A. How to Evaluate the Context/Background of the Work? When was the Painting Created? Knowing the date of the work helps us to gauge how it was made, and the degree of difficulty involved. For instance, landscapes produced before the popularity of photography (c.1860), or the appearance...
Wait for the walls and ceiling to dry beforepainting the trim. You may have to remove some masking tape to get to the trim, and wet paint on the tape can end up in all kinds of places you don't want it to be. It's up to you whether or not to mask the walls prior to paintin...
No matter where you live, we recommend giving wet paint plenty of time to dry thoroughly, especially before doing a second coat of paint or reattaching any hardware. How to Fix Spray Paint Drips Due to the unpredictable factors that surround exterior painting—the wind, the humidity, etc.—...
Paint brush (I LOVE the shape of this one for painting doors and furniture) Benjamin Moore Advance Paint in semi-gloss Mask and Peel and utility knife (if you’re painting French doors) You don’t have to remove the door from the hinges at all for this method (but you can if you wo...
Sand or Degloss Before You Paint Over Stain Most stains fill the wood grain to a small but significant degree, and that's good news when you're painting because it probably means you need less paint. Stains leave the surface slightly furry, though, so you need to cut down the grain by...
That’s due to the quality of finish you can achieve with the Flexio 5000 and using topnotch paint which, in my case, was Cabinet Coat and Stix Waterborne Bonding Primer. Both are coatings in Benjamin Moore’s Insl-X product line My 7-Step Painting Process Before we get into the finer...
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Before applying the adhesive patch over the hole, you should check to make sure that the edges of the hole are smooth. Otherwise, the patch may not sit flush against the wall, resulting in an uneven finish. Use sandpaper or the putty knife to sand or scrape the edge around the hole so...
Does any work need to be done to the room you want to hang wallpaper in? How big is the room? Have you selected and purchased the wallpaper yet? Are you planning on painting any of the walls in the room (if you are not hanging wallpaper on all four walls) ...
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