October 13, 2009 – The Practical House Painting Guide

Patches still showing.

October 13, 2009

Just put up dry wall,put on two coats of Kilz primer and spackled and sanded some problems. Then put on two coats of satin finish paint and you can see all the places I sanded. How can I fix this? Should I put on a textured paint to hide where

Complement colors for walls.

October 13, 2009

Hello, I have just painted a accent wall in Chocolate brown and the main wall color is Jackson Tan. My question is what color would compliment these colors? It is for my kitchen. I am desperately seeking help. Thanks so very much.

Clear varnish over painted wood.

October 13, 2009

I have made some lawn ornaments from plywood cutouts, primed and then painted with exterior paint. There is white in the Santa beard and everything I have found in a marine varnish turns it yellow. Is there a better recommended product I can use that will give some protection from

Painting exterior doors and windows

October 13, 2009

Please can you tell me where do I paint in the reveals and shuts if I’m painting the outside of the property.

Staining a painted wall?

October 13, 2009

I just bought a house and it has wood grain paneling, that is painted white? Can you stain a painted wall? Or do you have any suggestions.

Is it OK to use white primer under a different color?

October 13, 2009

I’m just painting the stoop by the front door. I bought a shade of brown for the color but I only have white primer. I’m not concerned what color brown it ends up. Is it OK to use the white primer? Both are latex.

DIY Painter and Orange Peel From Sprayer

October 13, 2009

We have been spraying our house exterior but have been getting lots of orange peel on our trim etc. We played with the pressure , even thinned the paint with water about 20oz. to 2 1/2 gals.