Finish your Halloween decorating with Krylon Fusion. This All-In-One Paint and Primer comes with 5X stronger adhesion to bring color to your home that lasts well beyond the holiday season. We’re gonna teach you how you can enhance the look of your Jack-O-Lanterns with Krylon Fusion All-In-One Spray Paint. To Begin Before you begin,
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When it comes to a DIY home improvement project right around the holidays, there might not be a better gift to give yourself, and those who will visit you, than completing an interior painting update. “Do You Hear What I Hear?” It’s someone at your local Rocky’s Ace Hardware helping you navigate the vast selection
READ MOREPAINTING AIDS TACK CLOTHS A clean, well-prepared surface is essential for good paint results. The best way to clean a surface before painting or repainting is to use a tack cloth – a varnish-impregnated, open-mesh cloth that picks up and holds loose dirt, sand and other foreign particles adhering to wood, metal, plastered and other
READ MOREBRUSH AND ROLLER CLEANERS Commercially prepared brush and roller cleaners substantially reduce cleaning difficulty. Before these preparations are used, excess paint should be brushed or rolled from the tools. If directions are followed properly, cleaning is not a chore, and costly tools last for years. Commercially prepared, solvent-based brush cleaners should not be used to
READ MOREAPPLICATION TOOLS: BRUSHES Brushes are highly efficient for painting all areas – small, medium and large – and for all types of paint. A poor brush, however, will result in a poor finish. Filaments used in paint brushes are hog bristle and other animal bristles, as well as manmade filaments (both tapered and level), including
READ MOREOTHER APPLICATION TOOLS ROLLERS The major advantages of paint rollers include speed of application and versatility. Since most wall paints are formulated for roller application, you will do a quicker, smoother job with a roller. Standard wall rollers, used in large open areas, are 7″ to 12″ wide. Specialized rollers can be any length from
READ MORELATEX PAINTS Latex paints can be thinned with water and are easily applied. Compared to oil-based paints, the advantages of latex paints are: Less odor Water cleanup Nonflammable Rapid drying Easy touchup Easy application, even on damp surfaces Better gloss and color retention (less fading) on exterior surfaces No yellowing on interior surfaces Remains more
READ MOREThe three basic types of ladders are straight (extension), step and step/extension. Stepladders include step-stools and platform ladders, generally for home or light commercial use. Quality classifications of step/extension ladders include consumer (household), commercial (mechanic) and industrial grades. Metal ladders, usually made of aluminum, require little if any maintenance. Wood ladders should be treated with
READ MOREEvery aerosol consists of two elements – the propellant and the product itself, whether a liquid, foam or semisolid. Three kinds of propellants are used: hydrocarbons (liquid propellants), carbon dioxide (a compressed gas) and dimethyl ether. Hydrocarbons are effective as propellants because as the product is used up they turn to vapor and fill the
READ MOREWALLCOVERINGS Applying wallcovering is very much the province of do-it-yourselfers. Technical advancements make “paper-hanging” a relatively easy redecorating job. Self-adhesive or pre-pasted coverings simplify the job; paper- or fabric-backed vinyl wallcoverings handle more easily than paper coverings. Self-adhesive coverings, similar to, but heavier than shelf linings, have an adhesive applied to the back side, protected
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