Interior Painting Questions

Interior Painting Questions

Interior painting questions pertaining to the preparation and painting of interior surfaces. This list can be very long indeed. Like spots that bleed through your paint, should I paint or stain, peeling paint or how many coats do I need. If it has to do with actually painting something inside your home, ask your question here.

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Sub-Categories

• Painting Walls and Ceilings - Questions about painting walls and ceilings and the many challenges they pose.
• Interior Trim, Windows and Doors - Questions and answers about the preparation and painting of interior trim (base, casing or windows) and doors.
• Painting Interior Brick and Tile - Questions about painting brick and tiled surfaces and having a durable good looking paint job.
• Paint Roller Marks and Thick Paint - Have you ended up with paint roller marks? These questions deal with this problem and how to best get rid of them.
• Spots and Patches - Questions about spots and patches on newly painted walls and ceilings that won't go away.
• Peeling and Cracking Paint - Questions about peeling and/or cracking paint on walls and ceilings. This can be about old paint that has started peeling or new paint that is showing signs of failure.

Questions with Answers

• Need to know the best technique to use for masking wall at ceiling. - I painted a bedroom a dried tomato color. The color is beautiful, but I'm not happy with results after pulling blue masking tape at the ceiling corner. It's not even and looks terrible in some spots. I considered using caulking around entire room,...
• Walls First or Woodwork First - Do I emulsion the walls first, on a new build, ie bare plaster and new timber skirting boards and architraves, or do I prime, undercoat, then topcoat the woodwork, allow to dry, mask the skirts and arcs up and emulsion the walls, giving a clean li...
• Can I paint Hardi Board? - Can I Paint Hardi Concrete board that is on the walls of the inside of a closet?
• Painting Hardi Board - I have a damp closet below ground level. Instead of installing sheet rock I will be installing 3x5 sheets of 1/2" Hardi Backer Board on the walls. Can I tape and paint the Hardi board? I am using it instead of sheet rock so it wont retain dampn...
• Prime over 23yrs worth of cigarette smoke without having to wash the wall. - Can I put a primer over 23yrs worth of cigarette smoke without having to wash the wall. I could give a good sanding to the walls but what about the ceilings? I'd like to ensure that there will not be any bleed through of color from the stain or...
• Removing Emulsion From Walls - I am having problems removing emulsion from walls I want to repaint. The reason I need to remove it is it is peeling off and is very stretchy in texture. Some of it has peeled off in foot long strips, but getting an edge by fingertip scratching ha...
• Light mauve and yellow walls, will one coat of semi-gloss white cover, or should I prime first? - My daughter's room has a yellow-sponged ceiling with glow-in-the-dark stars you can only see at night which we will leave in tact. The wall color I want to change. I just painted over the stenciled flowers with a light, light yellowish stripe arou...
• Painting a room which was last painted in 1950 - This room was initially used as a workshop for a wood crafting hobbyist (when home was purchased in 1950). The plan to eventually turn it into a spare bedroom/guest room was never realized. Instead, it became a room to store belongings (since 1970...
• How do I best prep previously painted textured wood paneling for new paint? - My living room walls have a textured wood paneling that was painted a few years ago. Some of the paint is beginning to chip, which leads me to believe that the surface hadn't been properly prepped. I am getting ready to repaint, but don't know how...
• Painting With Sand Paint - When painting with sand paint is there any special way to do it to make sure the sand in the paint is evenly spread out? I'm having trouble getting the sand in the paint to spread evenly instead of bunching up in certain areas.
• When painting with flat paint, how come it dries like I have used multiple finishes? - I am painting with a dark burnt copper color, flat, using very high quality paint. I am on the third coat because it dries and leaves the appearance that the walls are multiple finishes. Very blotchy, what's wrong?
• How do you paint emulsion paint over Dulux Satinwood paint? - We have painted Dulux Satinwood paint on the kitchen and dining room wall by mistake, and would now like to paint over using emulsion paint. How can we do this?
• What would be the best way to paint a wall so that my coat of paint will stick? - I have a bathroom wall that has multiple layers of paint and is peeling at several places. My questions are; What would be the best way to paint this wall so that my coat of paint will stick? Primer, what type is best? Sanding, what grade should I...
• Is there any trick to painting & re-taping on sand paint? - I have a ceiling that is white sand paint. I need to spackle and paint. Is there any tricks to painting and re-taping over sand paint?
• Roller or Brush w/ Satin Paint - Entire room of wainscoting has to be painted (I already primed). I always thought you had to use a brush w/ semi-gloss or satin paint to avoid getting a "texture". Am I wrong? The brush is extremely time consuming.
• How do I re-paint with latex over oil base paint on my walls? - I painted flat latex over oil base or semi-gloss paint. I want to paint the walls again with a latex satin finish in a different color. But I need to know what to do before I repaint.
• Painting outlet covers and switchplates. - Silly question, but......I'm painting my living room and purchased new outlet covers and switch plate covers. Do I paint them the same color as the walls or white like the trim. If the same color as the walls, in flat or semi-gloss.

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