If you want it dry enough to add a coat, 6 to 12 hours should do it but if you want to be able to walk on it, I'd like to give it 24.
| 2. |
On your advice I used medium steel wool to gently remove paint "flecks" the previous owners left on the staine ... |
| 3. |
A wall in my living room is paneled and varnished. I would like to paint it but I don't feel like sanding it. ... |
| 4. |
This house has beautiful wide trim that we would like to refinish. Most of it is painted with a high gloss whi ... |
| 5. |
We had to put up an oak hand rail to satisfy the building inspector before I could get it stained and varnishe ... |
| 6. |
We are painting our living room walls with a latex paint. The walls were previously painted with latex as well ... |
| 7. |
I have a poured concrete patio and would like to sponge paint it in a natural stone-like pattern. I am not so ... |
| 8. |
We would like some information on how to paint over paneling. We have old oak paneling in our kitchen (25 year ... |
| 9. |
My 10 year old house has cedar siding. On the north wall the stain is in fair condition but the boards have ti ... |
| 10. |
My 40-year-old home had an unfinished basement. I have just finished the walls with painted drywall and would ... |
| 11. |
Our house has "paint quality" trim everywhere that the previous owner has applied liquid plastic to. We would ... |
| 12. |
I am thinking of installing hardwood flooring in my kitchen. I have a wood stove in the basement directly bene ... |
| 13. |
We purchased our house 17 years ago. It had severe peeling paint on the exterior when we purchased it. We sc ... |
| 14. |
How do I remove spilled paint from my laundry tub? ... |
| 15. |
The house I bought is fairly old. I believe the drywall is actually some type of plaster sheets that were use ... |
| 16. |
Can I use a good quality latex ceiling paint as an undercoat/base paint (primer) before a final latex finishin ... |
| 17. |
My son purchased a 100 year old house with beautiful stained wood trim that is rough with coats of varnish and ... |
| 18. |
The paint on the lowest wood portions of an exterior window and shutter comes off within a few years and the u ... |
| 19. |
We have a 60 year old cottage with wood tongue and groove walls. Finish is very old and becomes sticky in ver ... |
| 20. |
Would it be a good idea to paint my exterior window frames with melamine paint? ... |
| 21. |
From one of your answers to a previous question I know that the reason the paint is easily peeling from the wa ... |
| 22. |
we have a few small (fingernail size) chips in our coloured latex paint but unfortunately, the leftover paint ... |
| 23. |
I have just purchased a 22 year old home and am thinking of painting the kitchen cupboards with melamine paint ... |
| 24. |
I am going to paint rust areas and perhaps the complete area on a metal filing cabinet and a garage door. Is t ... |
| 25. |
Can I paint a stipple ceiling, that has never been painted before, with latex or must I use an oil based paint ... |
| 26. |
Is there an easy way to paint behind the toilet tank.
... |
| 27. |
I am starting on a total interior re-paint. I have used a painters tape that says it has an anti-bleed edge t ... |
| 28. |
We are in the process of preparing our house to sell it. My major concern at this point is that the ceilings u ... |
| 29. |
We had a flood - washer overflowed and water went down from main floor to basement. Now, paint has peeled off ... |
| 30. |
I would like to know which is the best way to paint a painted stipple ceiling. I would like too know what type ... |
| 31. |
I am covering my newly installed red pine t&g flooring with polyurethane and was wondering what is the best wa ... |
| 32. |
I have a wood floor in Living/dining Rm. I am doing some decorating and when I was painting the baseboard alon ... |
| 33. |
I have a wood floor in Living/dining Rm. I am doing some decorating and when I was painting the baseboard alon ... |
| 34. |
I have a wood floor in Living/dining Rm. I am doing some decorating and when I was painting the baseboard alon ... |
| 35. |
I have a wood floor in Living/dining Rm. I am doing some decorating and when I was painting the baseboard alon ... |
| 36. |
I repaired a crack in the ceiling i.e.scrapped off the stipple, retaped it and re-mudded it. I then used an ae ... |
| 37. |
I am going to be ripping out the carpets and baseboards in my house and have new carpeting installed by a prof ... |
| 38. |
I intend to paint the twenty year old aluminum siding on my house, for the first time. What preparation is req ... |
| 39. |
I have a new wood glider, painted white. I want to paint it a different color so I can use it indoors. Do I ne ... |
| 40. |
I recently had new flooring installed in the entrance, bath and kitchen of our 40 year old townhouse.
The f ... |
| 41. |
We have a radiant heated basement floor. I was thinking of painting it. What is the best process for doing thi ... |
| 42. |
I'm painting walls with a colored paint and the basebords & door frames high gloss white. Should I paint ... |
| 43. |
We have a finished basement that has wallboard. It was done aprrox. 24yrs ago. We would like to put drywall o ... |
| 44. |
I have been researching the possibility of painting my ceramic tile and linoleum floor. What have you heard a ... |
| 45. |
I recently moved into a new place and one of our upgrades was rounded corners (softening up the usual walls) a ... |
| 46. |
We want to paint but need to know about this problem. We heat with wood, therefore, the walls and ceiling are ... |
| 47. |
I am purchasing an apartment condo. built in 1975. I want to rent it for a couple of years before making majo ... |
| 48. |
we have recently had quarter round baseboard molding installed in the kitchen and bedrooms and it needs painti ... |
| 49. |
House is about 16 years old and four years ago I had all the stippled ceilings painted for the first time. Ov ... |
| 50. |
This is what I plan to do. Do you think it's right? 1st wash the walls & ceiling with TSP. 2nd I want to ... |
| 51. |
We moved into a home and would like to paint. How can we tell if the previous paint is oil based or latex? ... |
| 52. |
purchased a new home and want paint floor.I had heard you suggest steps to take before painting.I believe you ... |
| 53. |
I have read your website and you provide some very helpful information and tips for remodeling.My house was bu ... |
| 54. |
We have electric baseboard that needs to be repainted as they have a lot of rust spots. What would you recomme ... |
| 55. |
I am about to stipple a ceiling -do you have a step by step outline of the process? ... |
| 56. |
Part of the ceiling in my kitchen recently got sprayed with mud (it's a long story). Any suggestions how ... |
| 57. |
I bought a house now I want to do Painting.I want to fill wholes,Make surface even and Paint.Look like brand n ... |
| 58. |
What can I apply to wood knots to stop them from bleeding through? I have tried urethane but they still bleed ... |
| 59. |
We recently repainted the front door of our heritage home. Because the door is 90 years old & shows it, we dec ... |
| 60. |
What preparation do I need to cover the stained , lined , Mohogany plywood in my 25 year old trailer home. ... |
| 61. |
When applying stain on a deck is it necessary to stain the underside? ... |
| 62. |
Problem is cracks, formed on wide decorative wall to ceiling, high-density polyurethane moldings.
... |
| 63. |
I am renovating an old house. It has a lot of gyprock walls with some kind of finished coating on them. The wa ... |
| 64. |
I have a set of Oak cabinets that are in excellent condition but need "brightening up ". I would like to sand ... |
| 65. |
Painted our Kitchen ceiling 2 yrs ago, noticed it is peeling in different places now, What can we do. We start ... |
| 66. |
I put 2 coats of a flat cranberry paint on my buffet only to find that the darker satin paint wasn't dark ... |
| 67. |
1956 house, instructions on removing many layers of wax, then sanding, filling in 2mm gaps between squares and ... |
| 68. |
i have a concrete floor that had been stripped of peel & stick tile. i would like to paint the floor but the g ... |
| 69. |
we are currently renovating our main bathroom. It has the only tub/shower in the house. My question is can I ... |
| 70. |
We are about to paint a room that is curved ceiling to wall with NO distinct dividing line. The ceiling will b ... |
| 71. |
We are trying to clean the paint off our door hardware. I know there are chemicals that do the job, but I hea ... |
| 72. |
Have a multi-level split ' 60's Campeau built home. First lower level has indoor-outdoor green carpet ... |
| 73. |
I have a 15 yr old cedar home with wooden windows. From years of winter moisture, I now have grimy, water stai ... |
| 74. |
I would like to paint our bath tub surround, It is acrylic with a slight rough finish. There is no silicone on ... |
| 75. |
What is the best way to do subject when the seams of the panelling are not smooth. Should I use a drywall fill ... |
| 76. |
I would appreciate any advice on how to paint over panelling in my new home.
... |
| 77. |
I have listened to your radio show for many years unfortunately we moved to Gogama and your show is not on the ... |
| 78. |
For years I have been painting the inside of houses with 'interior' paint and the outside with 'ex ... |
| 79. |
Recently the pipes from the toilet down through the
house to the basement started leaking. They were copper ... |
| 80. |
My wife and I would love to change the orange brick with dark grout that our house has. We have a 4-level spl ... |
| 81. |
I am a painter at a camp just south of Tobermory ontario, on Miller Lake. we have had trouble maintaining a fi ... |
| 82. |
I would like to paint a table surface white. It is light green. The store recommended two coats of an oil bas ... |
| 83. |
My glass shower doors originally had
white lines, various widths, painted across
the doors. About 75% ... |
| 84. |
I am in the process of repainting my home. I have painted all of the ceiling and now is the time for the wall ... |
| 85. |
I am about to paint my daughter's room (I know what you're thinking!). In the past, I have heard you m ... |
| 86. |
I'd like to ask you if there is any way to get rid of old paint from a wooden surface that has bee ... |
| 87. |
I am about to refinish the front of my home by repainting the wood areas of the front entrance and garage.
... |
| 88. |
We are planning to replace our siding, windows, doors, and replace wood eaves with vinyl this summer. Where c ... |
| 89. |
Ren: Your radio show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is a taped version and played Saturday PM. I really miss you ... |
| 90. |
I had a water stain on my ceiling, I used a stain deadener to hide the stain and some lightweight spackling co ... |
| 91. |
I have a small townhouse unit of approx. 2000 square feet of wall space not including doors. I wa ... |
| 92. |
What is the correct way to stain on new wood never been painted nor stained? ... |
| 93. |
Finishing a pine floor: I will be putting two coats of polyurethane on it. These boards are coming directly fo ... |
| 94. |
I wish to paint just the repaired patches .what is the correct procedure over the new plaster? ... |
| 95. |
I am laying tile on a cement floor which in the basement. The room is approx. 12x18 and is the furnace room. T ... |
| 96. |
I have to do the dreaded job of painting my living room. We painted it dark blue a few years ago and now want ... |
| 97. |
My living room and my dining room share a wall. It's a split level, open concept cathedral wall. Do I have to ... |
| 98. |
Like so many folks today and like many others on previous Saturday mornings, it's great to listen to you answe ... |
| 99. |
I wish to repaint the exterior of our house. When our house was built in 1976, it was the fashion to stucco th ... |
| 100. |
I would like to paint the basement floor. What coating and process would you recommend there? ... |
| 101. |
Can I paint over cupboard doors in the kitchen that were painted and then varathaned, or do I have to sand the ... |
| 102. |
We're thinking about using "board and baton" on our house. The house is about 100 years old, was originally st ... |
| 103. |
Please tell me the correct steps to prime and prepare an old window frame for painting. It seems that I have t ... |
| 104. |
You have a great show! We listen all the time both at our cottage and at home. We are building a screened-in-p ... |
| 105. |
On a recent Mr. Fix-It program on CFRA, I thought you had mentioned that railway ties could be painted. When I ... |
| 106. |
My husband is planning to refinish our 20 year old kitchen cabinets They are made from birch plywood and have ... |
| 107. |
I know that you are not a great fan of installing skylights in a bathroom but our bathroom is in the middle of ... |
| 108. |
I am planning to have my hardwood floors refinished. On your programme you have indicated that you should have ... |
| 109. |
I am about to paint my living room ceiling. It is stucco and has not been painted previously. I must therefor ... |
| 110. |
I wonder if you can help me with the problem of blisters or bubbles forming when I paint a ceiling. They appea ... |
