March 21, 2010 – The Practical House Painting Guide

Cut in line darker than rest of the walls.

March 21, 2010

I did my cut in’s on top of the walls and after I painted the rest of the walls with a roller, waited for 4 hrs and cut in and painted the walls again for a second coat, and after about 6-7hrs later the cut in areas look darker than

Prep House Exterior

March 21, 2010

Is power washing wood paneling safest and best way to remove old paint? I am talking about a house exterior.

Compounded areas bleeding through paint.

March 21, 2010

I am an experienced contractor and painter and have come across this dilemma more than once in my life time. Recently I did a renovation with about 60 boards of drywall. After taping and sanding I primed it with Zinsser 123 primer. After priming I lightly sanded the walls with

Change colour of stained door.

March 21, 2010

I just finished staining 2 new solid pine french doors with an oil based stain. I don’t like the colour. What can I do now? Can I paint over with a lighter stain (without sanding) or with a white paint? (I really want to avoid sanding)