What r/paint is talking about this week

It was a pain to get all the old poly off the door and patch the peeling veneer area and various dings but really happy with the result and look forward to not messing with it for maybe 6-8 years....

All 3 are Soot from BM. One is BM Regal Select matte, one is BM Advance, one is a BM color sample. They all look totally different wet and dry. I put dabs on the chip and the sample is the...

After buying this, I saw people recommend using PVA. We are painting new drywall that was recently installed for our bathroom remodel. It is brand new dry wall, so we don’t want to mess up! Should...

We recently bought an old four square house, built in 1910. In the dining room, I have started removing the most superficial layer of wallpaper, because in the hot and humid weather it visibly...

Is mud necessary or will spackle suffice? Or can I get away with just sanding down the edges and painting?

I have a client I need to paint an office for. They keep their own paint on site but this is the only kind they have left in the desired color. I've tried painting with this in the past but it...

I plan to paint my ceiling as close to this color as possible. I know that people typically go for a flat finish for a white ceiling, but does the same logic apply for a colored one? My ceiling is...

How To Paint Exterior Trim Squares?? Client wants the squares faces and sides to be white and black in between. These squares are SMALL, like 2 1/2” and they’re old. The lines aren’t straight...