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From the lens How to paint your house inside & outside.

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  • Mark Apr 12, 2010 @ 4:44 pm | delete
    Ok as a professional painter and decorator,I'll you now preparation is the key.
    If you're a diy'er thats cool,it'll take longer but DO NOT skimp on the prep and you'll be fine.
    For water based paints don't play with it out it on lay off quickly and don't stop til you're done.
    You can add products like floetrol to water based paints (hair conditioner cough cough) to extend the useage time a little.
    Use a brush like a purdy glide for water based paints,don't use bristle brushes for water based paint you get brush marks especially with the undercoats and glosses.

    I'll be putting some more tips like this on my site http://www.thepaintermanaberdeen.co.uk
    but I'll put more as well I like this lens.
  • AMK2 May 4, 2010 @ 3:20 am | delete
    Thanks Mark. Very good point you have when using the right brush! I will check out your site!
  • AMK2 Jan 22, 2010 @ 9:25 am | delete
    If you have the patience to do the proper preparations then it may be worth painting your house yourself. if not then get a profesional to do it. Or at least find one to show you how!
  • allweekwalls14 Jan 18, 2010 @ 8:30 am | delete
    Any damage to your existing walls, floors or ceilings?
    http://allweekwalls.com/
  • AMK2 Jan 22, 2010 @ 9:44 am | delete
    I bet your walls cost a lot more than mine :-) If I was a milionare I would be very happy to dump the drywall. But like most people I am not. Otherwize its nice to see what other alternatives there are out there. Thanks :-)
  • yarospainting Sep 16, 2009 @ 7:51 am | delete
    Great Lens! The summary of the house painting tips is very comprehensive and well written. Rochester painters appreciate the thoroughness you put into this. Thanks.
  • TRB Jul 19, 2009 @ 10:00 pm | delete
    We are painting the exterior of our house with a sprayer. We feel we did a good job on the first coat, but see lines. Will a second coat cover and keep the lines away?
  • AMK2 Dec 20, 2009 @ 3:43 am | delete
    yes it should as long as you play by the rules and not spray to close to the wall and spray evenly. Also finnish the area you are spraying. Dont take a lunch break half way through :-)
  • Michael_Gaudet Feb 1, 2009 @ 3:24 pm | delete
    Great lens, 5*s and favorite-ed! I am a professional house/mural painter and found this site to be a great refresher course. I appreciate your emphasis on enviro-friendly paints. I have steered my customers away from oil-based for years now.
  • AMK2 Dec 20, 2009 @ 2:39 am | delete
    Me too. I find that oil gives better results with less paint. But for our health and the enviroment it sucks big time. Others have had problems using acrylic paint as it dyr,s faster. But like all things practice and understanding goes a long way :-)
  • Sep 23, 2008 @ 11:14 pm | delete
    Hi,
    The lens is good with lots of useful information and it has given various tips about painting and even a good sum of suggestions.
    Feel free to checkout my thedrywalltracker blog
  • AMK2 Sep 17, 2008 @ 1:21 pm | delete
    Hi Agnusstephe, The good thing bout squidoo is that its easier to work with wen using pictures. Just compare your blog to any here and you will see the difference! I prefer to call my work Unique as apposed to Faux. In some cases yes falcifying could be a good description, But in other cases its just unique and evn Origional :)
  • Sep 15, 2008 @ 11:56 pm | delete
    Thanks. Good techniques. Painting is one task we could do without hiring someone to do it for us. It's not that hard as long as we follow the steps, and of course, patient in doing it.
    Feel free to checkout my thefauxpaintingsource blog
  • totalhealth Aug 7, 2008 @ 1:37 pm | delete
    so much usefulk information in one lens. Veru nice lens
  • Keaka77 Jul 17, 2008 @ 2:53 pm | delete
    Great lens, you have so much information. Keep up the good work. One day ill be working on my house and be asking you a question.

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  • beachbum_gabby Jul 1, 2008 @ 9:31 pm | delete
    I like your environment friendly paint products and your lens! very helpful indeed!
  • Jun 11, 2008 @ 2:03 am | delete
    Hello! this lens of yours has full of new tips that I never thought existed. I cold some of these in my home staging business ! For almost 2 years, I endlessly look for tips like these and the recent one I've came across with is how to decorate a house Mexicana-style! Thanks again for the lens! I just love it!
  • happy-jack Mar 19, 2008 @ 2:44 pm | delete
    Have to know it paint decor best lens on the web
  • Mar 6, 2008 @ 9:42 pm | delete
    Thanks. Good techniques. Painting is one task we could do without hiring someone to do it for us. It's not that hard as long as we follow the steps, and of course, patient in doing it.
  • Valery504 Mar 4, 2008 @ 3:34 pm | delete
    Wow! I like it! Thank you! That's pretty new info to me:)
  • Music-Resource Mar 2, 2008 @ 8:51 am | delete
    Hi AMK, Nice Environment Friendly Painting lens. These are some good tips and I wish I had known these things years ago. We repaint our rooms every couple of years and your pointers will be a big help. ~Music Resource~
  • Amber-D-Native-American-Jewelry Jan 27, 2008 @ 12:26 pm | delete
    Thanks for the info!! I am going to check out your dry wall lens and I will tell you what happens and how it turns out!
  • AMK Jan 27, 2008 @ 10:45 am | delete
    Hi Amber,
    No, Not true, Even if it looked ok which I doubt!, It would not hold for very long. Check out my other drywall lenses, Especialy the one titled Drywall. On the menu to the left of this page: Click on: Lenses by Amk :)
  • Amber-D-Native-American-Jewelry Jan 26, 2008 @ 10:42 am | delete
    Great lens and soo informative!! Also thanks for the tips on my blog! I do have a repair question for you! My house was built about four years ago and in a number of places the tape used to seal the drywall is cracking, bubbling and even looks to be coming off in some places! I have heard it is ok to fill these gaps with putty and then paint over...is that true?
  • Michael Jones Dec 31, 2007 @ 7:10 pm | delete
    I loved the olive oil tip. Thanks. I wrote an article on this also, Please check i out also at http://howtopaintaroom.blogspot.com/

    Thanks!
  • Clutterbugs Nov 26, 2007 @ 4:43 pm | delete
    I just finished repainting our downstairs - I wish I would have found your lens before I had started the project! :) Thanks for visiting my lens...
  • Love this lens Nov 13, 2007 @ 5:49 pm | delete
    Greetings from your wife :)
  • Home-Business-Marketer Nov 12, 2007 @ 6:41 pm | delete
    Great content... Excellent lens!
    5 Stars from me.
  • Christopher_Scott Nov 3, 2007 @ 3:40 pm | delete
    I don't have a question and just wanted to say you did a great job on this lens. Keep it up!
  • AMK Sep 22, 2007 @ 5:47 am | delete
    As time goes on I plan to update and renew stuff in this lens, But I will keep most of the old pictures and info, So if anyone needs the old stuff back, Then all they need to do is ask! :)

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