A Prep to Finish demonstration of an Arborcoat application on exterior cedar... More
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Q: I'd like to use a coated glass mat tile backerboard like DensShield in a shower stall, but would like to stop the tile about 78 inches above the floor rather than completely covering the walls and ceiling. Is it okay to continue the backerboard all the way up to the 8-foot-high ceiling - which would be covered with the same material - and then simply paint the nontiled areas? If so, how should the textured surface of the tile backer be prepped for a smooth, painted finish? More
Q. Paint Over Stain? Is it okay to use an exterior latex house paint over stained wood siding? More
Pro tips for applying a long-lasting finish on exterior cedar shutters. More
Q. We're new home builders and use a lot of newly milled kiln-dried eastern white pine exterior trim. We paint it in batches, spraying both sides with a good-quality oil-based primer, then following with two topcoats of 100% acrylic. To cut down drying time, we'd like to switch to an acrylic primer, but most painting contractors we talk to swear by an oil-based primer for pine because it penetrates better. Is there an acrylic primer that would give good performance? More
