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Interior Paint Finishes
Choosing Interior Paint (Flat to Glossy)

Nothing increases the value of your home more than a properly applied fresh coat of paint. With the price of a gallon of paint as low as about $12 in most areas, you can give your house a new look for next to nothing. If you?re a fixing up a place to help sell it, make sure you pick neutral colors (like light shades of earth tones) as they offend fewer buyers. First you must choose a paint. I won?t mention any brand names but most contractors that I know won?t touch the ...

Masking Tape
The Best Masking Tape For Interior Painting

Using the right masking tape

I recommend you start your next painting job by tossing out that old yellow masking tape and buy a roll of the blue 3M Painter?s Masking tape.  I prefer the 1-inch wide stuff. This tape is superior to the yellow making tape because it has more consistent adhesion so it is less likely to pull off the finish of the surface it is attached to. It can also stay on the surface longer without leaving ...

Painting Secret Pads
The Secret To Crisp Interior Paint Lines Many professional interior painters will tell you that it takes an artist-like touch to get crisp lines on textured walls in areas where the color changes like trim, ceilings and contrasting walls. It is true that cutting-in (as it is called) the interiors walls is what separates a great paint job from a bad paint job. It is not true that it takes special skill. It just takes the right tools and a special technique. First, buy a really good tapered 2 or 2-1/2 inch nylon brush. You must ...

Whether your moving in, moving out, or just looking for a change - painting or staining your house is one the fastest and cheapest way to increase the home's appeal.

Staining

Staining is great if you have new higher grade trim. You can not stain over paint but you can paint over stain. If you have stained trim, you are lucky. It is getting more and more rare because of the addition cost of the premium wood. If your stained trim in bad condition, it can easily be spruced up by use a furniture repair pencil or a rag with some fresh stain. I use this trick on a fix-n-flip house with scratches all over the trim and it looked great after just a few hours.

Painting

You can your wall, trim, ceiling, and even the floor inside your house. You can also paint the outside of your house. Painting wall goes quickly with a roller and pad for doing edges. Outside an house, most painters use a paint sprayer. This save huge amount of time since most of the time is spent getting the paint to the house and not spread around. Spraying the paint will push paint into small holes but will also let it lay on top of poorly prepared areas. You can easily go over a sprayed area with a 4 inch brush. This will break up any coatings under the paint and work into the surface for a better grip.

For either tasks, wear a respirator. Paint (even water based) gives off harmful vapors that build up in your liver/kidneys. This junk builds up in your body with little immediate effect. At some point your body becomes full and can not process out any more toxins. At this point, small amount of fumes will make you sick.

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