That paint is designed to 'heat cure'.
Do you have some means of heating the railing?What would be the effect of using a car engine spray paint to paint my metal stair railings inside my home?
There should not be any long term effects of using car engine paint on stair railings. Once most of the solvents have evaporated out of the paint to allow it to set, it should be pretty safe for use inside a house. You need to be careful of the solvents and the overspray (the little bits of airborne paint) when using it. Make sure you pick a dry day with a bit of breeze and open as many windows as you can. At the very least, you need to wear a face dust mask to ensure you don;t breathe in all the airborne paint particles. Take regular breaks from spraying and use plenty of dust sheets, particularly in the immediate vicinity (unless you want everything the same colour as the railings!
PS. Remember to flat back the existing paint - use something like a 400 grit paper to make sure the paint sticks!
Good Luck What would be the effect of using a car engine spray paint to paint my metal stair railings inside my home?
I wouldn't use it. buy from Sherwin Williams what is called DTM ( paint to metal) is a lot safer, no fumes and won't harm kids or pets
Be careful of spray paint fumes. You should take the railings outside.
Car engine paint is a high temp paint with good bonding qualities, If you like the color, go for it !
That would be fine, but you may not want it if you have young kids licking it.
It would give it a nice finish and last long.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
New home with ceiling seams showing through paint.?
Moved into a new home several months ago and noticed that the seams in the ceiling connecting the drywall can actually be seen in one room. Is this a common problem?? and what can be done. Do I have any recourse??New home with ceiling seams showing through paint.?
I am a 37 year experienced painter, which has included tons of drywall finishing as well...Now days people use that crappy fiberglass tape and assume this will save one coat of mud(joint compound) on the ceilings, and walls as well...A real finisher will use the paper tape and apply the full 3 coats required and not two like most of these handyman/fiberglass tape users...They have been doing this for years ..quality workmanship is hard to find..also alot of people think that you simply run the joint compound down the center of the tape and this is called taping and floating..not so..to float...means to make even..some joints require floating out to one side or the other..sometime both on bad rafters as far as 36 inches to either side..You do not see that much anymore..they run the joint compound down the center of the joint..and think that is all thier is to it...Your problem is shoddy tradesmen/builders...New home with ceiling seams showing through paint.?
yes and no .....
as it a new home it take some time to settle ...
i would suggest around i year .....
but in your case , they didnt apply much mud to the celing
if your ceiling is just painted , with texture, this will happen
most home cover the ceiling in texture hideing this ...
maybe after a year you could re address this issue
but i n the mean time , take , pictures, date the pictures, and call your builder..... most builders will fix them , but not
til lthe building has stop moveing , you can see why ....
to answer your question yes it is commen
Everyone in my family has had a home built and it happened every time. I'm told that this is from the house settling a bit. That is also the reason that when we finished our house, we picked an off-white shade of paint and painted the entire house with it. Then once we dealt with all these issues, we got more creative with the painting and decorating. Since it is not happening in the entire house, I don't really think that it is due to bad workmanship.
Is it a newly built house? Its quite common for the house to move around a bit while it is settling, and this causes beams to do this! It can be fix fairly easily and most building contracts have a 3 monthly and yearly maintenace guarantee Call your builder and see if you can claim the reapirs! =)
it happens when the drywaller has a bad finisher. They should have applied compund to the seams to make it look seamless in the end. You can do this yourself or hire someone to do it. When you are done the compound work, you , of course, will have to re-paint.
or you can use moulding around to hide it
I am a 37 year experienced painter, which has included tons of drywall finishing as well...Now days people use that crappy fiberglass tape and assume this will save one coat of mud(joint compound) on the ceilings, and walls as well...A real finisher will use the paper tape and apply the full 3 coats required and not two like most of these handyman/fiberglass tape users...They have been doing this for years ..quality workmanship is hard to find..also alot of people think that you simply run the joint compound down the center of the tape and this is called taping and floating..not so..to float...means to make even..some joints require floating out to one side or the other..sometime both on bad rafters as far as 36 inches to either side..You do not see that much anymore..they run the joint compound down the center of the joint..and think that is all thier is to it...Your problem is shoddy tradesmen/builders...New home with ceiling seams showing through paint.?
yes and no .....
as it a new home it take some time to settle ...
i would suggest around i year .....
but in your case , they didnt apply much mud to the celing
if your ceiling is just painted , with texture, this will happen
most home cover the ceiling in texture hideing this ...
maybe after a year you could re address this issue
but i n the mean time , take , pictures, date the pictures, and call your builder..... most builders will fix them , but not
til lthe building has stop moveing , you can see why ....
to answer your question yes it is commen
Everyone in my family has had a home built and it happened every time. I'm told that this is from the house settling a bit. That is also the reason that when we finished our house, we picked an off-white shade of paint and painted the entire house with it. Then once we dealt with all these issues, we got more creative with the painting and decorating. Since it is not happening in the entire house, I don't really think that it is due to bad workmanship.
Is it a newly built house? Its quite common for the house to move around a bit while it is settling, and this causes beams to do this! It can be fix fairly easily and most building contracts have a 3 monthly and yearly maintenace guarantee Call your builder and see if you can claim the reapirs! =)
it happens when the drywaller has a bad finisher. They should have applied compund to the seams to make it look seamless in the end. You can do this yourself or hire someone to do it. When you are done the compound work, you , of course, will have to re-paint.
or you can use moulding around to hide it
Around how much will it cost to paint the outside of my home?
A simple formula that seems to hold pretty true is between $1 and $1.50 per sq.ft. which includes at least two coats of finish high quality name brand paint. Example 2000 sq. ft. would be between $2000 and $3000. Be careful when getting estimates you will find places that are cheaper per sq. ft. but then they add on things like masking around windows and doors, cleaning up, and extra for two colors. Hope this helps.Around how much will it cost to paint the outside of my home?
Depends on where you live, what brand of paint you will use, the size of your house, etc.Around how much will it cost to paint the outside of my home?
depends how big your house is
I suppose that it would be directly related to how big your house is....which you failed to mention.
Depends on where you live, what brand of paint you will use, the size of your house, etc.Around how much will it cost to paint the outside of my home?
depends how big your house is
I suppose that it would be directly related to how big your house is....which you failed to mention.
Paint shop pro on vista home basic?
I recently brought a copy of PaintshopPro photo X2. I have Windows Vista service pack 2 installed on my system, but I'm having problems installing the photo software. Do I need to install additional programs in order for it to run?Paint shop pro on vista home basic?
I haven't heard anything about problems installing PSP X2 on Vista and there's nothing in Corel's PSP X2 Knowledge Base about it. I installed and am running the program on Vista with no problems. What exactly is happening when you try to install? If you get an error message, what does it say?
Every rare once and a while, a bad disk is produced. If you keep having problems, contact Corel Support.
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/u鈥?/a>
Additional: Since you have Vista Home Basic, did you check to make sure your computer meets the program's requirements for RAM, etc. Your computer might be underpowered.computer security
I haven't heard anything about problems installing PSP X2 on Vista and there's nothing in Corel's PSP X2 Knowledge Base about it. I installed and am running the program on Vista with no problems. What exactly is happening when you try to install? If you get an error message, what does it say?
Every rare once and a while, a bad disk is produced. If you keep having problems, contact Corel Support.
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/u鈥?/a>
Additional: Since you have Vista Home Basic, did you check to make sure your computer meets the program's requirements for RAM, etc. Your computer might be underpowered.
Deticated home theatre paint. Should the ceiling be the same color as the walls or darker then the walls.?
I am in th process of choosing paint for my deticated home theatre. I am going to use a really dark nuetral brown or maybe even a charchol color for the walls. Should I paint the ceiling the same color or should I paint it darker, maybe even black? I want to make sure that the wall and ceiling color do not reflect back on the screen during bright scenes. Any thoughts?Deticated home theatre paint. Should the ceiling be the same color as the walls or darker then the walls.?
Just as long as you use a flat (non-reflective) paint in a relatively dark color, it doesn't really matter. It's more of a style thing.Deticated home theatre paint. Should the ceiling be the same color as the walls or darker then the walls.?
If black is an option I would definitely go that route. As Jeff mentioned, be sure to use a flat or non reflective paint so that you won't see a reflection of the screens image in your ceiling. That effect can be stunning as the lack of a reference point for a ceiling can really seem spacious when the lights go out. All part of the ';suspension of disbelief'; that you are trying to create when designing a theater.
Just as long as you use a flat (non-reflective) paint in a relatively dark color, it doesn't really matter. It's more of a style thing.Deticated home theatre paint. Should the ceiling be the same color as the walls or darker then the walls.?
If black is an option I would definitely go that route. As Jeff mentioned, be sure to use a flat or non reflective paint so that you won't see a reflection of the screens image in your ceiling. That effect can be stunning as the lack of a reference point for a ceiling can really seem spacious when the lights go out. All part of the ';suspension of disbelief'; that you are trying to create when designing a theater.
I moved into to a old home that has to much wall paper, I would like to paint over it, can that be done?
How would I go about painting over wall paper and make it come out looking very good. To much paper to pull down, and the home is very old.I moved into to a old home that has to much wall paper, I would like to paint over it, can that be done?
buy/rent a fabric steamer and really blast the walls after you score them (cut checks into the wallpaper) and it should scrape off easily enough, you will regret painting over itI moved into to a old home that has to much wall paper, I would like to paint over it, can that be done?
If the walls are in good shape, then you should be able to paint. Try a little spot first, let it dry completely, then see what you think.
prime it then paint it
NOPE YOU HAVE TO TEAR IT UP!!!
I would not paint over wallpaper,it wouldn't cover,it would be rough and it may not stay painted.
First, I would use a primer over the wallpaper. Ask at the hardware store or wherever you shop for paint supplies if a water based primer would be better or an oil based primer.
Then I would paint over that with the compatible paint. If there are any nail holes, now is the time to fill them, and sand them down flat.
I have done this before and very successfully (3 years ago and still looks great!!!) The first consideration is what kind of shape the wallpaper is in. If the wallpaper is not curling up on the edges AT ALL, it will be a somewhat easier task. If the wallpaper is curling up on the edges, you can get a wallpaper knife and trim the edges that are peeling. Then, you must seal the wall with kilz stainblocker or shieldz primer. you can buy these at Home Depot. I like the Shield-Z the best. You would not want to paint yet because if you paint without texturizing the wall, it will look terrible and the lines will definitely show. You need to buy some sheetrock mud (Home Depot or Lowe's) and a texturizing leather roller and roll the sheetrock mud onto the wall so that you are not putting paint on a totally smooth wall that will show ALL imperfections. This might all be sounding a bit complicated, but it is not difficult and don't let it discourage you. I am a nurse and not a painter and I did it and it looks beautiful. The best thing I can suggest (This is what I did) is to go to a reputable paint store (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams) and ask them how to do it. You don't even have to buy your supplies there. They are usually very happy to help. Advice from professionals goes a long way and will make you feel better than hearing a bunch of different opinions about how to do something from people who may or may not know what they're talking about. Anyway, once you have texturized the wall, wait 24 hours before you paint it. Trust me. You can do it!!!! I did!!! And always do at least two coats of paint. The color will be much truer and much prettier and uniform if you do!!!!!
You have 2 problems. First depending on how many layers of wallpaper you have it can start to separate if you use latex paint. You paint it and before you get the room finished the paper is peeling off.
Second if you remove the wall paper then you might find that the plaster is cracked under it and end up knocking it down and drywalling it.
I would test a small out of the way area to see how many layers of wall paper you have. Remember that years ago there was no such thing as strippable paper so they just papered over the top and often painted over that. I once had to steam 7 layers of wall paper off the walls of an old house.
cover it with a good coat of KILZ and then primer.
Ah yes, I have a very old home in which the previous owners (my grandparents) painted over all the wallpaper. The paper bubbled and eventually pulled loose in spots, and quite frankly, it looks like crud.
The wallpaper seams just jump out at you, and anytime someone bumps up against the wall, the paint flecks right off.
If you simply can not afford to remove that wallpaper first, may I suggest you do a glazing %26amp; rag rolling technique instead? With this technique, you apply a base coat, and them come back through with a second coat that has been thinned with a special solution. This second coat is applied with a rolled up rag, and the end effect looks like Italian stucco. I did this in a room that had been painted copper over the wallpaper, and it worked just smashingly. The beauty of the technique is that it covers up the seams and all the wallpaper whoopsies that a flat or semigloss paint will show.
A place like Home Depot will have DIY brochures and the paint available.
Been there and done that only I was crazy and stripped the wallpaper, the ceilings too. To answer the question, first is the wallpaper in good shape and is it rough texture or slick. Rough wallpaper is very porse and absorbent which makes it easy, slick well ive yet to have luck. Also with an old house you need to apply kilz stain block primer believe me, money well spent. OH yes if the wall paper is loose in spots take a scraper and get that part off, Bare with me, dry wall mud can fill it back flush this will make the finish look alot nicer.. NOTE you will always see the seams with out a professional dry waller to take care of it..
.
Is the wallpaper attached to the wall real good? That old paper is pretty thick. If is attached real good yet. Put a thin coat of a good primer and then 2 coats of your paint. Try not to over saturate the wall, thin coats are best because, to wet will make the paper bubble. Do not even try to paint if the paper is peeling anywhere it will make it worse with the paint, sand it to make it as smooth as you can then do the steps.. I know this because I spent 6 hours trying to take that old stuborn (the only nice word I can think of right now) paper off with a machine I rented and only peeled off maybe a couple yards of paper. So I brought the machine back. Sanded what I could to make it look okay. And, primed and painted the stupid room. .......................GOOD LUCK..............
I wouldn't think so, but call your local paint store tomorrow. Don't call Home Depot or a big store, they don't know anything and they just want to sell you something. Call a local independent store and ask them. Some new product may be available and you could try it in one room and see how it works. Good luck!
buy/rent a fabric steamer and really blast the walls after you score them (cut checks into the wallpaper) and it should scrape off easily enough, you will regret painting over itI moved into to a old home that has to much wall paper, I would like to paint over it, can that be done?
If the walls are in good shape, then you should be able to paint. Try a little spot first, let it dry completely, then see what you think.
prime it then paint it
NOPE YOU HAVE TO TEAR IT UP!!!
I would not paint over wallpaper,it wouldn't cover,it would be rough and it may not stay painted.
First, I would use a primer over the wallpaper. Ask at the hardware store or wherever you shop for paint supplies if a water based primer would be better or an oil based primer.
Then I would paint over that with the compatible paint. If there are any nail holes, now is the time to fill them, and sand them down flat.
I have done this before and very successfully (3 years ago and still looks great!!!) The first consideration is what kind of shape the wallpaper is in. If the wallpaper is not curling up on the edges AT ALL, it will be a somewhat easier task. If the wallpaper is curling up on the edges, you can get a wallpaper knife and trim the edges that are peeling. Then, you must seal the wall with kilz stainblocker or shieldz primer. you can buy these at Home Depot. I like the Shield-Z the best. You would not want to paint yet because if you paint without texturizing the wall, it will look terrible and the lines will definitely show. You need to buy some sheetrock mud (Home Depot or Lowe's) and a texturizing leather roller and roll the sheetrock mud onto the wall so that you are not putting paint on a totally smooth wall that will show ALL imperfections. This might all be sounding a bit complicated, but it is not difficult and don't let it discourage you. I am a nurse and not a painter and I did it and it looks beautiful. The best thing I can suggest (This is what I did) is to go to a reputable paint store (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams) and ask them how to do it. You don't even have to buy your supplies there. They are usually very happy to help. Advice from professionals goes a long way and will make you feel better than hearing a bunch of different opinions about how to do something from people who may or may not know what they're talking about. Anyway, once you have texturized the wall, wait 24 hours before you paint it. Trust me. You can do it!!!! I did!!! And always do at least two coats of paint. The color will be much truer and much prettier and uniform if you do!!!!!
You have 2 problems. First depending on how many layers of wallpaper you have it can start to separate if you use latex paint. You paint it and before you get the room finished the paper is peeling off.
Second if you remove the wall paper then you might find that the plaster is cracked under it and end up knocking it down and drywalling it.
I would test a small out of the way area to see how many layers of wall paper you have. Remember that years ago there was no such thing as strippable paper so they just papered over the top and often painted over that. I once had to steam 7 layers of wall paper off the walls of an old house.
cover it with a good coat of KILZ and then primer.
Ah yes, I have a very old home in which the previous owners (my grandparents) painted over all the wallpaper. The paper bubbled and eventually pulled loose in spots, and quite frankly, it looks like crud.
The wallpaper seams just jump out at you, and anytime someone bumps up against the wall, the paint flecks right off.
If you simply can not afford to remove that wallpaper first, may I suggest you do a glazing %26amp; rag rolling technique instead? With this technique, you apply a base coat, and them come back through with a second coat that has been thinned with a special solution. This second coat is applied with a rolled up rag, and the end effect looks like Italian stucco. I did this in a room that had been painted copper over the wallpaper, and it worked just smashingly. The beauty of the technique is that it covers up the seams and all the wallpaper whoopsies that a flat or semigloss paint will show.
A place like Home Depot will have DIY brochures and the paint available.
Been there and done that only I was crazy and stripped the wallpaper, the ceilings too. To answer the question, first is the wallpaper in good shape and is it rough texture or slick. Rough wallpaper is very porse and absorbent which makes it easy, slick well ive yet to have luck. Also with an old house you need to apply kilz stain block primer believe me, money well spent. OH yes if the wall paper is loose in spots take a scraper and get that part off, Bare with me, dry wall mud can fill it back flush this will make the finish look alot nicer.. NOTE you will always see the seams with out a professional dry waller to take care of it..
.
Is the wallpaper attached to the wall real good? That old paper is pretty thick. If is attached real good yet. Put a thin coat of a good primer and then 2 coats of your paint. Try not to over saturate the wall, thin coats are best because, to wet will make the paper bubble. Do not even try to paint if the paper is peeling anywhere it will make it worse with the paint, sand it to make it as smooth as you can then do the steps.. I know this because I spent 6 hours trying to take that old stuborn (the only nice word I can think of right now) paper off with a machine I rented and only peeled off maybe a couple yards of paper. So I brought the machine back. Sanded what I could to make it look okay. And, primed and painted the stupid room. .......................GOOD LUCK..............
I wouldn't think so, but call your local paint store tomorrow. Don't call Home Depot or a big store, they don't know anything and they just want to sell you something. Call a local independent store and ask them. Some new product may be available and you could try it in one room and see how it works. Good luck!
Are you Afraid of (paint)colors in your home?
No! Why be afraid of color? If you don't like it just paint over it with another color.Are you Afraid of (paint)colors in your home?
no, I think colors are good. They help show your personality.Are you Afraid of (paint)colors in your home?
No, I'm not, but my mom was. Everything was white until I went around painting it all. She freaked out a little at first but now she wants to get even crazier than me with the rest of the house. :)
Most people think I am because I have all my rooms done in off white. I love it like that! I love to decorate with color in my accessories. I can change the color of the room just by changing the accessories. I probably will never paint my walls another color.
no, not afraid of color in my home. We painted our family room a shade of tan, and the kitchen and living room are still an eggshell color
We have big doorways, so I need to find colors for the other 2 rooms that would flow from one room to the other
nope...every room is a different color, but they all flow.
black paint= insane asylum lol
no, I think colors are good. They help show your personality.Are you Afraid of (paint)colors in your home?
No, I'm not, but my mom was. Everything was white until I went around painting it all. She freaked out a little at first but now she wants to get even crazier than me with the rest of the house. :)
Most people think I am because I have all my rooms done in off white. I love it like that! I love to decorate with color in my accessories. I can change the color of the room just by changing the accessories. I probably will never paint my walls another color.
no, not afraid of color in my home. We painted our family room a shade of tan, and the kitchen and living room are still an eggshell color
We have big doorways, so I need to find colors for the other 2 rooms that would flow from one room to the other
nope...every room is a different color, but they all flow.
black paint= insane asylum lol
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