Old, failing paint is carefully stripped to reveal clean metal underneath. This restoration step focuses on proper paint ...

Dear James: I need to paint my house, which has wood siding. The paint is in pretty bad shape. What is the proper way to scrape and prepare the wood surface so the paint will stay on longer and look ...

It can be a mighty labor-intensive and time-consuming process to remove paint, which is why many DIYers dread or even avoid the task. That’s a shame, given that the results usually are worth the ...

Paint can fade, chip, and peel over time, which will probably motivate you to plan a new painting project, stat. But before you can repaint the deck or stain your fence, you need to learn how to ...

There is something about working on a project car that’s been taken down to bare metal that really motivates you to start thrashing to get it completed. Maybe it’s the peace of mind of having a blank ...

When it comes to removing paint you have several options and none of them usually seem appealing. There’s the chemical option wherein you pull on industrial-grade rubber gloves, PPE and lay out a ...

If your home was built before lead paint was banned in 1978, you and your kids have nothing to worry about unless paint is chipping or flaking from the walls, or unless you need to scrape old paint to ...