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Using Drop Cloth to Protect your Room 2008-08-14 00:30:28 Drop Cloth
s can help you ensure that paint doesn’t splatter all over your room. The difference between drop cloths and plastic, is that Drop cloths are absorbent, skid resistant, and leak proof. According to Murphy’s law, paint will fall on the places that are uncovered no matter how small, and it isn’t until you start [...] Read more:Protect
Paint Rollers 2008-08-11 00:56:47 Paint can be applied with several tools, and till now, we have only looked at Paint Brushes. However, to cover large smooth areas, a paint brush is very ineffective. Paint Rollers
to a much better job.
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Paint Rollers are basically cylinders with absorbent material on them. The cylinders move around an axle, which [...] Read more:Paint
Painting Rough Surfaces 2008-08-06 02:16:09 Rough or textures surfaces have bumps and irregularities on them. This affects everything related to painting them right from preparation to how you finish off. They typically require more surface preparation, and take well to oil paints. However, due to the disadvantages of oil paints, it’s best to learn how to paint well using water [...] Read more:Painting
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Painting with Water Based and Emulsion Paints 2008-08-06 01:50:29 We read earlier about painting walls with Oil Based Paints
. Now we look at painting with Emulsion or Water Soluble paints. An Emulsion is essentially a mixture of two substances that are somewhat incompatible. In water based paints, the pigment is suspended in water, and cannot be fully absorbed by it.
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Technique to Paint a Wall with Oil Based Paints 2008-08-05 02:17:26 In an earlier post, we read about “Laying Off” the paint Job. In this post, I will give some pointers about how to actually paint a small section of the wall. It’s very easy, and if you follow the instruction, you will get a neat finish. I’m assuming that you’re using a paint brush for [...] Read more:Paint
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The uses of masking tape 2008-08-05 01:48:10 In previous posts you learnt about “Cutting in” corners so as to prevent the paint from staining the other wall. If you want to be 100 percent sure that you don’t accidentally mark the opposite wall, you can use “Masking Tape”.
Image Credit: Chris Campbell
Masking tape is no different from normal self-adhesive tape. However, there are [...]
How much Paint do you need to Buy? 2008-11-26 12:43:20 It’s always difficult to estimate the amount of paint needed for a job. Experienced painters can usually tell. However, since the amount of paint varies greatly with the type of painting as well as the type of surface that is being painted, it’s best to do a little math before you go out and buy.
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Cleaning your Paintbrushes and Rollers 2008-11-24 14:17:39 Caring for your paintbrushes and other painting implements is extremely important. Good paintbrushes cost money, and the best way to maximize your return on investment is to keep them well cleaned. Let’s look at the basics of Cleaning
Paintbrushes and Rollers
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Cleaning Paintbrushes
A properly cleaned brush will not only last longer, it will [...]
JUST GETTING STARTED ON YOUR FIRST LOG HOME 2008-11-21 08:09:35 If you are just getting started on building your first log home, congratulations for being a first-time log homeowner. You may have a few questions about what to expect, and that is perfectly natural. Here are a few tips about the process of building your log home.
1) For the average-sized custom log home, which is [...]
How to Apply and Qualify For a Loan Modification 2008-11-19 19:01:04 Loan modification sounds simple enough: you basically ask your lender to change your mortgage terms on the basis of your financial hardship. If you’re one of the millions of American homeowners who want to stop foreclosure, it may just be the solution you’re looking for. If all goes well, you can get your loan modified [...]
Creative Color Schemes for Your Log Home 2008-11-15 04:37:29 Depending on your personality, decorating can be an aspect of owning a log home that you enjoy or that you loathe. While one person delights in finding that perfect color or fabric, the next person has cold sweats just trying to match something to go with the deep browns inherent in a log cabin.
You can [...] Read more:Color
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