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This Old House
James Glave |
Secrets of a Perfect Paint Job Planning on painting? Here are 24 pro tips to ensure your walls and trim get a flawless finish.   |
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Tom Silva |
A Fresh Coat of Paint A good paint job protects the outside of your house like a thin, waterproof raincoat. |
AskMen.com
Karl Richtenbacher |
How To: Paint Your Pad So you moved into your new, bigger bachelor pad. Congrats. Or maybe you're tired of plain ol' white on your walls and want to make your living space more exciting. Good on you. |
This Old House
Josh Garskof |
Old Cabinets, New Color How to transform your kitchen cabinets with a paintbrush instead of a sprayer. |
This Old House
Elizabeth Lilly |
Pros' Tips for Cleaning and Storing Paint Tools Experts reveal how to properly maintain your painting tools |
Popular Mechanics
October 10, 2008
Joseph Truini |
5 Pro Painting Tips Every Amateur Should Know: DIY Guy Try one or all of the following techniques and you'll end up with a paint job nice enough to show off to the neighbors. |
This Old House
Brad Lernley |
Paint Proud There are techniques to use for a lasting exterior paint job. Most of them have nothing to do with a brush. |
Popular Mechanics
November 18, 2008 |
Quick Painting Tips From the Experts The pros know it's often the simplest household item that can make an existing tool work better -- or substitute in a pinch for a more expensive piece of equipment you might only use once in a lifetime. |
This Old House
Clayton DeKorne |
The Right Brush For the perfect paint job, invest in the best... |
This Old House
John Kelsey |
Speed Demons Nothing is faster than a roller or a pad for getting paint out of the tray and onto the wall. Made from absorbent fabric or foam, rollers and pads hold more liquid than brushes and distribute it more evenly, and sometimes more neatly, than their bristled counterparts. How to choose and use them |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
Why Is My Paint Peeling? Bad paint jobs can happen to good people with old houses -- even when they listen faithfully to everything the paint salesman tells them. The reason is a surprising revelation about the compatibility of oil and latex paints. |
This Old House
Steve Kiernan |
Scrape, Sand, Prime (repeat) The secret to the perfect paint job? Preparation, preparation, preparation... |
This Old House
December 3, 2000
Scott Gibson |
Painting Kitchen Cabinets A fresh coat will bring your kitchen back to life without breaking your budget... |
Popular Mechanics
August 2008 |
6 Easy Steps to a Long-Lasting Paint Job: DIY Guide Six key steps to preparation -- which unlocks the mystery of why paint jobs by pros last and those done by a homeowner may not. |
This Old House
Elizabeth Lilly |
Don't be Afraid to Paint Your Ceiling Make your fifth wall pop with a color expert's how-to steps. |
Popular Mechanics
December 4, 2009
Doug Mahoney |
Painting Tool Showdown: Brush & Roller vs. Paint Sprayer In my tests, I discovered two important things about paint sprayers. First, they go through paint like it's an unlimited resource. Second, they're fast. |
Boating
April 2004
Kevin Falvey |
Paints Be Praised Make your boat look like new without breaking the bank---or your back. |
Popular Mechanics
September 26, 2008
Joseph Truini |
12 Wacky Painting Tools You Never Thought You'd Need: DIY Guy Here are some of those "why didn't I think of that" products. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2003
Neal Barrett |
Painting Kitchen Cabinets Every kitchen eventually reaches the point at which it looks worn-out. That's the time to take stock of your options. Everyone is well aware that kitchen remodeling is costly and inconvenient. However, a simple and low-cost alternative is to paint the cabinets. |
This Old House
Keith Pandolfi |
5 Things We Hate About Painting This intuitive line of tools makes painting bearable. |
This Old House
Elizabeth Lilly |
Pro Tips for Painting Trim Harriette Martins, brand manager of Benjamin Moore, let us in on a few pro secrets about painting trim that will come in handy for your next project. |
This Old House
Roy Barnhart |
Neater Paint Rolling "Cutting in" along the ceiling with a brush is an essential first step when painting a wall with a roller. |
This Old House
Fran J. Donegan |
Picking House Paint There are lots of exterior paints out there. Knowing how to pick the best from a lineup of look-alike cans will help your paint job last well into the next century. |
This Old House
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans |
Time-Saving Paint Tips Make quick work of painting cleanup with these tips. |
This Old House
Thomas J. Baker |
Rust on the Run Outdoor metal takes a beating from the weather. Here's how to fight back. |
Popular Mechanics
September 3, 2008
Jeff Beneke |
15 MacGyver Tricks to Rethink Razor Blades Around the House The disposable razor blade can do more than just tame your five-o'clock shadow. From painting to cooking, here's how to creatively reinterpret single-edge blades enough times to make them a must-have in any toolbox. |
This Old House
Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk |
Go From an Old Deck to New in 4 Steps There's no secret to deck maintenance - repair the deck, clean it and protect it. But learning tricks the pros use can make the job go faster and the results last longer. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2009
Roy Berendsohn |
How to Paint and Clean High Vaulted Ceilings The cleaning is the easiest to handle; painting is just hard work. |
Popular Mechanics
February 6, 2009
Joseph Truini |
18 Uses for an old Favorite, the Utility Knife: DIY Guy Don't cut that tool short. It has more utility than you might think. |
This Old House
Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk |
Stripping Painted Furniture Sometimes ugly is only skin deep. Getting under those layers of old paint might reveal a valuable piece of furniture. |
This Old House
March 9, 2000
Meghan Drueding |
Lofty Ambitions Try one of these seven ceiling treatments to improve the space overhead. |
This Old House
Jill Connors |
How To Choose the Right Colors for Your Rooms Bold can be beautiful without being garish. Learn how to give your home rich personality. |
This Old House
Katelin Hill |
3 Ways to Deal With a Popcorn Ceiling Bid farewell to this not-so-charming ceiling feature. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2008
Roy Berendsohn |
How To Refinish Hardwood Floors With Water-Based Finishes: Homeowner's Clinic Can a homeowner handle the job? Definitely. |
This Old House
Deborah Baldwin |
Choosing Interior Colors Trade secrets to make painting your rooms as easy as 1-2-3. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2009 |
How to Clean, Wax and Detail Your Car: Expert Tips Here's how to protect your auto investment and maximize its value down the road -- inside and out. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2009
Logan Ward |
How to Clean House: Top 10 Dirt-Dispelling Tips Chances are you own a shop vacuum, and maybe a pressure washer. These tools -- and more -- will help you get started getting rid of the dirt inside and on the exterior of your house. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2008 |
Low-Odor Indoor Paints That Stop Headaches: Abusive Lab Test Three new low-odor and low-VOC paints that purport to take the stench out of redecorating, and the chemicals out of the environment are put to the test. |
| This Old House |
No Less Than 52 Skills You Need to Survive Homeownership From pulling nails without denting trim to getting a big paint spill off your carpet -- fast fix-it advice when it's time for you to do your homeowning duty. |
Chemistry World
March 2010 |
Painting the town green As new environmental legislation alters the allowed constituents of paint and varnishes, Sarah Houlton reports on how paint manufacturers are tweaking the contents of their tins |
This Old House
Jefferson Kolle |
Stripped Bare What stands between the Winchester house and new paint? Ten tenacious coats of the old stuff. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
The Cleaner Cleanup How to responsibly rid your house of three major health and environmental hazards -- asbestos, lead, and mold. |
This Old House
Elizabeth Lilly |
Paint a High-Gloss Front Door Get the European look by upgrading to a reflective door paint. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2003 |
Reader Tips And Hints Don't Screw Up... Using Minirollers... Scrap Stick Holds Kindling... Piggyback Vise |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
Baring All Used with care, chemical strippers peel off old, unwanted paint. But the first, and perhaps biggest, challenge is figuring out which chemical stripper to use. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2004 |
PM Tips & Hints Overpainting muntins on your multipane windows... Homemade wood filler... |
This Old House
Leslie Plummer Clagett |
A New Generation of Garage Doors These aren't the garage doors you threw a ball against as a kid. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2007
John Decker |
How to Repair Your Car Scratch: Saturday Mechanic This new step-by-step DIY guide walks you through diagnosing and repairing the dreaded car scratch. |
This Old House
Deborah Baldwin |
How to Paint a Color-Washed Plank Wall Use latex paint and glaze to bring out a wood's grain and add translucent layers of color. |
Popular Mechanics
January 27, 2009 |
7 Quick Fixes for Broken and Stuck Windows For most home repairs there's no need to call for a repairman. The solution lies in tapping your ingenuity and using a few common household materials in innovative ways. |
