Questions tagged [paint]
For questions regarding the paint product itself, including selection and maintenance.
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Skimming Over Paint and plaster
I am new to home renovations, and when I was scraping paint in my bathroom, some patches exposed plaster. There are some areas with chips as well. I would like to skim the whole bathroom, but I have ...
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Can i paint over this semi sanded gloss door?
The door has been painted with white oil-based wood gloss paint over the past 15-20 years (See first image). In the past, I would just paint over it which worked fine the few times I did it.
Now I ...
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Best paint remover for hardwood floors?
Whats the best way to remove paint off of hardwood floors?
We were painting my daughters room and didn't notice she accidentally got paint on her shoe till after it was too late.
We've tried paint ...
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Finding true color formula using bad color-match and reference
My local home improvement store attempted to color-match a paint sample I provided, but the result turned out to be off significantly. The color-matched paint looks "wet" and darker than the ...
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How to get rid of odorous paint?
My landlord used a chemically smelling paint that is designed to cover cigarette smoke but no one smokes here. I am allergic to the paint he used and the smell is awful. It was the base coat. He also ...
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Can i add acrylic clear coat over an epoxy paint for outdoor project
I used this epoxy paint product from Rust-Oleum (Amazon link) to paint our refrigerator and it worked well, at least for 3 years from now. But as the refrigerator is indoor I did not use any clear ...
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How do I fix this? (Torn paint)
Stupidly attached an adhesive hook to the bathroom wall and tore the paint trying to take it off.
https://imgur.com/a/dXLOqoh
Unfortunately the paint predates us as owners of the home, so I don’t know ...
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clear coat cement sealer for basement
We are going for an "unfinished" basement look. The picture doesn't do it justice but our cement is in really good condition even though the home is 50 yrs old. The goal is to clear ...
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How to clean brush after polyurethane?
I used a brush to apply polyurethane on some trim work. I tried cleaning it thoroughly with paint thinner after but still got poor results--the brush bristles would stick together and the brush was ...
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Cracks In Ceiling
I just noticed small cracks in the ceiling of a bedroom. My house is a new build that's about 2.5 years old. The crack spans maybe ~2-3 inches along it's greatest dimension. I don't see any signs of ...
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How can we maintain paint color consistency when doing touchup work?
My wife and I own several rental houses in Texas DFW areas for retirement income. Between the leases we do make-ready works to make the house ready for the next moving-in tenants.
One of the classic ...
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Paint bubbling/discoloration in one corner of the basement?
New homeowners in the foothills north of Los Angeles. About 3 months ago we first noticed there was some bubbling and discoloration to the painted cinderblocks in just one corner of the basement. ...
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What can I use as a plywood floor coating in a shed?
I want to find a coating to put on my shed plywood floor to keep water from destroying the wood from rain/snow in winter since it does not seem to dry out on its own. That way I could be wiped/moped ...
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What are the brown stains on my ceiling?
It’s my first time renting and wanted to know what those brown stuff on the ceiling is.
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Mold on side of paint can
I started to paint the trim in our bedroom and half way through I noticed mold on the inside of the top of the can. None was in the actually paint. And I was only putting my paint brush in the can. I ...
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