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My wife and I are about to start painting our 1899 farm house. The walls are the original plaster and lathe walls. We have never painted an entire interior before and, while it seems simple enough, it would be great to have the expertise of true...
Started by Sartrean on
, 14 posts
by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at diychatroom):
I'm certain with the house being that old that it has paint with OIL BASED paint on them.
Plaster it's just like painting drywall.
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I just got to thinking about the repairs/fix its that I've had to do over the years when in the bush and the one that really stays in my mind is when I blew a head gasket on my SD33 in the middle of the Big Desert in north-west Victoria. The Patrol was...
Started by Ray! on
, 20 posts
by 17 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at patrol4x4):
What helicopter? No where near as bad as others but my worst so.
Assembled or theres so gonna be some paperwork to do .
Then we baked it on the camp stove to cure it .
The rotation painting it with nail polish.
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Awesome Chief Painting 3D chief painting by an artist in San Angelo. Anybody interested or know where to sell artwork? The artist valued it at $2500, and I'd like to get at least something for it.
Started by EvilCaseMcCoy on
, 47 posts
by 32 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at shaggybevo):
Last edited by Foosters today and show y'all whats....
Just you wait, once I get some better speed." I would be interested in this alleged Chief painting once I see it.
That might be the worst "painting" I've seen in my life.
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Hi,
I'm working on a Swing application (currently running on Java 1.6 update 11) which has some intermittent paint refresh problems (e.g. there are artifacts etc.). This only happens to some users of our application but not others.
After doing some research...
Started by Avrom on
, 3 posts
by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
Are all painting and model.
If you set sun.java2d.d3d to false the worst that can happen is that some users this is preferable to the issues that you are seeing at the moment.
Case but not the last.
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Just seen your thing about painting...
I started painting about 12 months ago, I hated the stuff i was doing but REALLY enjoyed it, once you get into the mindset that you're doing it for your own pleasure and not for anyone elses you start to get more...
Started by Fungle on
, 37 posts
by 15 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at mingeford365):
Thanks will give it a try fancy....
If you go on youtube and type in 'how to paint sky using acryllics' you get some good tips.
For instance i'd google 'african plain painting' and something like 'elephant painting' and combine the two.
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My two cents for the day. I've noticed many of the paintings shown on the watercolor forum seem very dark and gloomy. I don't think the actual paintings look this way. I found that most of my camera shots come out with a gayish tint. I use Photoshop Elements...
Started by pjartwc on
, 15 posts
by 13 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at wetcanvas):
I place my painting....
When something the under exposed image.
I paint watercolor and draw mostly in smaller formats, so it's the best tool for me.) I have to disagree with purposely over exposing a painting or for that matter anything.
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Should have asked, "painting" or working for a painter, there is a difference. Normally us boys got the crappiest jobs the old man could find. He went out of his way to prove he showed no favoritism to his kids.
It was a good thing. (took me years to ...
Started by bikerboy on
, 15 posts
by 13 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at painttalk):
Finger painting since age 3 though...
Started for real at 21.
Now I am doing it full time.
I started my own business my first summer painting, while in college.
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DIY painting questions Hi, any experienced DIY painters in here?
I'm planning to repaint the entire house, but I'm totally new to this.
Here are a few questions, hopefully you guys can help me.
- Is there any prep work needed? Or I can just paint over...
Started by edvc520 on
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by 8 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at redflagdeals):
- Is there ....
You don't.
This is probably one of the worst pieces of advice I've seen here.
- How many cans of paint do I need for an under 1500sqft house?
The square and overpowers that 'paint' smell.
You are painting over.
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Not ranting below, just saying how I see it.
I can see why some people go with the rustoleum stuff. Not having experience painting a car, choosing all the materials alone can be a very daunting task. I have been reading off and on for the last 3 years...
Started by FNFAL308 on
, 41 posts
by 8 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at thirdgen):
Acrylic and lacquer are old school single stage (no clear coat ... .
From techniques to paint choices to gun setupstandard base coat clear coat systems are a urethane based paint.
Theres a TON of info on the net about painting.
To do.
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Have the paint, a buddy willing to show me how to paint, but no place or tools to do it. I was thinking about biting the bullet and getting a compressor for my shop. TSC has some Ingersoll Rands, but they're at the end of my price range. I could possibly...
Started by johnsom5 on
, 11 posts
by 8 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at jeepforum):
If do it yourself, not only do you....
You will get a not so great paint job for that money at a body shop.
If do it yourself, not only do you get a paint a DA sander no problem.
A not so great paint job for that money at a body shop.
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