Houses painted before 1978 may have paint that contains lead, which can be hazardous— especially to children—both through physical contact and breathing dust from sanding or scraping the surface. If you suspect that your home may have lead-based paint, request information on how to properly rem...
Use soap and water to clean up latex paints, and paint thinner to clean up alkyd paints. Clean your brushes and gear right after painting. Do not ever pour paint thinner or excess paint down the drain or onto the ground—this is a very serious source of ground-water pollution. Keep old...
Mold on paint: We define "mildew" stains on or in paint atMildew in paint. Look closely at our peeling paint photograph at above left and you can see some black mold on the back surface of an old layer of exterior paint exposed by our peel-back of blistered paint on a wood clapboard...
Press the blistered area firmly with a medium-hot iron. If there are several blisters, move the iron slowly and evenly back and forth. Be careful not to touch the exposed surface with the iron. Check the surface every few minutes or so as you work, and stop pressing as soon as the ...
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Scrape away blistered paint and rust chunks. Use a metal or plastic scraper and wear gloves to ensure none of the sharper chunks can stab or cut you. Removing as much of the loose rust and paint as you can will make sanding much easier. Just press the scraper into the rust repeatedly ...
According to Bloom, “termites are often found below or at grade areas of a structure where moisture is present.” So, inspect the base of your wall near the soil line and look for any entryways in your floor.[11] Sagging floors, peeling paint, and dark or blistered areas on wood ...
Press down on the blistered veneer to spread the glue. Push from the edges of the blister toward the slit in the center. Apply firm pressure as you work to help create a thin, even layer of glue underneath the blister. Try to make the blister as flat as possible so it adheres to th...