Hello everyone. Im 24 and just recently started up my own coatings company. I was employed at sherwin Williams for a few years and I do have painting experience. Just wondering if anyone has any tips or advice for the point that I’m currently at. I’ve got some momentum building, but in the very baby stages of my business. I appreciate any responses!

So my partner and I are planning to paint the room on the right a darker blue colour and the hallway on the left a light cream colour and we're not too sure if we should split the corner in the middle with the colours or have one of the colours wrap the full corner.

What are some ideas, thoughts from ya'll? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Four unit building (with kids). Using Benjamin Moore paint. Was thinking matte walls (regal select) and satin finish for trim and interior doors that lead to garage. But these choices are based on what I used in my home. Should we use something else? We don't want anything shiny. I was reading about scuff x but read some horror stories about the new formula? Would appreciate any tips.

I want to remove wallpaper from walls but it has been painted over previously and difficult to remove by hand. What is the easiest way to remove it if there's any

Trying to decide if I’m being ripped off or not ..I have a 4dr 2011 it’s currently black but I’m trying to change it to blue ,apparently the kind of paint I want is a “trio paint” because in different lighting it looks like 3 different colors.. the guys said that STARTS at 3k .. is he being Honest ?or is he trying to rip me off

In early June, my oldest daughter turned 10 and wanted her own room, which we were happy to do. She's a great kid! We also just had our fourth so we needed a nursery. So we had to do some rearranging. My 10 year old chose the bigger of the two rooms up for grabs, and did mostly rearranging/new furniture stuff. So this room was for the baby. We had always noticed a smell in the room when it was unused, so we decided to start over for safety. I will say this was NOT cheap by any means, but we had to do the right thing. It turns out the insulation in the ceiling was damp, and the paneling was decomposing causing a smell. So we're happy we did this.

The hiccup comes in where the contractor painted. He tells me he needs primer, and I say shoot, I'm not home, can you go get some? He says actually, I'm fine because I have white paint. He had recently done some work for us last year where our den was repainted in white. So he paints it white, and then a day later, paints the actual color (blue) over it. The workmanship is great, no complaints. We give it a few days to air out and then we notice it hadn't quite. But we're in no rush because the baby sleeps in our room in a crib for now. A month goes by, same smell. This continues all the way up until now, to this day!

A few weeks ago I contacted Benjamin moore to find out if it's toxic for us to even be around. They actually sent a rep to our house who told us than Benjamin Moore Regal Select has zero VOCs and it's safe. She did admit she smelled a fumey smell though. She offered some free cans of paint so we could repaint, and she said the reason it smells is because it wasn't primed.

Can anyone A) corroborate this? B) recommend next steps?

We do not want our baby in a room that is hazardous. Its tough for me to think fumey smell = safe. Is there a different safe solution? Like a clear coat that seals in odor? Also, what is the primer supposed to be covering up? I still dont understand what I'm smelling. EVERYTHING on that room is new, except the carpet, which is 5 years old, but is definitely not generating the smell.

Whatever we are smelling is so strong, that if the door to this room is closed for a few hours, it bleeds through the walls and can be smelled in the adjacent rooms.

Please give any and all thoughts and advice. I cannot afford to start over with this room. I can repaint, but before I do, I want to understand if that will fix the problem and if everything is safe. Thanks in advance!

Our guest bath has no backsplash or tiling on the walls and splashing water from the hand washing or drips from wet towels are leaving these streaks. What is the best solution here? Is there a paint that we could use to prevent this?

To prime the sprayer do I need to do it the same way I did before 1st use as the directions state using the water bucket and drain bucket? And if so, do I need to do the whole clean out procedure from the instructions before doing the prime again? Anyone who can answer this pretty quickly would be very appreciated. I'm in the middle of painting a room. Thank u much.

We moved into this house 8 years ago and everything was fine. My room is really tiny and I have a window ac in there. Keeps me super chilly at night.

Anyway, there is a smell of paint in there occasionally. Not all the time. There is nothing different that I know of that happened that day or earlier that night that has changed.

Is it possible for paint to start smelling years later?

Sorry for the possibly dumb question but I am trying to determine the best primer to use. I am painting my guest bedroom for my future daughter and the current color is a light brown. We were going to do a light pink-ish color and figured it’s best to prime before painting so the current color doesn’t affect the new. The bedroom gets somewhat humid during the high summer months. Is there a primer that’s best for this situation? Any advice is greatly appreciated!

I looked through previous posts and think I've mostly been able to find the answers I need but wanted to confirm a couple things before moving forward.

This interior door trim was painted with a valspar latex door and trim paint. Its started bunching and peeling like this and just looks dirty and messy. I dont know what paint the previous owner used on the trim...is it reasonable to assume they used an oil based paint or did I do something wrong?

I have planned to scrape/sand the old loose paint, clean with TSP, prime with an actual primer vs a paint/primer in one and then repaint.

What Im unsure of...oil based primer or latex primer? And is there anyway to confirm if the previous paint was oil based? Id like to make sure before buying the wrong materials if possible.

Thanks for your help!

Trying to paint the mortar lines on this faux brick wall. Im a decent painter.

How would you approach?

Had a bit of a nightmare, first time doing any sort of spraying and used the regal paints epoxy primer on my galvanised chassis and stupidly left it over a week to full cure before applying my top coat. Top coat can be scraped off easily (as seen in picture) and I now know the mistake I’ve made. Just wondering what everyone’s thoughts are on my next steps should be? Thanks

Title pretty much sums it up. I’ve been using ppg proluxe. I used to use sherwin exotic oil but it’s been discontinued. Mostly just curios.

Hello there! We have painted plaster walls in our home and they have Crome rather chalky, and very east to see hand marks from the kiddos. Would you folks have any suggestions on how to fix? Do I need to just clean with water and vinegar, or do we need to get it repainted? Any I for is very much appreciated!

Hello, going to have my place painted a white tone in the living room and bedrooms. Was going to use Sherwin Williams Alabastor and probably a matte finish.

My first question is, do I use the same paint on the ceiling to keep it consistent? Or do I still use a flat white on the ceiling? I assume two white tones would look worse but wanted to hear an opinion

My other question is for the bathroom and kitchen which I will use a light green color on the walls. Similar question, do I use a flat white ceiling paint in the rooms with colored walls? Or continue using the Alabastor that I’ll use in the other rooms

Thanks !

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I have a curved staircase, and the panel is NOT installed yet. So the wall on the curved staircase is smooth. I plan to keep the wall color and the panel color to be the same.

Can I confirm that the proper step to paint it is: 1) completely paint the wall -> 2) completely paint the panels -> 3) install the panels to the wall -> 4) do final touch up if necessary.

And not in this order: 1) install panel to the wall -> 2) paint everything

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(tarp will protect from rain, but not cold)

I’ve recently moved into a project managing only of my business. I have a couple of guys now and want to keep them going and not lose them to slow periods.

What are some tips to grow my business so I’m going on more estimates?

What small or big things worked for to land more work?

Thank you!