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Interior Finishes

  • Patching Veneer Plaster (Subscriber content)

    Tips from a thread on fixing a hole in a plaster ceiling

     
  • Patching Plaster

    Use setting compound and drywall patches to quickly repair holes in plaster

     
  • Removing Grout Haze (Subscriber content)

    Stubborn latex grout haze on textured accent tiles led to this thread in JLC's Ceramic Tile Expert Forum

     
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    Double Duty

    Premium Plus Zero VOC Interior Paint combines the primer and finish coat in one product

     
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    Getting Oil Results With Waterborne Finishes (Subscriber content)

    Premium latex paints are easier to work with than traditional oils and can look just as good

     
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    Prepainted Trim

    Finished Elegance molding comes in 27 profiles

     
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    Five-Sided Dust Barrier

    The Encapsulator Workbag upacks into a 5x8-foot "clean room"

     
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    Healthy Billing

    Valspar Plus paint is certifiably "allergy friendly," says its maker

     
  • Matching Old and New Cabinet Finishes

    Either overstain the new cabinets, or sand and refinish the old ones

     
  • Interior Paint

    Advance Waterborne Interior Alkyd flows on and levels out like a traditional alkyd but has low VOC content (less than 50 grams/liter) and cleans up with soap and water.