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How to remove old paint from deck
I am wits end for trying to get old paint of our deck. Its been starting to chip so we wanted to remove it and stain. So far I have tried the following:
Pressure washer. both electric and gas - doesn'...
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How to Remove Shellac Primer from Laminate Floor?
I recently used some shellac-based primer to cover some caulk and accidentally sprayed in on laminate flooring not realizing how much of a pain it would be to remove. Does anyone have any suggestions ...
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Safest solvent for removing concrete stain
I’d like to remove Behr solid concrete stain from a patio. What would be the safest product for stripping it off? https://www.behr.com/consumer/products/floor-coatings-sealers-and-prep/concrete-stains/...
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Paintable wood sealer - does this exist
I have ground contact (MCA) wood which has dried for some number of weeks. I was thinking of sealing it to maximize exterior lifetime over many years and was wondering if there is a type of sealer ...
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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 to get white paint stains out of black silgranit sink [closed]
The other day a painter came to paint a wall white and he washed his tools and buckets in my black kitchen sink that's made out of silgranit. I don't know the composition of the material but it's got ...
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How to clean wood stain drippings from rough spackle wall
I just finished painting an outdoor wooden fence with Tambout Varnit. Despite my best efforts, there were some drippings onto the wall underneath, which seems to be covered with some sort of very hard ...
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How can I hide wood stain on painted drywall?
This weekend when making a built in cabinet, I accidentally got some wood stain on my painted drywall. (Yes, I know I should've taped...). Now, I have to touch up the wall. However from what I have ...
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Is there any point in putting solid stain (rather than paint) on LP Smartside?
I'm getting ready to build a barn, likely with LP Smartside siding. LP says that you can put "solid" stain on it (not transparent). My question is, is there ever a reason you would do that? ...
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Coconut oil stain in matte painted wall
I accidentally got coconut oil on my wall a few months ago. At the time I tried everything to get it off but it wouldn't budge.
I live in rented accommodation so I will be buying paint to do touch-...
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infra-red deleading
I have an exterior wall (maybe 15' x 15') with several layers of lead paint, decades old. About 1/3 has been professionally deleaded and is bare wood. Big parts of paint elsewhere are peeling/...
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Drywall stain bleeding thru after 5 coats of paint
My drywall was wet before due to a leak. It has a stain mark. But after 5 coats of white paint from Behr brand and Kilz primer, the yellow stain is still bleeding thru
In the past, I remember I had ...
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What can I do when coats of paint won’t hide/cover the shadow left on a wall by wooden shelves
I have a wall in my dining room that has had a pine wood bookcase hanging on it for 13 years. Today, I unscrewed it from the wall so that I can paint the wall. But every time the paint dries, a ‘...
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Paint or stain 150 year old door?
The door to my house is about 150 years old, and I just had it stripped to get rid of a dozen layers of paint. My original plans were to prime and paint the door, but it is so beautiful I wonder if ...
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Second Coat of Latex Stain
I stained my deck with Behr semi-transparent waterproofing wood stain.
It is NOT an oil based product. It is more of a paint.
For the most part it worked well and the water is beading on the deck.
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