Had my house painted today and thought this “covering” seemed off. I expect plastic covering over all carpet. There’s about a quarter size drop of paint on the carpet. Manager is coming tomorrow for final walkthrough. Is it unreasonable to be annoyed by this? Overall experience with the company has been pretty frustrating (started two days late, lack of communication, etc)
I have a small patch of mold spots near the fan in my bathroom. I am going to fix this by cutting out at 2 x 2' area around the fan and replacing that area with new drywall and refinishing it. I have all the materials I need (listed above in picture) but the one thing I can't figure out is the paint. My house is fairly new so we have all the paint that the construction workers used to paint the house, and the only white paint that we have is late and I am very sure that this isn't latex because of the way it crumbles as shown in the video in the comments. I feel like if it was painted, it would chip off in flakes, but this only crumbles like chalk. I don't know how I'm gonna color match the ceiling. I guess I'm just wondering if there even is any paint on this ceiling. I have never done anything of this sort before, so I'm just looking for any advice that any of you may have. Thank you in advance
I know they’re intended for testing colors only, but it seems a shame to waste so much paint.
Does anyone have any information on what base paint is used — or perhaps more importantly, what binders/mediums/etc are missing? I would like to know what the ACTUAL limitations of this paint is.
It would be good to know what applications it could be successfully used for — furniture? Indoor murals applied to a premium SW paint base? Wooden toys? Etc?
I have asked a few SW employees, but none seem to have any information beyond the company policy of not recommending the paint for anything other than sampling.
Repainting my front doors. Started with sanding, while doing so the top coat is flaking off. It appears the top coat was a poorly applied water based paint. (I tested with rubbing alcohol and top coat did come off onto the rag)
The base is either just factory fiberglass (*edit - appears to be steel door. Some rust under the door sweep) finish, or maybe oil based? It doesn’t come off on the alcohol rag.
Original plan was to sand off whatever flakes, then prime with what I have which is Benjamin Moore Fresh Start Primer. Will this primer suffice? Or will I need a kilz or zin cover stain? Will be topping it with BM regal exterior. Thanks for the help!
Boss picked up this new sprayer, excited to use it. It’s my first time using an air assisted airless sprayer. Got a decent rundown from the technicians at spray source on the components, general upkeep, uses, etc.
Anybody have any experience with this sprayer and would be willing to drop any tips or tricks?
Does anyone have any experience with Scuff Tuff?
A customer reached out to me and is unhappy with the job done by another company (A national franchise, you know who). Their interior walls were painted wit Scuff Tuff Matte. You can see picture framing around most rooms, it's a darker color but nothing crazy. Painters put 2 coats on. I know with Emerald latex you really need to keep a wet edge. Is this paint the same way?
This wasn't the only problem, but the rest are just quality related (wavy lines, etc.) They used Emerald Urethane on the cabinets, which is fine, but they sprayed doors on tarps...in the yard. Amateur hour!
Many of these walls need to be repainted, but I don't think I'll be using that product to do it.
Any feedback is appreciated!
Addition on my house is like this. Paint is probably 25-30 years old. Do I need to remove all of the paint or just what's peeling off like this?
Accidentally bought samples of solid stains to try out. They're basically regular paint on wood. Is there a way to make the colors semi-transparent?
Every ceiling is blue.
Walls gotta be painted too, ofc. 😭
The texture of the ceiling scares me.. spraying seems like a lot of work and that things can go wrong.. but rolling sounds like it'll take ages.
Any help appreciated!!!
Second coat, spray paint. Egg shell white. Is it the mudder/sander or just the paints.
I'm planning on filling the large holes with 5 minute mud, but I wasn't sure how to handle the rest of the patched area.
I'm not looking for perfection, but I wanted to reduce how badly the patch stands out, and how to recreate that texture.
Note: I'm guessing the previous owners had water intrusion, but whatever causes the issue had been fixed and there's no mold issue or anything. It's just cosmetic. Also, as much as I hate the texture I have no interest skim coating the whole ceiling.
Idk if this is the right sub to ask, but with some of the details it feels right.
Basically I just had the ceiling in my room repainted because of water damage, and the smell of it is almost gone, however from what I saw the painter used "white spirit", and from what I read its used for oil-based paints.
Im temporarily sleeping in a different room, but i'm just wondering if it would be safe for me to move back into my room after the 24 hour mark once the smell is fully gone
Any comment is much appreciated!
I'm pre-painting a large number of raw pine baseboards before installation. The topcoat will be SW emerald urethane trim enamel.
My plan is to prime and apply the first topcoat before installation, then apply the final coat after installation.
What is your go-to primer/product for this situation? Since it's raw pine, I assume I need a stain-blocking primer. I've used Cover Stain in the past with good results, but that was many years ago now.
I have an older 3 stage Capspray cs8000 and want to upgrade. Finish is never good with it and latex always needs to be heavily thinned.
I was pretty settled on the Titan Elite 2000 since it comes with a free Hopper mail in rebate.
I have 10 door to paint, some furniture as I build it. Built in book cases. Might tackle the house since it's single story.
I was thinking on a used graco 9.5 or capspray 115 but they are still $1,000- $1,400 used. They MIGHT spray latex but do have less overspray.
The Titan Elite 2000 with hopper seems ideal. It puts out less overspray than a regular airless and I can can spray thin stuff with a tip change.
I don't want to rent one and quickshot for the price has me not interested.
Any suggestions?
I work in the office side of things for a painting company. Here’s a painted door that we converted to painted faux/woodgrain look. Was wondering what the communities thoughts are on these types of finishes? From what our estimators/foreman tell me it’s a cost effective way to add a wood look to previously painted surface, rather than completely stripping and staining or varnishing. My artist girlfriend hates this in general and thinks it’s tacky😅 (as well as faux finish plaster imitation/limewash). Her thought process is: if u want wood, get wood, and same for plaster, which I sort of agree with but I think imitation may be cheaper for homeowners.
First time painting a big room, currently my living room is this green color. I’m going to be painting it a white cream color (Benjamin Moore collectors item) do I need to use a primer first? Or can I just go ahead and paint without a primer.
Moved into a new house a couple of months ago. When I painted my office I used frog tape on the ceiling and after I finished painting and removed it, it pulled off large pieces of layers of paint almost all the way around the room.
Whats the easiest way to smooth this out so I can repaint? Is sanding down my only option? I’d really rather avoid sanding as it will be super messy and it’s in my office which I need to use.
TIA
basically the title. previous owner 20 years ago stopped by tonight and sells DOWSIL silicone elastomeric coating. he says they painted the house and foundation with it 19 years ago.
The house is peeling like crazy, so we’re working on scraping and priming. he was basically offering to sell us some more DOWSIL. he said that paint won’t stick to the silicone coating unless we totally scrape all the paint off. so…what now?
do I have to buy more of this silicone stuff?
Should we just scrape down to the wood? see photo 1. We scraped a decent amount of it on the one side (photo 2) and the unprimed side is even worse than the primed side was. Only 2 side of the house need paint currently so we’re trying to do it ourselves.
also - who even does this? is this a thing?
What type of paint / stain is best to use on stairs? Exterior but with little UV exposure. Hardwood planks. Happy to sand back to bare if required.
Priorities:
durability (won't come off when people kick the stairs coming up)
grip
many colour options
I've looked at Dulux weathershield with mixed in non slip grip additive or Cabot's timbercolor but difficult to know what will actually perform well.
If you've had good experience with a product please share :)
Hi guys! I accidentally backed my car into the wall 😭😭 just wondering if I could get some advice on how to fix this?