Are Painted Laminate Countertops as Durable as the Original Finish?
It all depends. I have sold paint for 10 years and have yet to find a paint that is great for counter top durability. Scratches tend to show very easily on a smooth painted surface, so your counters will need to be painted quite often to maintain their appearance...
Black Soot on Walls?
Textured walls will be hard to clean. But you could try a dry cleaning sponge. They are chemically treated and work well to clean soot and smoke damage from fires. You could also try a mix of tri sodium phosphate and water.
Removed Drywall Paper with Wallpaper?
Easy fix here. Use a product called Gardz from Zinsser. It is a clear bonding primer. Basically you use it to seal down the drywall paper, then you patch the wall where you have to, then you put one more coat of Gardz on to seal the compound. Then you can paint...
Painting Kitchen with Tan Tile and Brown Cabinets?
Without seeing a picture its pretty hard to say what would look good. However, typically kitchen walls are painted darker than the cabinets and floors. You can get away with a darker color because there is less wall space in a kitchen. Try to pick a darker...
Painting Ceramic Tile?
Ive painted ceramic tile before and it works fine. Just make sure you follow all of the steps listed here: http://www.how2instructions.com/Home_Improvement/Painting/How_To_Paint_Ceramic_Tile.html
Printing a Degrees Symbol?
Strange, maybe try it this way. Find windows Character Map. Usually it is found by going to the start menu, then programs, then accessories, then system tools. You can find the degree symbol there and copy and paste it into your document. It might print different...
Ways to Make Christmas Less Lonely and More Fun?
I love the suggestion of playing board games. Its amazing how fun it is even for teenagers. Movies are always good, especially classics like Christmas Vacation.
Removing Smoke Smell from Clothing?
I know this works well with cigarette smoke smell, so you can give it a try. If you live in a cold climate you can hang the dress in an unheated garage. The cold will help release the smell that is in the dress.
Ballpoint Pen on Wall?
Im not sure that any cleaner will get it off the wall. You would need to prime that part of the wall before you repaint as well. The best primer to use would be Bin primer from Zinsser, it comes in spray cans or pint cans since you would just need a little...
Name for Web Template Business?
Are you just looking for a business name to use for local business or would you be registering a domain name in association with the business? If you are going to be getting a domain name that may limit the names you can choose as well.
Painting a Counter Top?
Is it a formica counter top? If so, there are a lot of options. Simply painting the countertop is easy, it just requires cleaning it, sanding the counter top, and priming and painting. However, there are many other decorative options that look much better than...
Refinishing Laminate Cabinets?
By tint, I assume you mean paint. Laminate cabinets are much like wood cabinets, they can be painted as long as you do all of the preparation work correctly. Laminate is a very smooth surface that can attract grease, dirt and other contaminants that need to...
Painting Plastic Trim on Steel Door?
Plastic is just like most surfaces, it requires the correct primer before you can paint it. If it is really shiny I would recommend that you sand it down a bit to dull the sheen. Go to your local paint store or big box and get a primer recommended for plastic...
Removing Oil Based Paint from Washer?
I would assume that if you leave the door open and let it dry it wont come off anymore. If you have to get it off, the only way to loosen oil-based paint is to use paint thinner or some other sort of stripper. I would hesitate to put any chemicals that may...
Staining Wood Furniture?
You only need to sand off the polyurethane finish. Then you can apply your stain. I would recommend a gel stain if you are going from a light color to a dark color. If you use a regular penetrating or wiping stain you may have to apply several coats to get...
Painting Cabinets to Make Kitchen Look Bigger?
White cabinets will always make a room look bigger. You could go with a cream or off white to soften things up.
Saving Money on Paint?
Lots of options for you on this one. 1) Clean your walls, this site has an article on cleaning nicotine off walls: http://www.how2instructions.com/Home_Improvement/Walls/How_To_Clean_Nicotine_Off_Walls.html 2) Go to Home Depot, Lowes or Sherwin Williams and...
Removing Paint Odors?
They do make an additive that makes the paint smell good when you apply it and for a few months afterwards. http://www.westsidedecoratingcenter.com/component/content/article/36-paint/78-paint-scentsations.html Hope that helps.
