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Redoing my bathroom, painting shower glass
Remodeling my bathroom, I want to know if it's possible to paint the glass door of my shower with some sort of translucent or transparent paint to change the color? The shower side of the door is ...
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Bathroom smells of paint after a steamy shower, and paint is now peeling. Worried about health. Looking to fix. (Apartment)
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It's been 31 days from this post since I moved into this apartment. I've noticed that if I take a steamy shower, then close the door on the bathroom after I get out, then the bathroom will ...
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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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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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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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Painting over rust on heating pipes
I live in an older apartment building (circa 1968-69). I just stripped layers of old paint and putty off of the heating pipes in my bathroom. I'd like to repaint them with silicone-based acrylic ...
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Stains in the bathroom
We have some stains in our bathroom with shower.
We already painted our bathroom 2 times by ourselves and 1 time was professionally painted with primer and then with paint.
After 2 months, when ...
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How repair damage from suction bath mat in tub
My roommate went to clean our bathtub, so they took off the suction shower mat to do so. When they did, it messed with the finish on the tub. Some of it is now perforated and peeling. How do I repair ...
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How can I remove or cover thick, crackled paint on drywall?
The guest bathroom in the apartment I recently rented has what appears to be a custom paint job that originally I thought was wall paper. The paint is in vertical stripes, with half the stripes ...
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How to paint a small bathroom with very poor ventilation?
Amateur here, just trying to do his best.
How to paint a small bathroom with very poor ventilation?
I imagine I'd want a paint that seals the paint behind it (which has been prone to a little mold), ...
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Re-do paint over plaster in bathroom: How to feather/match?
I want to understand what went wrong, and how to repair it:
This bathroom in a loft was done in 2012. The plasterwork is really good --- smooth and shiny; but the last year or so the paint (Dulux ...
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What caused my paint to alligator and how to fix it?
I did a drywall patch over my shower, using quick dry joint compound, a few coats with sanding in between. Walls were washed with dish soap and dried prior. A few days later I primed with zissner BIN ...
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How can I prevent mold from growing on my bathroom walls?
The humidity in my bathroom is causing mold to grow on the walls. In addition there was a leak in the roof, that stained the ceiling, and now the ceiling is discolored as well even though the leak ...
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Repairing ceramic tile
A small chunk has broken out of this white ceramic tile (see photos), from impact. It is on a wall in a bathroom. Are there any good ways to fill in/cover up the hole?
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How to seal molded plastic shower when repainting
In preparing to repaint my bathroom, I noticed the paint around the molded plastic shower stall was peeling and exposing the joint compound underneath. There doesn't appear to be any caulking around ...
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