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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...
PAINTING 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...
BRUSH 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...
APPLICATION 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...
OTHER 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...
LATEX 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...
Every 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...
WALLCOVERINGS 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...
GLAZING MATERIALS: GLASS Architectural glass - glazing for windows, doors, shower enclosures and other household - installations is governed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Safety Standard for Architectural Glazing Materials. The standard, whose...