Ceiling Paint

Painted water based kitlz over 2 areas on ceiling…repainted with Valspar ceiling paint x 2 coats…both area painted with kiltz are visibly darker with drying for 24 hrs. Do I need to prime areas with another primer?

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Cut-in primer is a lighter shade than rolled walls.

I used Kilz interior oil based primer and my cut-in borders are noticeably lighter than the rolled areas. I only cut-in small sections at a time so I could paint the walls while the cut-in was damp. Should I cut-in again with the Kilz before applying the semi-gloss latex paint

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How to cover popcorn ceilings?

We scraped off the popcorn. Filled the imperfections with joint compound and sanded the areas. We added joint compound to the paint in an effort to smooth the rough scraped areas and blend with the smooth areas. The differences are still very obvious. Any suggestions on how to even it

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I can still see the patches.

I recently bought a new flat, approximately 50 years old construction. One of the rooms had wallpaper which I took off with wallpaper stripper. But when I was taking off the wallpaper, some of the old paint (green) came off along with the paper. After I tried to scrape the

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Patchy Walls and Ceiling

I have had two bedrooms re-plastered, used diluted under coat then two coats of Dulux matt emulsion on the ceiling and walls. The ceilings and one particular wall look really patchy. I’m going to have to pay a decorator to paper or can I put it right. Need some help!

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Dark patches on wall by my head?

A few years ago, I redecorated my room and when I was painting, I realized that the wall behind my head had big dark patches. The paint covered them but now, 2 years later, they are back in force, and as the head of my bed was put in a

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Solution for freshly painted walls that were spot-washed?

I painted my washroom with a “Pewter Grey” acrylic semi-gloss paint about a week ago. When I touched up some dark paint marks on my white ceiling, I accidentally got a couple spots of white paint (looks like a flat finish) on the walls. I immediately wiped the walls with

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New Paint Problem

How can I fix this. I painted my new drywall with Valspar semi gloss Paint-N-Primer and I can see all the spots that I covered the screws with. How can I fix this problem?

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Priming New Drywall

When applying a coat of latex primer to new drywall, I have two areas that the top layer of the drywall came off with the roller. What has caused this???

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