Choosing Paint Sheen – Flat, Satin, Eggshell, Gloss…
When it comes to interior paint work for your home or business, there’s more to choose than just the color. The sheen of your paint plays a dual role, part accenting the aesthetics of your space and part providing durability to your decorative work. But which sheen is right for a given area? Though the answer to that question is largely based on personal ...
Stuck on Stucco Paint Colors?
Stucco, once limited to earth tones, can now be combined with different pigments to get a variety of stucco colors, including cheerful yellows, soft corals, calming blues, lively greens, rich beiges and sad grays. Then, why paint over it? As surprising as it may seem, there are plenty of reasons to paint stucco, ranging from protecting the exterior from the...
Painting Preparation For Anyone
Typically, early paint failure occurs when people rush the preparation process. Since improper painting preparation can adversely affect the anticipated service life of a coating system, it pays to know as much as possible about surface preparation before you start painting. Painting Preparation by Substrate Type The main objective of surface prepar...