June 12, 2011 – The Practical House Painting Guide

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Brick Basement Walls

June 12, 2011

How do I seal and paint my brick basement walls and cement floor?

Painting a metal exterior door.

June 12, 2011

I tried to paint over a metal door going to my garage. I did not sand it and the paint can be easily scraped off with my fingernail. How to I remove the paint and what are the right steps?

Cannot get high gloss enamel to stick.

June 12, 2011

I have sanded and primed a bathroom cupboard with an oil based primer two coats then applied the top coat but the top coat just runs and all you can see is the white undercoat. What am I doing wrong?

I glazed my first wall. I painted it first with 2 coats of a matte latex paint which came out fine. Then I used a glaze, a darker color added to it, ratio 1 part darker, 8 parts glaze (recommended by someone who had done it) I also used an