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Hello Lisa, I’m glad to hear everything worked out for you, but just for future reference even though the doors you had purchased came pre primed It is still recommended that you go ahead and apply a fresh coat of primer on them anyway. Most often they apply this primer coat to protect...

Hey FR, Nothing more frustrating than nearly finishing a project just to have more problems. From the sounds of it you did everything correctly and made sure to remove all the dust from the walls prior to priming. As for the primer not being fully cured it sounds like you waited more than...

Hey Brint44, Unfortunately it was an oil based primer used on the walls and most likely a oil based poly used on the floor, but you can test this. If you have any rubbing alcohol like you’d find in your bathroom apply to a q tip and area out of sight. Check the floor to feel if it seems to...

Hey Jnnewton, sounds like a pretty cool project you got there. Before anything when you are painting you want to apply a primer to ensure proper base coat adhesion. Everything else you did was great and use of brake clean to degrease is a good idea but use of mineral spirits or paint thinner...

Hey Jimmybirdie that’s a nice looking kitchen and I agree with you everything being very light in there I think it will look better with a darker contrasting cabinet color. First before anything like you had mentioned test your new color or coating on an area that won’t be seen or...

Acid etchers do the complete opposite of what you suggested, they are designed to open the pores and create a surface profile that promotes greater adhesion of the basecoat. This is up to you when you decide to do your floors, as a professional I have yet to have an issue when the proper prep...

Regardless of how dangerous it is it is a required step when refinishing concrete, just be sure to wear a mask and give the room some adequate ventilation. the product you had posted is just a coating stripper and in order to properly prep the concrete for your new coat of paint it is necessary...

Whats up holidaygirl, since all the tiles are already lifted and the paint is beginning to peel it shouldn’t be a very difficult job at all. That black tar like adhesive your mother had painted over is black mastic, before anything take caution when dealing with it because in the past they would...

With all the new technology that paint stores have at their disposal it can really make a DIY'rs job much easier, glad we were able to help.

Hey jimmy50, like craigfl had said you can remove a small sample of paint from the wall and bring it into your local paint store and have it matched. There are a few things to consider before cutting a hole in the wall. Make sure if the area you are touching up is in any sort of direct sunlight...

Hello Jennkev, Knotty pine can be a pretty frustrating wood to work with for a number of reasons but, especially when painting over it. Everyone seems to have nailed it on the head and you should be just fine, but in my experience working with a rough knotty wood especially pine is requires a...

Hey Dave, Luckily you don’t have a very large area to repair so it shouldn’t be very difficult. When repairing any water damaged areas it’s usually a pretty good idea to stay away from your normal spackling compound. Most lightweight or fast dry spackles are water soluble and...

Hello Raldo, Good question, Chalkboard paint is different from most other paints because of its extra durable surface, it is specialty paint and because of that is not required to go through the same testing as your normal everyday wall paint. When applying the chalkboard paint it is...

Hey siskin, You will run across issues like this all the time whenever doing multiple jobs in the same workspace. Before I can’t really give you a definite answer first you’ll have to let us know if it’s a direct window swap, or you plan on having different windows installed with new frames...

Hey DebbieG, Unfortunately leaving untreated lumber without a coating outside for a harsh season like winter will most likely cause damage to it. But you do have a few options so that you can get it built and coated before snow hits the ground. First like you had suggested applying the coating...