After drywall mud is applied to a wall, the mud acts like a sponge. The mud will absorb more sheen out of the paint than the rest of the wall. When everything dries, the mudded areas will show as dull spots and the sheen will not be consistent over the entire wall. This is called flashing. What else do we need to know about primer? Let’s take a look…
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Filling Nail Holes In Trim
This lesson will explore how to fill nail holes in two of the most common wood finishes; enameled and stained. During installation, wood trim is riddled with nail holes that need to be filled. And sometimes, when repainting existing trim, we’ll also find it necessary to fill dings and dents to pr...
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Hand Masking & Cabinet Bagging
The objective of this lesson is to learn how to protect cabinet openings from overspray or materials we don’t want inside the cabinet. First, we’ll learn some cabinet vocabulary.
