Ask MetaFilter questions tagged with paint Questions tagged with 'paint' at Ask MetaFilter. Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:36:30 -0800 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:36:30 -0800 en-us 60 Best kind of paint/primer for a co-sleeper for a baby I've built a co-sleeper for our new-born infant (kind of like <a href="">this</a>). For reasons, I only had access to plywood and so that's what I made it out of. I'm now about ready to paint it, and have two questions in mind: since this is for a baby, I'd like 1) the paint to be non-toxic and 2) seal in whatever fumes the plywood might still be off-gassing. Does such a paint exist? Would I need to use a primer? Would milk paint achieve this goal? Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.,2014:site.257959 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:36:30 -0800 low_VOCs non-toxic paint AwkwardPause Painting the inside of glass that will have liquid in it Is there any way to paint or otherwise color the inside of a glass spray bottle that will have liquid (perfume) in it?,2014:site.257611 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 06:40:46 -0800 bottles diy glass paint ferdinandcc Auto Body Paint Recommendations in Toronto I'm gearing up to sell my car in Toronto and I'd like to get a fresh paint job. Or, at least, touch up the spots that are showing wear due to rust near the rear wheels and some white paint (on a red car) from bumping into the pillar in my parking space a couple of times. Note: I don't actually want to do body repair, just paint (I'm not trying to conceal the dings in the body, just to freshen up the look). Have any GTA Mefites had work like this done at a place they would recommend? I live downtown, but don't mind traveling to the 905 for good, affordable work. Thanks in advance for any recommendations.,2014:site.256202 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:53:05 -0800 auto paint repair toronto dry white toast Help me paint my bathroom I have a bathroom that has had some serious moisture issues over the years. I recently installed an exhaust fan and that's mitigated the problem somewhat. My big issue is this: the wall paint (semi-gloss latex) is peeling off where the wall and tile meet. It started bubbling up here and there and I made the mistake of pulling on a little piece today and the paint came off like peeling an orange. I need to repaint several of the walls in the bathroom while trying to prevent the paint from peeling off again. How do I seal the walls or at least where the wall and the tiles come together to keep the moisture out? Several years ago I removed some awful wall paper in the bathroom and used joint compound mixed with water to fill holes and apply a texture to the walls that matched the old horse hair plaster walls in the rest of the house. Was the joint compound a bad idea?,2014:site.256007 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 16:19:18 -0800 bathroom home improvement moisture paint tile wall photoslob Paint over fresh stain? We have double-glazed wooden oak windows on our house. Due to a combination of language barrier and over-helpfulness, the nice man painting bits in my house has just taken it upon himself to re-stain the exteriors. I actually want them painted white. He says he'll just paint them tomorrow but surely you can't just.... paint white over fresh stain? Won't it bleed through or discolour?,2014:site.255463 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 05:53:55 -0800 fuck paint resolved DarlingBri Stuck on you What is the best way to clean and remove the remnants of vines that have been stuck to my garage wall for years in preperation for a paint job? The little nubs that remain after the vines have been pulled away.,2013:site.254343 Fri, 27 Dec 2013 08:46:22 -0800 garage garden paint vines silsurf How to make light floors and dark furnishings work? It's time to paint the living room. Problem: we have light wood floors with dark furnishings and my SO wants to keep the room "light and airy" whereas I would do anything to avoid white or eggshell walls and keep pushing for colors he says are "too dark and claustrophobic". What color scheme can we both agree on to really tie the room together? Photos of the unpainted living room<a href=""> here</a>. Were also not adverse to wallpaper as we plan on staying here (and with these furnishings) for a Long Time.,2013:site.254042 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:22:41 -0800 color design home housing interiordecor paint room scheme wall The Whelk Best paint to use for a portrait on a toaster oven? A coworker of mine often complains that we do not have a toaster in the office. I have an unused one, and would like to paint her portrait on it as a humorous secret-santa gift for our office xmas party. I like to work with acrylics and india ink, but am afraid that they will peel off when they get hot. What paint/technique do you think will work best?,2013:site.252698 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 08:52:54 -0800 acryllic art craft oven paint spraypaint toaster DaveZ Car-appy paint job We have a 97 Jeep Cherokee, which has two flaws (according to my wife, who is the primary driver). One is the paint job, which is typical for a car of this age- many little scratches and dings from rocks and such, and the other is the headliner (the ceiling fabric), which is descending. We can't afford (nor is the car worth imho), a new paint job, and the headliner issue just makes me shake my...head. Anyway, I was hoping to DIY one or both of these things while I have access to the car between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Any suggestions? The paint color is a dark blue, which has kind of a purple hue at some angles. It's not red, thank the gods, so it doesn't look 'chalky', more just old, and with the aforementioned scratches and dings. The headliner is light gray, and has pretty well given up the ghost in the past 6 months, so it is attached at the edges, but kind of balloons down. <br> I've read some older AskMe posts on the headliner thing, but wondered if there was any newer information that might help. Thanks in advance Mefi Mechanics!,2013:site.252528 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:02:23 -0800 car headliner paint resolved PlantGoddess Scraping/Painting an Old House With Layers of Lead Paint The exterior of my 100 year old house (dutch colonial) is a mess: layers of paint atop paint. Nobody's ever scraped because there's obviously lead in there. So at this point, it's a gunky, peeling mess. And I don't want to resort to siding. I got one estimate to scrape (in full-out hazmat suits and containment set-ups, etc) and paint for $25K. Yeow! I don't want to make anyone sick - not the painters, nor the kids in the nabe - I really don't. Are there less expensive options?,2013:site.252472 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:20:19 -0800 lead paint scrape Quisp Lover I can't paint, but I want to make some paintings. I want to make some paintings that basically look like <a href="">this</a>--basically some flat fields of hopefully compatible colors on canvas. I don't care if what I make is real art, I mainly just want to add some color to the room. I went to the craft store and was kind of confused by all the different options for paint. Let's just assume I pick a set of colors I like -- what do I need to buy to make the painting, other than a canvas? What kind of paints, which colors, what kind of brush, what else do I need? How do I mix the colors? I'm not under any illusions that I'm going to make anything good, I just want to get some colors down on canvas in a hopefully appealing way. If I picked a palate from a site like colourlovers, is there a way to order the paints premixed in those colors or what that be a bad idea?,2013:site.251381 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:58:48 -0800 art crafts decoration homedeco paint painting empath What's the best paint color on my wall? I'm horrible at color matching and I envy the HGTV shows that color board everything so you can see what it looks like ahead of time. I've just finished decorating my living room with a couch and I think the walls are too bare. Should I do an accent wall or some wall pattern? <a href="">Here are some photos of the room</a>.<br> <br> The last of the 3 photos is how it looks right now with the new rug. Any suggestions on wall color?,2013:site.250296 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:02:50 -0800 color paint wall pikaboy202 What Color Should I Paint This Room? I need some suggestions for a paint color for our sunroom. There is lots of light, a wood floor with medium tones and the furniture we have out there is brown and an orangish rust color. The rest of the house is mostly neutral, but we can go with a bold color if it would work well.,2013:site.248022 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:35:47 -0800 color homedecor paint resolved Nickel Pickle What's the toughest nail polish? Looking to cover a logo on a suitcase My suitcase has logos on it. They're small, but I'd like to obscure them to lower my likelihood of being victimized. Examples <a href="">are here</a>. It looks like there's a small dollop of clear, rubbery, plastic that covers them - to protect logo. I was thinking of buying some black nail polish, and painting over them. Nail polish is supposed to be durable right? However, I've never had to buy nail polish before. Questions: 1. Is nail polish the right product for this? 2. Which brand / type should I get? Are there ones that are more durable than others?,2013:site.247711 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 17:42:45 -0800 luggage nailpolish paint StrictlyVague Chalkboard-painting a stainless steel refrigerator: possible? Can I paint my stainless steel fridge with chalkboard paint? I've found lots of tutorials on how to do it with a regular white fridge (whatever those are made of) but nothing on stainless. Should I try to sand it? Do I need primer? Please advise. I've been thinking of replacing it anyway, because my adorable 1922 house is not a "stainless steel appliances" kind of house. But the fridge works just fine and it seems silly to get rid of it just because I don't like how it looks. So...chalkboard paint! Fun?,2013:site.247697 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 12:48:07 -0800 appliances chalkboard chalkboardpaint diy interiordesign paint painting redecorating refrigerator resolved exceptinsects How to paint all sides of small wooden things I've got some small wooden pieces (from a board game) that I'd like to paint a different color. I'm unsure of how to accomplish this. There are too many to realistically hand-paint. The pieces don't weigh much and if I spray paint them, they're going to tumble around and end up with some paint on the bottom. (That means that they'll probably stick to whatever surface I try to dry them on). Same goes for dipping them in paint - I'm not sure how would I dry them afterwards. I feel like there has to be some ingenious solution that I'm just not thinking of. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!,2013:site.246824 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 08:10:16 -0800 diy paint smallparts spraypaint chrisamiller It isn't easy painting green. How do you paint a stainless steel ring? I bought <a href="">this</a> shamrock ring with the intent of painting the shamrocks green. Now that I have the ring, it isn't working. Every attempt, thus far, has ended with green blobs instead of shamrocks.<br> <br> I am not looking to buy another ring.<br> I am not willing to spend more than $20 on this.<br> <br> What's the easiest way to color the shamrocks green?<br> What's the best way to color the shamrocks green?,2013:site.246382 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 07:32:52 -0800 jewelry paint painting ring stainlesssteel zinon Exterior paint removal question: MILD EMERGENCY Exterior paint removal question: MILD EMERGENCY Hi all-<br> <br> So, I've been scraping the old paint off the house for about two weeks. I expected this to not take so long. I have three walls where basically the whole thing needs to be stripped - they are covered in peeling paint. I need a machine's help before I scrape the whole thing with a 5 in 1 painters tool.<br> <br> Here's what has kinda worked:<br> <br> -orbital sander with 120 grit paper (80 grit and the type that feels like a scrubby pad did nothing) - but there must be something stronger<br> -a hitachi disc angle grinder (it takes the paint off but leaves valleys in the wood)<br> <br> Is there some tool in between these two which I can use? There is so much paint to take off and I'm running out of time to get the old paint off and finish up (about a week and a half left).<br> <br> Thanks in advance!,2013:site.246234 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 16:52:14 -0800 house paint painting power removal tools ashtabula to opelika Did I just kill this bag? I just got paint all over a Filson field bag. Do I have any chance whatsoever of cleaning it? They're painting the hallways at my job. There was an accident. The bag is canvas and according to the painter, the paint is water-based. Most of it did seem to come off in the sink, but there's still a good amount on there. Am I screwed?,2013:site.245389 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:03:03 -0800 canvas cleaning paint Venadium How to fix this flooded kitchen floor? Bought this house about three years ago and then learned that the water pipes, under the concrete-terrazzo slab, had burst and flooded the place (no, incompetent inspector did not notice this). The previous owner had then laid down an inexpensive woodlike floor. That was carelessly done but looked okay overall, except that residual water had stained and darkened a few areas. I had the house re-piped and the floor seemed to have dried and healed leaving just those few dark spots. But recently, the HVAC drain clogged, and did a bit more flooding and although that too is now fixed, the kitchen's woodlike floor has buckled some and the stains have spread. It looks pretty crappy. I'll have it all inspected again and be sure it's finally repaired, but now the question is what to do about the ugly floor? <br><br> I intend to sell the house soon so want it to look good, and want to be able to fully disclose this history, but want to minimize further investment within reason and ethical boundaries. I could tear out the woodlike floor in the kitchen only, and then tile that room. But that's work. And pricey. I'm thinking of painting it. Some kind of epoxy? <br><br> What would you suggest? Something waterproof against normal kitchen spillage, something rather glossy but not slick to walk on. The kitchen is black tile, white walls and cabinets, stainless steel appliances. Was thinking black floor, but this is Florida and fear it will be too dark--although the gloss would help bounce light. <br><br> Suggestions for colors, materials, methods, cautions or other, alternative ideas? <br><br> Thanks so much.,2013:site.245127 Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:19:36 -0800 home kitchen paint renovation repair tile fivesavagepalms Old house - trying to fix up dirty moldy medicine cabinet Just moved into a rental house. House built circa 1920. Medicine cabinet interior was completely lined with nasty old contact paper. I pulled off most of the paper. Now I'm worried about three things: 1. The paint underneath the paper is flaking. Is there danger of lead poisoning? 2. Black mold in the corner crevices under the paper. What's the best chemical for removal? Bleach solution? 3. What's the easiest cheapest way to get new shelves that will fit? <a href="">PHOTOS.</a> Any advice or encouragement is appreciated. How do I make this cabinet clean and functional? <whine>I don't like fixing old houses. Unfortunately there is much to do in this old house. The kitchen is a contact paper festival. The rental market is tight here, so landlords don't have to care.</whine>,2013:site.245101 Sat, 20 Jul 2013 19:46:18 -0800 diy home house lead mold paint repair resolved valannc Painted tile floor - something to paint on for a durable finish? My wife and I are redoing a powder room that had some hideous tiles on the floor. We have neither the time nor the money to redo the tiles, so we've decided to paint over them in a semi-gloss white. It looks fantastic, but we realize now that it could be easily dirtied or scuffed and we're wondering if there's some kind of finish or lacquer that we can put on it to make sure that it's more durable - easily cleaned, more scratch resistant.<br> <br> Help?,2013:site.245064 Sat, 20 Jul 2013 09:51:10 -0800 floor paint fso "Old Reliable" by Sherwin Williams Can someone recommend a specific pleasant white-ish or neutral shade of paint that I can use on my walls repeatedly for like, forever? I'm looking for a basic white/neutral shade that I can paint various rooms and hallways that are not otherwise an actual color. We have only painted a few rooms selected colors, and for the rest, I think I'd like to go with "white". <br> <br> I'm hoping I can find something like 'Sherman Williams - Linen' (I made that up; also it doesn't actually have to be Sherman Williams) that will be around for years to come so that five years from now, I can decide to paint a room the exact same white (it doesn't have to be 100% the same -- 90% the same is good enough.) <br> <br> I'd like a white that's a little on the warmer side, maybe a bit more cream-colored. Parts of the house are extremely bright and if it's too white-white it'll be like having a near-death experience in an Apple store.,2013:site.240515 Tue, 07 May 2013 08:10:47 -0800 color decorating neutrals paint walls white A Terrible Llama The company located next to my house won't stop spraying paint fumes. The company located next my house sprays noxious paint fumes into the air and my yard. Despite years of trying to get them to stop, they haven't. What are the next steps to take? My significant other and I have been renting a house for several years that we love. It's wonderful. The rent is cheap, the place is beautiful, and we don't want to move. However, there is one big thing that sucks, and that is our neighbor. Our house is next to an industrial-zoned area, and one of our closest neighbors (a couple lots away) is a company that creates industrial metal products (don't want to get too specific in case we pursue legal action.) Every day, including on the weekends, they spray paint outdoors. You can hear the paint sprayers, but the issue is the constant presence of paint fumes. We can't use our yard because it stinks like paint. We can't open the windows in our home on the side that faces their building. We are afraid to plant food in our garden. We're worried about our health. <br> <br> We looked up our city's zoning code, and it clearly states in several places that a company in an industrial zone like theirs cannot create fumes or any sort of health hazard that affects nearby residents. A few years ago, we had the city investigate, and they found that the company was violating city code in many ways. However, since then, every time I ask the city for an update, there is always some song and dance about how they are "working on it" and I don't get much more than that. In the meantime, the paint spraying continues. <br> <br> We tried to be neighborly and approached the company, but we didn't get much more than a shrug and a "sorry, it's our business" type of response. I also called the county last year and had them come out to do an air inspection. They inspected and their response was that the company was technically under the legal level of air toxins/emissions/whatever, but the inspector also leveled with me and was like yeah, it's probably not good to be breathing that in. I also approached our landlord (who lives out of town), and while he was kind of like "yeah, that's bad", he's pretty hands-off and I'm not sure I can get him to get gung-ho on this issue.<br> <br> I'm so frustrated. We're not in a situation right now where we want to move - it would be a huge pain in the butt and an unneeded financial hit. As I said, everything else about the house is amazing. What would you do in my situation? Should we hire a lawyer? Or should we just suck it up and get an air filter and never open our windows again?,2013:site.240103 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:02:45 -0800 air citycode neighbors paint pollution zoning Anonymous Are there alternatives to Coolwall Paint? How much are we talking (in L? I had someone through Costco come out to our house to give a quote on painting the house with Coolwall paint. It wasn't a quote just for the paint, but for all the prep work, repairs in our stucco, and the trim. We don't live in a large house--it's less than 1,400 square feet. He extolled the benefits of this paint. It's highly reflective and thus reduces damage to the paint, and also keeps the house cooler in the summer. The way the guy went on about it, it's a miracle product. He quoted $18,600 to prep and paint our house with this stuff. Again, it's through Costco and has a lifetime warranty. And they don't strip off the existing paint or stucco--they repair it, bond it, and paint right over it. Are there similar alternatives that would cost much less? Costco stuff is good, and I trust it. But $18,600? I want what he's smoking. But one of the things that made it attractive versus regular house-painting was that they wouldn't remove the old paint--which he claims costs about $1,000 for lead abatement.<br> <br> So I ask you--are there reflective, high quality alternatives? Can we get the house painted without removing the old stuff (ie. bonding and painting over it)?<br> <br> How much for a really nice professionally-applied paint job?,2013:site.239148 Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:12:58 -0800 contractor costco house housepaint paint rybreadmed