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Is it advisable (safe) to freeze water based paint brushes in lieu of cleaning?
I do freeze brushes and rollers, and paint pots as well. But only with 2-part epoxy or LPU paints since it slows cure. They are uncleanable; it would take more of their $30/gal solvent to clean them ...
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Contractor baseboard install. Is this caulk line standard?
Short version: no, this isn’t good work, and while it will be improved by paint, it will always look somewhat crummy.
To step back, that line exists because the baseboard dropped lower. (Flooring ...
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Ceiling Lap Marks using Airless Sprayer
Backroll.
Period. Any good painter will tell you to backroll it. I painted for years, all we did was multimillion dollar customs, high end finishes. I never once sprayed a lid and didn't backroll it. ...
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How do I mask off stained wood without damaging the finish?
Yes, you need a premium quality tape designed for delicate surfaces (example in pic, not a brand recommendation). Sometimes they are marketed as "easy release" or "gentle release".
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Repair Protection Covering: Rosin Paper and Masking Paper Difference
The rosin paper is a little thicker and heavier. It is sturdy enough to provide floor protection to some degree so it would be less likely to accidentally tear from incidental contact whereas the ...
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Repair Protection Covering: Rosin Paper and Masking Paper Difference
Summary: Rosin Paper is for floor covering. Masking Paper is for masking off small areas.
Rosin Paper
A light-duty floor covering (as opposed to a more costly and durable ram board type product).
The ...
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What happens if I paint a concrete floor without pre-treating it?
It's 2023 now and I painted this floor in 2016. I figured I could post a photo of the floor from this year, when I cleaned out most of my woodworking machinery to move it to another building. The ...
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Is it necessary to mask off walls when spraying ceilings and trim the same color but different finish?
There are as many opinions are there are painters out there, but in my experience, the order in which you paint surfaces changes when you move from roller to spray paint. When you roll, you do ceiling ...
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Apply spackling or skip ahead to primer?
There's no right answer. It all depends on a balance of how much time you have vs. what you consider to be an acceptable job.
All of that loose paint has to be scraped off. The moulding could take ...
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Is it advisable (safe) to freeze water based paint brushes in lieu of cleaning?
I haven't frozen my brushes or roller covers before so I can't speak on the effectiveness of that.
I typically wrap my brushes, roller covers and even my buckets in plastic. I have an 18" roller ...
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