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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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Textured walls now smooth- do I need to prime? [duplicate]

My walls were textured plaster so we had someone skim coat them (Spackle and sand) to make them smooth. Right now they are smooth but if you rub your finger in it- it’s dusty. Can I paint normally (...
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How to fix black gloss paint bleed on brilliant white eggshell walls + paint stripped from walls

We are newbies to house renovation/decoration and have been having fun doing it ourselves in our first new home, however, there have been a few mishaps along the way as we learn how to do things. We ...
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Can I spackle over painted wood?

I have a wall that is smooth (ish) large wood panels. Originally, they were stained a wood color. That has been painted over for years now. I now need to bring the surface to super-smooth, so will ...
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Repair old cracked wall spackle from foundation shifting

Some weeks back I woke one morning to find a large flake of spackle(?) had cracked and almost come completely off the wall in my apartment entrance: According to the board of our housing cooperative ...
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Can I use spackling paste to "rebuild" part of the wall?

I'm on a DIY half bathroom renovation. At first I was thinking about putting tiles on the wall. It's a drywall, which I'm not familiar with, it's painted and I would need to do some preparations to ...
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do I need to fill with spackle or can I paint directly

I have the corner of my wall chipped a little Do I need to fill this with spackle or can I paint directly? Also, will spackle absorb moisture and cause problems this way? This is in the bathroom. (...
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