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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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Matching and painting metal garage door
I'm replacing a garage door, but need to match the color of the new door to the other, older garage doors on the property. The new door's style (but not color, the new door's color is white) is ...
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Non-toxic paint to mark metal cutlery [closed]
In my office, we have a lot of private cutlery brought from home. Over time it magically disappears so I have bought new sets several times. Is there a paint (preferably in a pen) that can be used to ...
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Cleaning metal after stripping paint
I have stripped the paint off my mailbox, which is probably some kind of steel, using KleanStrip. However, as you can see, there is still residue. What should I use to clean it? I am hesitant to use ...
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DIY question: spray-paint steel balls evenly
A DIY-hobby question rather than home improvement. I need to paint a bunch of steel balls (1/4-1/3" dia) but I can't get even coverage. I thought shaking/rolling the balls around in a small ...
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Do I need to remove the oxide coating from steel before painting?
I have some hollow section steel beams that I want to paint. They are covered in black greasy substance that I think is black oxide and oil. I can degrease it, but do I need to remove the oxide? I've ...
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Chrome touch ups?
I have several chromed items where small amounts of the chrome has chipped off, leaving bare metal showing. None of it is in prominent areas, so I just want to touch them up. I haven't had luck with ...
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Best way to paint Ikea metal brackets? [closed]
I'd like to paint in white my Ikea shelves's brackets (described thus: Aluminium, Nickel-plated, Clear acrylic lacquer).
What would be the best (but hopefully cheap) route in terms of products I need ...
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Sink top: spray gun lacquer or metal enamel?
I am thinking in mounting a washbasin into a 3mm steel plate. The plate will be painted in a Klein Blue.
Considering that it will get wet and that there won't be too much ventilation in the room... ...
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What primer for bare wood stairs with nails showing
I'm painting the stairs going down to my basement that previously had carpet. After removing the carpet, they are like bare, new wood. Unfortunately, the treads were nailed with common nails (not ...
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What paint to use to fill engraved letters on aluminium plate?
Basically I want to engrave letters and some symbols on aluminium box and fill them in using a paint, What paint should I use?
As far as I know aluminium usually gets painted by anodazing process. ...
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How to Stop Squeaking of a Lofted Bed
The bed in question is a Viv Rae Nadia.
I assembled the bed, put the mattress on, and stored several things on the included shelves. Any sort of movement makes a squeaking noise through some parts of ...
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Painting a basement fuel oil tank
I have an old 275 gallon fuel oil tank in my basement. It is showing some signs of rust.
Am thinking that a new coat of paint would be a protective measure.
What kind of paint/primer should I use? ...
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What to use to clear paint a few pieces of brass?
I want to paint a few pieces of brass, with some kind of clear paint/primer. Removing the pieces and spray painting would be tedious, so I am looking for an option where a brush would be used. I've ...
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Remove Paint from outdoor metal sill of Main Door
So I guess when the door was painted 10 years ago, paint might of spilled on the metal sill? I'm not sure if that is the correct word for it. But I've taken a picture of it for reference.
I've ...
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