Questions tagged [paint-removal]
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What is the glossy paint under our wallpaper, should I remove it and can I paint over it?
We recently bought a 1920s property in Yorkshire. The guttering on the north wall failed over the winter and there was rainwater running down the wall (mostly close to ground level) which has resulted ...
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Can exterior paint overspray be removed from concrete surfaces?
I recently paid to have my house exterior painted and the contractor did not adequately control for overspray, and it is now all along my house along the bottom of the stucco and the concrete. ...
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How do I prep and paint this exterior door and trim in one day?
Does anyone have tips on how I might best paint this door and trim? I'm hoping to complete the project tomorrow but I'm struggling to remove the paint from the trim especially in the curved sections. ...
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How to minimize soil contamination when repainting and repairing old wooden outdoor features?
Wooden features like decks, fence posts and rails, and other outdoor features where I live are old and the paint is peeling off. Experts tell me it looks like latex paint to them - peeling in long ...
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How to remove old paint from the wooden deck?
There is two layers of old paint and the latest one was put on top of the old one without primer. It started chipping in some places and could be removed quite easy without any tools.
With some ...
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Removing baked on paint from stainless steel grill
I purchased a used grill that's in great condition except the previous owner got spray paint on the stainless steel grill and continued to use it. I was able to remove some of it with acetone and ...
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How to remove stuff from sink
So when I bought my house the bathtubs and sinks were both reglazed (for some reason). I am not sure what it was "reglazed" with, I am just using that term for simplicity. I had the bathtub ...
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Peeling paint on Window Sill
First DIY project so please excuse my ignorance. How should I fix peeling paint on a window sill - is the process: scrape off the paint, primer and paint?
What is a paint and primer that is resistant ...
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How to remove aluminum paint spots from tempered glass solar panels safely?
I had a contractor paint silver coating on my roof and some of the aluminum paint spots/speckled onto my solar panels. How can I remove the spots - what solvent is safe to use on solar panels? Can I ...
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How can I prepare peeling trim for painting?
I plan to repaint the trim on our porch where some of the paint was peeling. However, in an attempt to remove that loose/peeling pieces, I'm only uncovering further layers that are peeling. How do I ...
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mud/paint wearing off
This is a follow up question to
meshed tape exposed on sanding
One year after the above job was completed (apply mud and sanding and painting), I see this happening. The mud/paint which was applied is ...
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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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remove paint from carving
the new place i just moved into has this gorgeous carving around the light fixture but as you can see the previous owners gave it the landlord special
i have no idea what the material is but i want ...
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Painted over refrigerator water shut off valve
A while back I hired a contractor to paint my home and the idiot spray painted over the refrigerator water valve. The refrigerator I had then wasn’t connected to the water line because I never used ...
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How to handle paint of unknown type on outdoor posts? Safe to repaint and leave in place?
The front of my house has an overhang extension of the roof, held up by three posts. The bottom of these posts are getting worn out, and overall the paint needs a fresh coat. The worst post (with ...
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