Questions tagged [painting]
For questions regarding the application of paint to a surface, including preparation and cleanup.
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Bubbling primer
We decided to finally paint our rental and after spackling, sanding, and applying primer, I found bubbles. We live in a high moisture and humidity area, so there were places that had cracked and ...
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My wall was painted over a year ago, next door has been banging and now caulking has occured. Whose fault?
I had my wall painted a year and a half ago and it has been fine. Next door has been using a lump hammer and now caulking has occured. They say it is nothing to do with them but I am worried. Can it ...
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How I prep a concrete garage floor for painting?
Is there any special considerations for painting a concrete garage floor as opposed to any other concrete surface?
I'm thinking in terms of foot and tire traffic.
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Can I remove this mold by myself?
I am living in a single room-appartment that has one window, a kitchen unit with no steam outlet/exhaust hood, and a bathroom with no windows but an (albeit small) ventilated outlet above the shower. ...
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Fence Painting Time
I'm looking to paint ~260 feet of 6 feet high wooden privacy fence. Both sides would be painting so that's ~520 total feet in length. I don't currently own one, but I'm looking at buying a paint ...
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Options to cover imperfection on metal door around new lock
I'd like to ask for suggestions of materials.
I have a metal door, painted in white. A bigger lock (jimmy-proof lock) was replaced with a smaller lock (regular deadbolt) but ended up leaving several ...
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How to touch up surface painted with airless sprayer
I painted a steel door with an airless sprayer - the finish looked wonderful! Unfortunately I scratched the door while re-installing it on the hinges. Now the question is how to address the scratch. ...
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Overhauling and painting upvc door handles
I wish to overhaul some of my exterior door handles in uPVC frames.
Handle images
What paint do I use to "touch up" the scratches and gouges in the white paintwork?
How to I fix the loose handle ...
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Cleaning oil-based paint from brush efficiently
Each time I need to use oil-based paint, I struggle for the paintbrush cleaning part. Here is how I proceed:
I start by trying to squeeze the paint out from the brush, using paper towel, as much as I ...
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Fix drywall painting disaster
I had a team of "professionals" repaint the drywalls of a newly-purchased house.
A few days after they completed the work, two kinds of defects appeared on the walls, in a large number of different ...
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Repairing siding, old nails
While cleaning and scraping cedar siding prior to painting, I'm noticing that the siding was installed with nails, but as the siding approaches the eves, where it was more difficult to hammer the ...
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What is the best type of paint to paint a shipping container?
Looked for a better stack exchange forum to post this on but did not find one. Looking at buying a used shipping container. The guy who is delivering will paint it but he uses latex. I'm wondering ...
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Dulux silk paint peeled off after removing masking tape hell
That grey paint was there for a few months and it decided to peel off after I removed the masking tape which was only left on for 10-20 mins
Should I remove all the grey paint and do something like ...
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Preparation and spraying cedar channel siding
I am repainting the cedar siding on my house. Since I have a sprayer, I'm hoping to save time by spraying. The question I have is:
How best to prepare the "channel" component of the siding? The ...
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How to paint over silicon non-paintable caulk?
I accidentally used some non-paintable silicon caulk on some trim. Does anyone have experience recovering from this? Mechanically removing it sounds slow and tedious. I'm hoping something like BIN ...
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How to treat damped internal walls before painting?
Kitchen sanitary inwall PVC tube from above floor melted for some unknown reason, and so water entered walls for around a 1.3 year and caused damping on the first 20cm of all walls, as a result, the ...
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Nicotine stained panelling
I cleaned wood paneling with water and then with a magic eraser. I rinsed the walls really well and the cloths were clean after rinsing & wiping the walls. I primed walls with KILZ and now ...
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How do I remove the stationary panel of a swinging patio door for painting?
I'm working on painting some exterior doors. I'd like to remove them to properly prep and paint. The door on the left is not a problem, I'll simply take it off the hinges. However, the door on the ...
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Paint coming back off wall using brush
I have decided to decorate the bedroom and have now gotten around to do the painting. I initially gave all four walls one coat of a light grey soft sheen paint which covered nicely. I then gave 3 ...
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Drywall hole, plaster, Primer and Paint
I removed the toilet paper dispenser on the wall, covered up with compound, and sanded. I applied primer on the affected area but I painted the entire wall. So, now my wall is not consistent. Can I ...
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General Questions On Exterior House Painting
I have a 100+ year old two story house with wood siding that the paint starting to chip off. I have a couple general questions regarding the project that I am hoping you can assist.
1) I am not ...
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Rough up moldings for repainting
I need to rough up the paint on moldings, for example around a door, so they can be primed and repainted. The door molding has crevices and small curves, so it is not obvious how to roughen the ...
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Painitng over caulk leaves a sheen. How can I remove it?
I painted walls that were touched up using paintable caulk instead of filler. When painted it left shiny spots. What can I do to get rid of the shine?
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Are These Ceiling Stains From Cigarette Smoke?
We purchased a home recently and there is a lot of discoloration on the ceiling of the living room. Can someone tell me based on the photo below, if you can tell what would have caused these stains? ...
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lower the sheen of acrylic paint? (flat isn't flat enough)
We have a flat paint we love and wanted to paint the ceiling the exact color. Even though it's flat, it has more sheen than we'd like for a ceiling paint.
I've done a bit of research and have ...
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painting latex over oil based prep work
Will using a deglosser then Kilz2 before painting be enough? (latex over oil based for indoor trim and doors)
Or is it absolutely necessary to sand and TSP? or oil based Kilz or bonding primer??
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Spray painting wooden vanity - oil or latex paint?
Based on what I read,oil is considered more durable.
I already primed with 2 coats of oil based primer:
Then,my plan was to spray paint with Tremclad gloss oil based exterior/interior paint:
But ...
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Would folded 2" green masking tape protect the foundation covering?
Related question: Protecting the bottom of the wall while painting vinyl siding
I have some 2" wide green masking tape. I am wondering if the following would be enough protection of the white strip ...
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How important is the “wet edge” when painting vinyl siding?
I am going to paint my vinyl siding (to change the color). Apparently I'm supposed to go all the way across row by row, or a couple rows at a time. But what if I get interrupted? Is it okay to ...
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Protecting the bottom of the wall while painting vinyl siding
I will be painting my vinyl siding in order to change the color. Below the bottom row of siding, there's a sort of a flexible white strip tucked into place. I'm not sure, maybe this is called ...
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Is “cutting in” necessary when painting vinyl siding?
I watched a video that sugggested using a smaller roller first, to "cut in" under the fold of the siding:
Then they used a larger roller for the whole width of the segment of siding. Do I have to ...
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How to address minor mold problem in paint prep
A little bit of localized roof leaking occurred over the winter above the bathroom. We have addressed the roof problem, so no leaking is occurring any more, but now I'm getting ready to paint the ...
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How leveled the wall need to be to put stick tiles on it?
I have a wall that is almost leveled, but there are some problems:
Part of the old paint peeled off, so I removed the part that was peeling off. The rest still pretty good, so I didn't touch it.
Part ...
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Prime joint compound before latex paint?
I'm painting a room that had previously been wallpapered. The walls are veneer plaster coated, so the paper was easy to remove and clean the plaster.
However there are patches for wiring, dings and ...
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How do you paint over copper?
The top of a bay window I have is covered with a metal sheet. The patina and color of the corrosion on it suggests that it might be painted copper.
What sort of paint should I use to freshen up ...
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Does painting over stylized wall tile in bathroom look good? [closed]
We are preparing to list our house to sell and are nervous to paint over the tiles for fear it will look worse. There are spots that really need to be addressed, the image is of a spot that's in good ...
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Can I paint the top of a glass top stove?
Our previous stove had white speckles over the top. This helped hide the streaks of casually done wipe ups.
Our present stove is a classic illustration that 'black attracts light coloured dirt' I ...
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How can I get wood filler to match the adjacent wood when staining a floor?
I am trying to finish a wooden floor (pine), colouring it with stain. After that it shall be oiled.
The process for usual painting with paints has usually been that you sand it, then apply filler, ...
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Latex paint smudged onto fake river stone fireplace and mortar
We hired a painter and I’m regretting our choice because he has slopped paint everywhere. I believe I can get it off most of the surfaces but I’m particularly concerned about our fireplace. It is made ...
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How do I paint stripes on a wall correctly?
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I tried to paint two different colored stripes on a wall. I used tape for masking the stripes and then I first painted the tape with the background color to "seal" it off. Then ...
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How can find out the right paint to handle this unpainted gap?
I have recently got someone to fix the fencing of a deck. As you can see circled in the attached photo, there are some surface area not covered by the green paint.
I have no idea of either the name ...
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Paint does not show true color even after 2 coats on top of existing light color
I have an existing beige color in the walls of my house. I am getting them repainted and following suggestion from my painter I went to the store - got sample of sherwin williams accessible beige. I ...
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Diluting oil based undercoat
I have erected false walls using osb boards on the face of plastered brick wall to accommodate some photo frames and decorative items. Total surface area is 8'×8'.
My intention is to paint the osb ...
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Painting acoustic drywall with large perforations
I have a wall of acoustic drywall in my studio and I'd like to paint it another colour, but it has these cut-out holes in it which aren't painted, they're just white, how should I go about painting it ...
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Painting: How to recover from improper surface prep?
My wife and I have been alternating some home refurb tasks.
Our normal workflow when painting:
Sand the surface.
Wash with TSP (trisodium phosphate).
Rinse the TSP and allow to dry.
Prime and allow ...
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Does dark exterior paint hold and transfer more heat to an uninsulated house?
We are picking exterior paint colors for our stucco house. The interior walls are plaster and there isn’t insulation in the walls.
I want to stay away from dark colors because I think it will make ...
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Painting Vinyl siding? [duplicate]
Has anyone had success or tried painting vinyl siding? Apparently Benjamin Moore
claims that it is possible but I wanted to know if anyone has done this? Were there any pitfalls or learning?
The ...
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What's this exterior wall treatment and how should I paint it?
I need to paint the exterior walls of this house, but I am not sure what is the material of the walls.
I know this type of houses came from Finland to to south of Argentina because they are excellent ...
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Matching wood stain to paintable plastic
I have stained cedar siding on house. Recently installed new HVAC system with paintable plastic covers on the exterior of house. How do I match the stain on wood to paint on covers?
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Using dry portland cement mixed with latex paint primer as a filler for weathered wood
One side of my home has been quite weathered and the wood is quite rough. I wonder if anyone has mixed primer paint with a portland cement product to produce a thick and durable product that would ...
