July 18, 2009 – The Practical House Painting Guide

Another tool than a paint brush to paint wooden walls.

July 18, 2009

I have the whole of the interior of my house to paint. It’s an old house and both ceilings and walls are made of wood planks(horizontal) 4 inches wide. There is 30 (!) of them along each wall. Yes, high ceilings. It’s a nightmare! I have done only half a

What is the best sheen of paint to use on interior trim?

July 18, 2009

Just wondering what sheen to use on the interior trim?

Re-paint oil base semi gloss paint with satin oil base.

July 18, 2009

Can you re-paint oil base semi gloss paint with another color oil base without sanding or priming? My bathroom walls and ceiling are painted with alkyd base white semi-gloss paint. I want to repaint it in a Yellow with alkyd base paint in a velvet or satin sheen. The walls

Texturizing Over Wallpaper

July 18, 2009

Can you texturize walls that have wallpaper on them and then paint or do you need to remove the wallpaper first?

Best Kind of Paint?

July 18, 2009

I have always used Semi-Gloss paint because it is easy to clean and I am fixing to repaint my whole house. I do not like flat paint. Which is best to use, Eggshell, Satin, or Semi-Gloss? Someone told me that semi-gloss doesn’t go on as smooth. Is this true?

Paint On Ceiling

July 18, 2009

I got paint on the ceiling when I was painting the walls. How could I fix it without doing the whole ceiling? Any tips?

A Splatter Disaster

July 18, 2009

I splattered my kids room a few years ago. So now we are changing the theme and I sanded it and then primed then painted two coats of paint. Some marks are showing through the paint. And, just to let you know it was done with a good quality acrylic

How do you achive a good finish on mdf skirts and arcs?

July 18, 2009

On a new build I am working on the skirts and door arcs are MDF and come ready primed. But after a further undercoat and two gloss coats the finish is poor compared to wood skirts and arcs I have done in the past. I also used fine grade paper

Painting Over Wall Murals

July 18, 2009

I want to know how many coats of primer do I need to cover my wall murals? I’ve painted Dinosaurs in my son’s room (and sports themed in my others) and the colors that I need to cover up are black, burgundy, hunter green, etc. (dark colors for the sports