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Painting Prep for Cathedral Ceilings
is the best thing for covering stains and odors on the walls before painting. If you have popcorn texture on the ceiling, us a roller with a longer nap on ...
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- You might go to a Sherwin Williams or Kelly Moore paint store and ask them for advice. I would think with the cigarette smoke and dust, you might want to use somethin...
- I thought a power washer was a good idea for my floors and the guy at home depot was smart enough not to sell me one! He said that if I missed and hit my sheet rock wa...
- Use Kilz to prime the ceiling before painting. There was a fire in our rent house and black smoke on the ceiling. We painted with Kilz, then ceiling paint and it was g...
Need Dry-waller and Painter
Well, he also brought in an excellent team for the repair of my walls and painting here at my home. They did great work and were very careful to cover ...
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- My father is a retired painting/decorating contractor and I HIGHLY recommend one of his former employees that does freelance in addition to the company he works for no...
- I've used Pop's Flooring (Rares Pop is the owner) for floors both in my rental condo on the northeast side of Chicago as well as my home in Summit, IL. Flooring, you s...
- I would recommend MJR Remodeling. Mark (the owner) will come and give you an estimate of the cost at no charge. He does all the work himself and is always on time an...
RED Expo Marker on Walls...
Sometimes rubbing alcohol takes marker off, but if your walls are painted with flat paint, it very likely will not come off. Always paint your walls with ...
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- I too marvel at Mr Clean erasers for most stains (even sharpie). GooGone has worked for me on a limited amount of problems (I've found other products I like better). ...
- I had this experience about a month ago when my daughters wrote on a wall at church with a dry erase marker. I tried a lot of stuff and what worked was Simple Green a...
- My daughter had good results using Simple Green on walls that her daughters had written on with markers. I would try it carefully on the computer as well.
Crayon ALL over My Walls!!
I was going to tell you Mr Clean eraser as well BUT if your walls are painted in flat paint it is going to be almost impossible to get it off no matter what ...
Has Anyone Used "Chalkboard" Paint?
I am thinking about redoing my teen son's room and painting one wall with that paint that turns the wall into a chalkboard. I thought it would be cool for ...
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- I considered this, but changed my mind due to chalk dust and not wanting that all over my house and kids lungs. Instead, I painted a wall with magnetic paint, then pa...
- we did this to our oldest daughters room in our old house. It turned out GREAT (like the other entries said). But to paint over it was a PAIN!! Like another poster sai...
- I have used the black "brush on" type...works great and I have also painted over it, totally possible, just had to use a primer first. Then I used the green spray on ...
Permanant Marker on walls...HELP!
My little Rembrant did that years ago I tried everything We ended up primingKilz and painting the walls He wrote his name in pen A bunch of littleChase all ...
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- Hi J.,, This might do the trick hydrogen peroxide,,,this is the stuff in the brown bottle i really thiink this will help you can also us to clean with i keep spay...
- Hi J., Try Huggies wipes. I swear they clean up everything. Good luck! :) A.
- Bath and Body Works Body Splash!! Any fragrance will do:) I worked there for almost 9yrs and anytime we had black perm. marker on something we would spritz it on it, l...
Removing Wallpaper
Be cautioned - if you score too often you can leave marks on the wall that you will need to sand before painting. However, you will likely be doing some ...
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- Have you tried surfing the internet for ideas?
- Don't remove the wall paper at all. Leave it up. Think about it, sheetrock has a layer of paper that covers it from the factory to stabilize it. Once wall paper has be...
- My sister has done this in two houses that she's restored and she says to rent a steamer if you have the money to do so. If not get a scorer at a home store and score...
Seeking a Referral for a "Master Painter"
... who can do perfect cuts, trim, accent walls, and multipal colors. ... We are doing the painting first, then the flooring, fixtures, tile repair, etc. ...
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- Hi R., I hope you find the master painter that you are looking for, I know how you feel. I would recommend Viviano Painting. They have painted the inside and outsi...
- My bestfriend owns Joe Jones Construction. His work is incredible. He also has before and after pictures of houses that he has painted. The company is also registered ...
- A&D painting are great! They are in Macomb Twp. ###-###-####.
How to Get Wallpaper Glue off of Walls
The walls still didn't look perfectly smooth even after it seemed all the glue was gone, so I ended up rag painting the walls with a slightly lighter shade ...
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- Hi, We used a mixture of water and liquid fabric softener. Put it into a spray bottom and spray your walls. Line the floor w/ towels to sop up the stuff that runs do...
- We re-did a bedroom several years ago and went with all the fancy gadgets (adhesive remover, scrapping tools, ect) on one wall! That's as far as those went!!! It took ...
- You can use dishwasher soap with phosphates mixed with water. It removes the glue really well and leaves the room smelling clean. You will have to change the water fai...
Wallpaper Help Needed
I had the grand hotel black stripes with gold scroll trim adorning my master bathroom walls so I totally understand! Anyway - I used Southern Painting to ...
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- Sorry, I don't have any leads for you on this one, but I love your sense of humor! :) L.
- Hi, first you are hilarious! I think we could be great friends! LOL! I had the grand hotel black stripes with gold scroll trim adorning my master bathroom walls so ...
- Hi, taking the wallpaper down is actually super easy if you rent that contraption from Home Depot. I don't know if it is a humidifier or what, but you plug it in (it n...
