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Cutting In With Aura

Most of the time when you are painting interior walls, you want to cut in around the edges with your brush and then immediately roll the open part ...

Preventing Hat-Bending

First of all, hat-banding can be caused by a number of things. The most obvious and easily preventable is to make sure you cut in the edges and rol...

Preparing a Deck for Staininng

Often when staining a deck, it is necessary to clean the deck first. Follow these steps to insure proper adhesion and a more attractive appearance ...

The Appropriate Paint for a Bathroom

A bathroom can provide a difficult environment for paint to perform as well as we would like for it to. A half bath without a shower or tub can be ...

Staining a Deck

Once you have properly prepared your deck (see the procedure under the Tip of the Week archives) you are ready to apply your Stain of Choice.

Selecting a Paint Color

The thought of picking out colors for a room seems to make the hair stand up on the back of most people's neck. It doesn't have to be a scary exper...

Prepping & Painting a Galvanized Roof

To prepare a galvanized roof for painting: Insure that the roof is clean, preferably by pressure washing to remove, dirt, pollen, and tannic acid (...