Might be a silly question, but I’m going using kilz original primer on my popcorn ceiling. Do I need to tint the primer white, or is the white that comes as the default good enough (if it matters, the ceiling is white, and will remain white).

Small patch on new drywall with all purpose mud (green bucket). Wall primed First Coat and painted with two coats of SW emerald. Should I prime again with FC, and do I need to repaint the entire wall?

Guys, I’ve spoken with a GC and was granted to give a quote per sq ft $. He said it has custom trims but not too much. I was trying to get an answer out of him to see what he’s looking at for his budget because this is my FIRST ever quote at a custom home project. He told me Toll brothers painters charges 1.75$ usually for sqft but he said he believes he his more flexible. It’s just a full spray job basically but there’s 4 custom color rooms. The rest is all going to be white. What should I charge for sqft? I was thinking $5 a sqft but I don’t know. I don’t want to lose this bid. It has 11 rooms and close to 3.5k sqft. I am located in the northeast so there is MANY painting companies

I am looking for some good quality brands. Ones that glow in the dark and ones that can be used under a UV light. Anyone have any recommendations?

Thank you in advance!

Hi! :) I’m new to art— ALL art! But, I became interested in “textured paint” art and I’m teaching myself.

I have mixed my acrylic paint with Wallboard Joint Compound. The recipe I used: 1 part acrylic paint with 2-3 parts joint compound.

However, when I first make the mixture it seems light and fluffy but once I transfer it onto paper (yes, I’m using paper tonight to practice technique) and it seems to almost melt and get watery. I have added a large amount of compound but I continue to have the same issue.

Idk what I’m doing 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’ve been at this new hobby for about 8 minutes 😅

Any advice is appreciated!

Hello! I’m planning to repaint my bathroom. I have no idea what kind of paint I need. My brother already painted it white (i think with primer? , I was planning to just put color on top of it. What types of paints are best? The bathroom has a window so I can easily ventilate it

Hi I’m looking for some advice for finding work during the winter. It’s my first year in business and I have an employee. We’ve been struggling for the last two weeks and haven’t had any luck finding jobs. Does anyone know what I can do?

I have been painting steadily for about 20 years have had some helpers here and there, but I’m looking to scale my business and get myself off the ladders to run the business and have others work for me for those who have done this already. Can you give me some advice on how you went through this process. Thank you in advance

What color should front door be? I painted the trim and shutters, as these all used to be an orange red color that I hated. While I like it okay, I’m open to changing the colors. I’d prefer not to change the brown, because it took a very long time to do. I’m mostly concerned with the front door, but am open to changing shutter colors.

Need opinion on best mold blocker primer. Tia

So I'm painting over wood paneling and I've seen a lot of the advice posts previously. How you want to clean thoroughly, caulk the lines, putty the lines, sand, a few coats of good primer, and a few coats of paint.

However my question comes in with wanting to leave the lines. Do I need to do any extra prep if the caulk and putty if I'm just going to leave them there and paint over it? That was slightly unclear and some of the threads and wanted some advice on that. Any other advice welcome as well.

PS no sheetrock is not an option right now.

Hey all

Please help me in picking the best from these colors for ceiling and walls and doors and trims etc

Pure white Simply white Chantilly lace White dove

I want the house to feel open bright welcoming. I also don’t want it to be like a bluish or dull white look. We wouldn’t want the house to feel brought down by the paint color. Just bright, tad warm but not yellow please and open and inviting.

Thanks you all

I had a textured ceiling and wanted to get it to be flat. I wet the ceiling down and scrapped it. Followed up with a coat of topping. And then sanding. Post sanding we placed a first coat of primer. Upon rolling we discoved this area. I then applied a coat of topping which I left thick as the topping was peeling. I sanded that leaving some travellor streaks and then reapplied topping to low areas as to not sand down to the problem areas. We sanded the second coat. Following we painted the patch and all paint and patch material peeled right off. We are left with this what is everybody's ideas to fix this

Hi everyone, do you know what this line on a freshly painted wall is? It’s visible only in a certain area above the skirting board..can it be smoothed out? Thanks a lot

Strange situation here, looking for some tips.

So I have mudded sheetrock walls that SHOULD be ready to paint, however a fine mist of mineral oil has been sprayed all over the walls.

Is there any solution to getting latex interior paint to actually work on these walls or is the drywall going to need ripped out and redone?

Hey all,

I want to paint the unfinished basement ceiling black. My question is related to primers and the ductwork. Can I just use a good quality primer+paint combo and spray it on? Or does the ductwork require some kind of special primer to both adhere, and perhaps resist heat? ( they don't really get hot to the touch though)

Attached is the look I'm going for.

Thank you

I want to paint this Bromley Grey Extra Wide TV Stand | Dunelm and bought a tester paint from B&Q (good home tough and durable -custom paint) but its separating on the surface. Does anyone know why? Do I need a different type of paint ? I'd rather not sand it if there are other options

Hey everybody. I have almost 20 years in the business, 3 years owning my own and I want to take the plunge into cabinets. I have done a decent amount while working for someone else but always used a brush and roller. Looking to do them the correct way with a sprayer that will last years and years and make customers happy. Looking for your best advice and best YouTube videos to get me there. I have a titan x 440. Thanks in advance!