask off walls when spraying ceilings and trim the same color but different finish?
Is it necessary to mask off walls when spraying ceilings and trim the same color but different finish? We’re using a Graco Magnum X7 spray gun to paint our 2100 sqf interior Sherwin Williams High ...
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Apply spackling or skip ahead to primer? [closed]
Years ago, we decided to remove the wallpaper the previous owner had installed in the hallway of our house and were preparing to paint it when our plans got derailed and the project got put on the ...
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Prime and Painting Bare Radiator Covers - Sandblasted Bare Metal
What are some reasonable primer and paint for bare metal radiator covers? I had them sandblasted so they are bare metal.
In the past I once painted a cast iron radiator with Rust-Oleum Clean Metal ...
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Is it advisable (safe) to freeze water based paint brushes in lieu of cleaning?
What's a safe (for brushes) way to save them for a day without cleaning them, when using water based (latex) paint?
I've heard:
We’re in the middle of painting the entire inside of a two-bedroom ...
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What's this cement-like layer under my wall paint?
I want to repaint a wall in my apartment that is warped and peeling from some old water damage (leak fixed before I moved in). I removed a section of peeling paint, and it looks like there's a cement-...
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What substance is used to make the hard plastic finish on wood after painting?
I would like to turn a wooden desk from a wood finish to a white painted finish with a hard "plastic" like surface.
We currently have a wall mounted fireplace with a wooden surround that has ...
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What is this strange orange fluid corroding painted jack posts in basement?
Anyone knows what this blob of orange fluid is? It looks thick and viscous, almost like secretion from some insect.
About 3 -- 4 years ago, I was painting the jack posts in our basement and noticed ...
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Will Killz Restoration primer work?
I'm prepping a living room and dining room for DIY paint job.
Both rooms have been smoked in for a number of years. Washed all the walls and ceiling with a degreaser, wiped down with clean rags dried ...
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We painted the walls before installing new baseboard. What now?
We painted the walls and now we have to install baseboard. We’ve already painted the baseboard and haven’t installed it yet.
We don’t know how to fix this problem.
At what point do a caulk? Are we ...
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Fixing improperly patched and painted stucco?
I just had my stucco home painted. There were some cracks in the stucco that the painters patched before painting. After painting, the patched areas look extremely obvious, like lines and blotches all ...
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Painting over limewash brick
When we moved in to our home an interior brick wall had been painted over with some type of opaque white paint.
I decided to limewash the wall - a coat of prep coat and two coats of limewash. It ...
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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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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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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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What could be seeping from my basement wall?
Someone put joint compound over the poured concrete basement wall and then painted over it. This seepage isn't water--it's a little sticky where it hasn't dried, and it appears in a few other spots ...
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Painting over a shattered miror
I recently shattered a sliding mirror/door in my entrance, it's about 250x130cm, so replacing it is not financially wise, and painting over it would look nice anyway, bringing my to my question : how ...
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Latex paint rolling - how to keep a "wet edge" and avoid streaks, smudges, laps?
I'm painting two rooms with a latex paint, over previous paint. First time painter, but lots of DIY experience. For the life of me, I can't possibly keep a "wet edge" as all tutorials ...
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How to prevent GI pipe from getting corroded
I have a hollow GI pipe.
I recently got the top end welded but top end is corroding along with that I think GI pipe is also corroding.
I'm think I should unweld the cap and paint the inside of GI by ...
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Painting order walls or vanity [closed]
I'm remodeling my bathroom on a limited budget , I am spray painting my vanity , and also painting the walls with wall paint , which should I do first ?
Vanity or walls ?
Thank you.
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What's the best process to paint an electrical panel/load center door?
I'd like to paint the outside door of my electrical panel so that it blends in a bit better with the surrounding wall. From what I can tell, this is within code. E.g., this answer on this site.
When I ...
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How to remove this towel bar?
I have the pictured towel bar that I would like to remove for painting. I am stumped on how to remove it from the wall.
I've inspected for tension screws and found none. I tried to slide it upwards ...
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Need advice on my newbie DIY repair plan for peeling paint/caulk on exterior window frame
I'm a new home owner trying to get all of the information I need to tackle this project. I tend to overthink things, but I'm trying to do this the right way. Here's my plan, and I am hoping that ...
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Re-painting 1903 Lath and Plaster Walls: Advice on next steps [closed]
I'm working on repainting and decorating an old home I just bought, built in 1903. I've removed the most recent layer of paint and three layers of wallpaper that were put in 20, 50 and ? years ago to ...
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How would you match this wall texture
I’m trying to match the existing wall texture rather than redo the whole wall.
It looks like maybe the texture was done with latex paint and not with a plaster skim coat.
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Repair/restoration of plaster cracking in front of chimney?
I'm repainting the interior of my 1942 brick house (N. Florida). The walls are plaster, and repainting was going fine until I got to the section in front of the chimney. After removing artwork from ...
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Applying linseed oil on old weathered plywood
Can I put linseed oil on a older weathered plywood shop door and then paint it with outside fence and deck paint?
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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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What are the ways to cover joint/mesh tape or sheetrock cracks due to settling?
I notice cracks in paint or tape in the area where two sheetrocks join or where a tape is used at the corner. I assume these are mostly due to ground settlement and I am afraid they show up again if ...
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How to treat beech plywood to be used as a desktop?
I have a beech plywood ("Multiplex" in German) sheet that I want to use as a desktop.
This is currently raw and untreated, and like this not suitable yet.
I want a clear, non glossy and ...
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Mixing Mold Resistant Drywall with Standard
Really simple question.
I have a mix of 1/2” mold-resistant and standard drywall sheets remaining on a remodel. Is there any silly reason why I might not want to mix the two together where I don’t ...
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How to paint this wooden cabinet to make it look like new?
I want to paint these wooden cabinets (in bathroom) which are in terrible shape paint wise.
I am not sure what they painted it with. Looks like a clear coat or something like that.
Any ideas what to ...
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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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Mist coat for plaster patched extensively with joint compound?
We recently had to strip all paint (down to original plaster) from the main hall of our 1920s home after discovering that the paint was peeling off very easily. Since we had the opportunity I went ...
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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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mud/paint wearing off
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meshed tape exposed on sanding
One year after the above job was completed (apply mud and sanding and painting), I see this happening. The mud/paint which was applied is ...
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Should I sand painted drywall before I repaint it? [duplicate]
Should I sand the existing paint on my drywall before a re-paint? If yes, what sanding paper grit should I use? Thank you!
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What is the proper way fill a void in drywall finish along a shower?
I found that the masking tape was embedded in the mud between skim coat and original texture when I removed it. What is the best way to fix this? Can I use caulking on the smaller parts and skim the ...
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Painting interior doors right?
I am not a painter. I can't even paint a stick figure and literally the most painting I will do on a site is maybe give trim a primer coat - and I tend to mess that up.
I have a house with ~15 large ...
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