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Questions tagged [repainting]

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What is best way to make a natural brown or red mailbox post if post is already spray painted Blue?

Mailbox Post is painted with Blue Spray paint. Need to see what it would take to make Post a more natural brown or red Color.
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How to remove Paint buildup where I removed chair rail on an orange peel wall

22 years ago we wallpapered the lower 3rd of the wall and installed a chair rail. I'm removing the wallpaper and the chair rail. When the chair rail is removed, there is an old line where paint built up when repainting the upper part of the wall. …
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Why is paint of the same color darker than the original?

My wall is "agreeable grey" and I got "agreeable grey" from the same painting store as before. Why is the part I painted over darker? I painted it over an hour ago and it’s still dark.
H-town
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Can oil from a pine tree stain my exterior paint?

I have a very large pine tree in my back yard, and I believe that the oil somehow discolors the cream paint on my painted wooden siding. The discoloration is a grey blue color. If I'm correct, then I would welcome a solution. Thanks. I am located…
Bob
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When is priming a wall for painting necessary?

Say you just want to freshen up the walls of your apartment using the original paint color - the standard instruction is you need to prime the walls and then apply two coats. All these guides however assume you are painting a different colour. The…
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How can/should I remove paint from my overhangs?

Old paint is peeling off my overhangs (maybe eaves is the right term?) and I need to repaint. Big pieces of the old paint are coming off by hand, but in many patches the paint is still holding on to the wood. Should I scrape it off, remove it…
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Can you paint over Olympic Rescue It?

Several years ago I painted our old concrete patio with Olympic Rescue It! Wood Deck and Concrete Resurfacer, and it has lasted very well. Now we have new cracks which we are filling in, and I'd like to paint over the Olympic product. We are in the…
Carole
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Do I have to strip or sand a table before painting with chalk paint?

I have an old end table that has been painted 2 times I know. I want to paint it with chalk paint and have a distressed look. Do I have to strip or sand. Concerned about type of old paint used previously.
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how to take the sheen off baked high gloss surface

I intend to paint my kitchen doors as they have faded into an almost cream colour I want to bring them back to brilliant white, however, as the kitchen doors are profiled sanding is not an option, and as the surfaces rejects any attempts of over…
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Will latex paint applied over oil paint bond well?

Our church basement was painted with latex over at the very least 10 year old oil based paint. The team did very little prep, did not scrape old peeling paint so I am sure they didn't sand the old oil paint. Questions: Will the latex stay on the…
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Painting over reversed drywall

I had a painter come over to paint the garage drywall (it was reversed for some reason). https://i.stack.imgur.com/HxMUs.jpg https://i.stack.imgur.com/VXOYg.jpg He used Sheetrock Dust Control to cover the nails and seal the drywall gaps. Later…
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Repainting rendered exterior walls

My daughter is painting the exterior of her house. The walls are rendered and were painted some 15 years ago. She used a Karcher pressure cleaner to clean the walls and there is no paint flaking. To repaint, should she use a white sealer paint…
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Repainting buildings' exterior, but with a different color

Is there an advantage to repaint the exterior of a home the same color? What considerations need be made to pick a very different color? We have 13 buildings in a condominium that are painted brownish tan. There is movement here to repaint all…
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Same paint touch up noticeable

I've recently re decorated my spare room but there were some wet spots on one of the walls. I primed it as to prevent it from bleeding through and then painted over it. You can see the different shade though and I tried painting over the entire…
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using paint that has been frozen

I used some latex paint that had bee frozen. it had a granulated texture but that was no matter for the project I had. I have heard this will crack and peel faster. what if I paint over it with good paint will it cause problems with that too or will…
Rachel Flora
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