First-World Problems...

How many damned colors can one house have? And that is a small sample of the paint cans in the boiler room! Too make it even more ridiculous, the labels indicating the specific colors tend to wear quickly, so if I don't write the codes in Sharpie, after a few years they are lost to the mists of time.

Luckily I have demonstrated remarkable (and rare) restraint when it comes to painting. I may be the worst painter on earth, so I have chosen to ignore the cheapskate part of my homeowner's psyche and had my contractor do the work. His prep of 90+ year old plaster walls was simply incredible. It looks perfect!

Of course I will now seal the rooms against all intruders who might damage the perfect walls and paint!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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1 At least problems can be solved.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 07, 2023 02:01 PM (nRMeC)

2 Let dry out and chuck them

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2023 02:02 PM (xhxe8)

3 All my rooms are the same color....a light gray.

Posted by: BignJames at May 07, 2023 02:03 PM (AwYPR)

4 Time to sell.

Posted by: Always the default answer at May 07, 2023 02:03 PM (DhOHl)

5
The problem with paint is getting rid of the rest of the can.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 07, 2023 02:05 PM (MoZTd)

6 What, you don't think we have paint?

Posted by: The second world at May 07, 2023 02:05 PM (DhOHl)

7 Hadrian see #2

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2023 02:05 PM (xhxe8)

8 Time to sell.

Posted by: Always the default answer at May 07, 2023 02:03 PM (DhOHl)

Time for a nap!

Posted by: BignJames at May 07, 2023 02:05 PM (AwYPR)

9 fuggitaboutit

It's Jooursey

Posted by: REDACTED at May 07, 2023 02:05 PM (us2H3)

10 Thinking about painting or epoxy on the cement floor in my screened in patio. Its small, about 10x14'.

I'd like to think it's DYI. Is it?

Posted by: Regular joe at May 07, 2023 02:05 PM (nnp+f)

11 Howdy!

Posted by: Moonbeam at May 07, 2023 02:05 PM (rbKZ6)

12 My collection is smaller. Most are no problem, a daub (dab?) of the paint on the lid, so no issue ID'ing the color, as there are only a few. Probably a state thing and mostly stupid, like most "environmental" things for decades now, but you can turn in the pain to any paint store and it's either free or nominal fee - for disposal. As the paint store I would use is almost right next to my favorite gun store .... not really a "hassle" if I ever decide to do it.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 07, 2023 02:05 PM (OTzUX)

13 All my rooms are the same color....a light gray.
Posted by: BignJames at May 07, 2023 02:03 PM (AwYPR)

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Before we moved in here, I bought a Wagner power roller and painted the entire interior agreeable grey.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2023 02:06 PM (u73oe)

14 Sealing the Now-Perfect Rooms is indicative of having reached the 13th State of Cognitive Perfection. Well done.

Posted by: Dr_No at May 07, 2023 02:07 PM (mu5GU)

15 so I have chosen to ignore the cheapskate part of my homeowner's psyche and had my contractor do the work.

I have no shame on the topic of hiring professionals to do certain tasks in my house.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 07, 2023 02:08 PM (/f8Ky)

16 The sustainable use for old paint is to hurl it on works of art made by long-dead people of pallor. For the obvious reasons, of course.

We recommend vandalizing well-secured masterpieces in climate-controlled, bulletproof cases - it's a cost-free virtue signal.

And don't forget the call the media, first!

Posted by: MonsterBaby.com at May 07, 2023 02:09 PM (oINRc)

17 Regular Joe - should be, just don't paint yourself into a corner.

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2023 02:09 PM (xhxe8)

18 I have no shame on the topic of hiring professionals to do certain tasks in my house.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 07, 2023 02:08 PM (/f8Ky)

That's my idea of spreading the wealth.

Posted by: BignJames at May 07, 2023 02:10 PM (AwYPR)

19 I just thin it down a bit and run thru my power washer

Posted by: REDACTED at May 07, 2023 02:10 PM (us2H3)

20 Color palettes? Here's a classic:

https://youtu.be/gZAUXVw_TW4

Posted by: Frazier at May 07, 2023 02:10 PM (DhOHl)

21 Painting is fun, and easy...if someone else does the prep work.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 07, 2023 02:11 PM (Angsy)

22 Trash will take them if the paint is dried out.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 07, 2023 02:12 PM (vrkB7)

23 Three rooms painted white. Three different cans of "white." Odds I will pick the right can to do touch-up in any given room is zero. Should I label the cans? Of course. Have I? Of course not. It's more fun to open all three cans and clean up three times the shit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 07, 2023 02:12 PM (Q4IgG)

24 I have no shame on the topic of hiring professionals to do certain tasks in my house.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 07, 2023 02:08 PM (/f8Ky)

That's my idea of spreading the wealth.
Posted by: BignJames at May 07, 2023 02:10 PM (AwYPR)

Same here. I believe in supporting the professionals.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 07, 2023 02:13 PM (BdMk6)

25 Hiya Moonbeam !

Posted by: JT at May 07, 2023 02:13 PM (T4tVD)

26
My house has a decorating scheme: Good Enough for Tenants.

Cheap countertops, neutral walls, second-from-the-top-of-the-line appliances, landscaping that only needs watering. Maybe when I'm 90 I'll commit to a house and move in for real, but for now, I'm always renting the place out sporadically as I hop around. I've actually been living here for a couple years this spell and I keep my clothes in cardboard boxes in the closet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 07, 2023 02:14 PM (lCaJd)

27 Wife is worst painter in the world but she insists on trying so...

Also the colors she chooses. She'd painted the kitchen in our old house, and when we moved and rented the old place, the tenant asked if they could paint the kitchen and they'd pay for all the materials.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at May 07, 2023 02:15 PM (fv27Y)

28 Time to sell.
Posted by: Always the default answer at May 07, 2023 02:03 PM (DhOHl)

Yep, the ashtray is full.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 07, 2023 02:15 PM (3aLWR)

29 24 I have no shame on the topic of hiring professionals to do certain tasks in my house.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 07, 2023 02:08 PM (/f8Ky)

You need to make sure the escort does outcalls first though.

Posted by: Professionals serve many purposes at May 07, 2023 02:15 PM (FEapg)

30 18
That's my idea of spreading the wealth.
Posted by: BignJames at May 07, 2023 02:10 PM (AwYPR)

Exactly. I borrowed that from my brother's handy flow chart.

1. How long will it take me?
2. How much will material cost?
3. How much to hire a professional?
4. How much do I make an hour?

Posted by: NR Pax at May 07, 2023 02:15 PM (/f8Ky)

31 My wife can tell the difference between ivory, creme, off-white, and bone.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 07, 2023 02:16 PM (3aLWR)

32 29
You need to make sure the escort does outcalls first though.
Posted by: Professionals serve many purposes at May 07, 2023 02:15 PM (FEapg)

I think my wife would Take Issue with me hiring a contractor for something like that.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 07, 2023 02:16 PM (/f8Ky)

33 Where I live you may well use all the paint up. Leave nothing in the can, because it's illegal to dispose of it anywhere.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 07, 2023 02:16 PM (jTmQV)

34 I've done some house painting, it really sucks. Eventually I will finish the last room but if I ever have to do it again I'm definitely hiring the pros.

Posted by: CppThis at May 07, 2023 02:17 PM (PZvjL)

35 Nothing says you made in life like hiring others to do the work for you. Professional painters usually do an excellent job.

Posted by: 4thewin at May 07, 2023 02:18 PM (E9zkL)

36 I know why painter drink so much beer.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 07, 2023 02:18 PM (3aLWR)

37 27 Wife is worst painter in the world but she insists on trying so...

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at May 07, 2023 02:15 PM (fv27Y)

My wife is an excellent painter but she's extremely OCD with regards to making sure everything is covered perfectly. When we were getting ready to sell our last home, I was not allowed to have the real estate agent over until she completed the work.

Two weeks later, he walked in and said that he'd seen jobs done by professionals that didn't look as good as what she had done.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 07, 2023 02:18 PM (/f8Ky)

38 Had a guy paint the outside of the house a few years ago. Some carpenters who replaced some dry-rotted facia boards reco'd him - and, my gawd. Not sure I've ever seen a more diligent, focused, skilled worker in my life. Six days (seis dias) for prep - 1.5 days to actually paint (his brother came to help with that). And this is not a very old, or worn out/damaged exterior with lots of issues.

Nicest guy in the world, quiet. Wife was almost worried about him, he never took breaks. She brought him snacks and drinks. I almost wished I had some other job for him to do, having never been more satisfied with a contractor.

Inside painting is all for me. I'm far less diligent, but that is reflected in my pay rate.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 07, 2023 02:19 PM (OTzUX)

39 *looks at picture...looks at garage***

Piker.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 07, 2023 02:19 PM (anj39)

40 >>>Probably a state thing and mostly stupid, like most "environmental" things for decades now, but you can turn in the pain to any paint store and it's either free or nominal fee - for disposal.

This what storm drains are for.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 07, 2023 02:19 PM (fre0s)

41 30 1. How long will it take me?
2. How much will material cost?
3. How much to hire a professional?
4. How much do I make an hour?
Posted by: NR Pax at May 07, 2023 02:15 PM (/f8Ky)

I find myself increasingly doing something similar for things that I don't want to do that would take more than 1-2 hours. Given my present work situation I have a lot more money than time right now, and no desire to turn my limited weekends into even more work.

Posted by: CppThis at May 07, 2023 02:20 PM (PZvjL)

42 > Where I live you may well use all the paint up. Leave nothing in the can, because it's illegal to dispose of it anywhere.

Posted by: gourmand du jour

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Store won't take them? Usually they'll take back the cans and dispose for you.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at May 07, 2023 02:20 PM (fv27Y)

43 Self-awareness regarding your actual skill level is so important.

In the end, it is more important that everything looks good and functions correctly than to point to it and say "I did that."

Posted by: Blacksheep at May 07, 2023 02:20 PM (6mvRv)

44 The problem with paint is getting rid of the rest of the can.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 07, 2023 02:05 PM (MoZTd)

There is actually a paint turn-in opportunity in my county. I'm going to start taking advantage of it soon.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 07, 2023 02:20 PM (anj39)

45 Thrash can lid line with plastic bad and pour excess paint on it on a nice 2 days, it will dry up quick

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2023 02:20 PM (xhxe8)

46 This what storm drains are for.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 07, 2023 02:19 PM (fre0s)

and logging roads ... wait ... that is for bodies.

Err ... never mind.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 07, 2023 02:20 PM (3aLWR)

47 gourmand, aren't you in CA? I think you can take it to a paint store (or Home Depot or the like) and for a nominal fee they dispose of it. In the massive over-arching all-encompassing oppressive edifice of mostly pointless "environmental" restrictions, a fairly trivial one.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 07, 2023 02:21 PM (OTzUX)

48 "I'd like to think it's DYI. Is it? "

Yes.

We did our two car garage, including color chips, and clear sealer.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 02:21 PM (1n+EO)

49 I have probably 2 dozen paint cans. Some were from painting the old house before I sold it, basically extra gallons that didn't get used that I thought could be used in the new house, and didn't get used in the end anyway. The people who bought the old house liked the colors, so I left all the half used gallons with them so they had a record of what was used. Which brings us to other gallons that are the results of failed experiments. Then we got extra gallons of the new colors used in the new house, and also gallons waiting to be used in the living room, the last room I need to do my thing in. I am Paint Man.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 07, 2023 02:21 PM (VwHCD)

50 Do you know who else had a lot of paints?

*dreams wistfully of neat little farms in the Ukraine*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 07, 2023 02:23 PM (kiipS)

51 Probably a state thing and mostly stupid, like most "environmental" things for decades now, but you can turn in the pain to any paint store and it's either free or nominal fee - for disposal.

This what storm drains are for.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 07, 2023 02:19 PM (fre0s)

I thought those were for used oil.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 07, 2023 02:23 PM (BdMk6)

52 Only mistake I made during big interior paint project a few years ago was forgetting to use primer (especially in the rooms with color). No big deal. But did have to do 3 full coats in one case. Plaster walls that last saw paint probably in the 80s. They sucked up gallons.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 07, 2023 02:23 PM (OTzUX)

53 > My wife is an excellent painter but she's extremely OCD with regards to making sure everything is covered perfectly.

Posted by: NR Pax

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Exact opposite here. Mine has no patience and no concept of how to tape / cover trim, etc.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at May 07, 2023 02:23 PM (fv27Y)

54 Take the wall switch plate off in each room, and record the paint info in the back of the wall switch.

Also, clumping litter in the can dries the leftover paint right up.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 02:23 PM (1n+EO)

55 Where I live you may well use all the paint up. Leave nothing in the can, because it's illegal to dispose of it anywhere.

Posted by: gourmand du jour

Go to Bing maps, and type in "Hazardous waste disposal".

Posted by: weft-cut loop at May 07, 2023 02:24 PM (jzzG8)

56 @54 - those are both excellent ideas

Posted by: Blacksheep at May 07, 2023 02:25 PM (6mvRv)

57 The interior painting world runs on Swiss Coffee.

CHANGE MY MIND

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 07, 2023 02:25 PM (kiipS)

58 I hate painting but I’m too cheap to pay someone else to do it.

A personal peeve of mine is, whenever I patch and paint a room, some woman always comes along and wants to punch holes in it with nails.

Posted by: Marty at May 07, 2023 02:25 PM (t1B5D)

59 I can’t paint. I don’t even try anymore. I hire professionals. Last crew came out were hardcore fundamentalists and planted their yard signs all over the front of my property you’d of thought there was a tent revival going on at my property as the signs all spoke of De Lawd and How Great Thou Art as well as their company’s name.

They did great work and I will hire them again.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 07, 2023 02:26 PM (R/m4+)

60 My first world problem with paint is that there isn’t enough lead in it to poison the extended family.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 07, 2023 02:26 PM (sy6UY)

61 > This what storm drains are for.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

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The cousin Eddie method.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at May 07, 2023 02:26 PM (fv27Y)

62 Let dry out and chuck them

That's what I do. I guess I'm a horrible "steward of the Earf". *shrugs*

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 07, 2023 02:26 PM (Xrfse)

63 You're right, I checked. Paint stores will dispose of remnants. Sometimes a fee.
My waste management co has all kinds of warnings about not putting old paint cans in your trash, but not the alternative.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 07, 2023 02:28 PM (jTmQV)

64 > A personal peeve of mine is, whenever I patch and paint a room, some woman always comes along and wants to punch holes in it with nails.

Posted by: Marty

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Had a tenant do that at one of my rentals. Took me 2 weeks to fix all the holes and repaint.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at May 07, 2023 02:28 PM (fv27Y)

65 I would have figured that latex enamels were perfectly safe for the environment. Oil paints I could understand being not so good.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 07, 2023 02:29 PM (3aLWR)

66 Or next paint project mix all unused paints together and if not a bad shade use it.

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2023 02:29 PM (xhxe8)

67 I proposed to paint all the interior walls in my house white. I was overruled by all the women in my house

The kitchen is white though.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 07, 2023 02:30 PM (xhaym)

68 53 > My wife is an excellent painter but she's extremely OCD with regards to making sure everything is covered perfectly.

Posted by: NR Pax

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Exact opposite here. Mine has no patience and no concept of how to tape / cover trim, etc.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert
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My wife is also an excellent painter and will not let me touch a brush or roller inside the house. I do get to do the second floor outside. Many of her ornamental shrubs and plants tend to be the same color as the house for awhile afterward.

Posted by: Cosda at May 07, 2023 02:30 PM (P/320)

69 Leftover latex paint. Toilet. Flush.

Posted by: Not that I would ever do that... at May 07, 2023 02:30 PM (DhOHl)

70 I thought those were for used oil.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 07, 2023 02:23 PM (BdMk6)

No no. Oil goes along the fence line to keep the weeds down.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 07, 2023 02:30 PM (anj39)

71 >I would have figured that latex enamels were perfectly safe for the environment. Oil paints I could understand being not so good.

Posted by: G'rump928(c)

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You clean the brushes with water, and where does that water go?

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at May 07, 2023 02:30 PM (fv27Y)

72 Apropos of nothing, I got an email about 9MM NATO for $4.99/50. So I am all Yesssss!. I go there, figuring to buy a thousand rounds but no, it is limit one box, with $34.95 shipping.

I mean, I can't even imagine who would fall for this.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 07, 2023 02:31 PM (3aLWR)

73 Our oldBaltimore row home was built in 1954.

I heat gunned and took every inch of old paint off the wood trim in the place. Doors, frames, windows, window frames, baseboards......EVERY inch.

Took about three years of casual off and on effort, doing one room at a time. Wore a mask, and a heap filter on the shopvac.

About a year after we finished, I was doing a PSA blood draw at Walter Reed, and I casually asked my nurse if she could put in for lead levels on the blog work as well. No problem.

Blood lead levels came back as basically 0.0.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 02:32 PM (1n+EO)

74 @67 - Thank you. I will only allow four colors in my home: white, off-white, cream and - if I really need a splash - ivory.

I will not play these interior wall repainting games.

Posted by: Blacksheep at May 07, 2023 02:32 PM (6mvRv)

75 10 Thinking about painting or epoxy on the cement floor in my screened in patio. Its small, about 10x14'.

I'd like to think it's DYI. Is it?

Posted by: Regular joe

If you are still here. Yes, it is very DIY. The most important part though is surface prep and follow the directions of whatever you use religiously.

There is a rare occasion where the concrete is actually too smooth to hold paint well--in that case, you may have to use a power tool to wirebrush the concrete surface before painting. The other problem is if the concrete is new (let it cure thoroughly first) or if it had oil spilled on it. New concrete needs time to cure and oil spills can be addressed by the right surface prep methods.

Posted by: whig at May 07, 2023 02:33 PM (uCOqa)

76 My dad like to paint. Seems I could have learned something from him when I was just a wee lad. But I was busy running around trying to paint the cat.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 07, 2023 02:33 PM (BdMk6)

77 Painting really sucks. I painted our whole house inside and out. Once and never again.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 07, 2023 02:33 PM (EZebt)

78 Blood lead levels came back as basically 0.0.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
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You did lead paint removal the smart way.

Posted by: whig at May 07, 2023 02:34 PM (uCOqa)

79 72 Apropos of nothing, I got an email about 9MM NATO for $4.99/50. So I am all Yesssss!. I go there, figuring to buy a thousand rounds but no, it is limit one box, with $34.95 shipping.

I mean, I can't even imagine who would fall for this.
Posted by: G'rump928(c)
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Heh, you could try to pimp that site on the gun thread to see who bites.

Posted by: whig at May 07, 2023 02:35 PM (uCOqa)

80 Blood lead levels came back as basically 0.0.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 02:32 PM (1n+EO)

That means the filters worked. Or, the lead menace wasn't as great as they said it was. I feel the same way about asbestos abatement. Seems to me if you wet it then bag it you should be fine to dispose. Wear appropriate masks. But I don't know for sure.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 07, 2023 02:36 PM (Angsy)

81 Painting really sucks. I painted our whole house inside and out. Once and never again.

My ex and I repainted the interior of our first home shortly after we were married. The exercise almost precipitated WW III.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 07, 2023 02:36 PM (Xrfse)

82 63 You're right, I checked. Paint stores will dispose of remnants. Sometimes a fee.
My waste management co has all kinds of warnings about not putting old paint cans in your trash, but not the alternative.
Posted by: gourmand du jour
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Paint stores and big box hardware stores sell paint hardener. For the most part, after this is mixed in, it hardens the paint and then it can be thrown into the garbage as it is no longer a liquid. Air dry is cheaper but takes awhile.

Posted by: whig at May 07, 2023 02:37 PM (uCOqa)

83 Heh, you could try to pimp that site on the gun thread to see who bites.
Posted by: whig at May 07, 2023 02:35 PM (uCOqa)

I am trying to figure out if I am doing something wrong on the website but I cannot get more than 1 box no matter what I do.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 07, 2023 02:39 PM (3aLWR)

84 I'd like to think it's DYI. Is it?

Posted by: Regular joe at May 07, 2023 02:05 PM (nnp+f)

For foot traffic? Yes. But don't bother with the DIY stuff for garages. They don't work.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2023 02:39 PM (ZCCyW)

85 Air dry is cheaper but takes awhile.
Posted by: whig at May 07, 2023 02:37 PM (uCOqa)

I live in Washington State. The air is never dry.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 07, 2023 02:39 PM (anj39)

86 "You did lead paint removal the smart way."

Thanks.

Once you get the hang of the gun, the angle and the speed, the bubbling and removal are almost relaxing.

When I uncovered the old wood that the doors were made of, the grain was absolutely beautiful.

Of course, none of the molding profiles of that old stuff, including the sanitary cap on the baseboards exists in modern stores.

So I preserved and used every original inch of the stuff.

If anyone is interested, I can tell you how to save a plaster ceiling where the plaster is beginning to come loose from the ceiling.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 02:40 PM (1n+EO)

87 That means the filters worked. Or, the lead menace wasn't as great as they said it was. I feel the same way about asbestos abatement. Seems to me if you wet it then bag it you should be fine to dispose. Wear appropriate masks. But I don't know for sure.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 07, 2023 02:36 PM (Angsy)

Ah. The ol' asbestos scam. And it is a scam.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 07, 2023 02:40 PM (BdMk6)

88 I think this graphic might be explanatory:

https://is.gd/FhF1ZL

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 07, 2023 02:41 PM (PiwSw)

89 If anyone is interested, I can tell you how to save a plaster ceiling where the plaster is beginning to come loose from the ceiling.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 02:40 PM (1n+EO)

The very first thing is fix the roof.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 07, 2023 02:42 PM (BdMk6)

90 Of course, none of the molding profiles of that old stuff, including the sanitary cap on the baseboards exists in modern stores.

So I preserved and used every original inch of the stuff.

If anyone is interested, I can tell you how to save a plaster ceiling where the plaster is beginning to come loose from the ceiling.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 02:40 PM (1n+EO)

Ask This Old House showed a profile tool that you can press against old molding and give it to a lumber yard to make an exact replica. Probably costs a bit though.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 07, 2023 02:42 PM (Angsy)

91 I am trying to figure out if I am doing something wrong on the website but I cannot get more than 1 box no matter what I do.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 07, 2023 02:39 PM (3aLWR)

I tried the same thing with a wine coupon. Got some great wines for a good price. My mormon in-laws gave me a coupon they had for the same but the wine site would not let me use it. Somehow it knew my 'puter.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 07, 2023 02:42 PM (anj39)

92 "But don't bother with the DIY stuff for garages. They don't work."

Sure it does.

We used the top of the line garage coating from Lowes, at twice the price of the regular stuff.

Followed the instructions for prep exactly.

Stuff has been there for three years without a single issue.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 02:42 PM (1n+EO)

93 I live in Washington State. The air is never dry.
Posted by: Diogenes
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Heh. What do house painters do there then if the paint never dries?

Posted by: whig at May 07, 2023 02:43 PM (uCOqa)

94 If anyone is interested, I can tell you how to save a plaster ceiling where the plaster is beginning to come loose from the ceiling.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 02:40 PM (1n+EO)

We wanted new crown moldings, so instead of pulling the old small ones down and trashing the plaster, my contractor put the new and bigger moldings over the old stuff. it took a bit of work, and the corners were tough, but it preserved all of the plaster that would have been a nightmare to repair.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2023 02:43 PM (ZCCyW)

95 Followed the instructions for prep exactly.

Stuff has been there for three years without a single issue.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 02:42 PM (1n+EO)

You and exactly one other person on the planet.

Prep is everything.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2023 02:44 PM (ZCCyW)

96 Ah. The ol' asbestos scam. And it is a scam.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 07, 2023 02:40 PM (BdMk6)

Brought to you by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, I believe. They practically tented houses to remove it with the workers using hazmat suits and clean rooms.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 07, 2023 02:44 PM (Angsy)

97 Ask This Old House showed a profile tool that you can press against old molding and give it to a lumber yard to make an exact replica. Probably costs a bit though.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Various types of contour gages using pins can be bought for actually fairly reasonable prices from places like Woodcraft or Rockler from really cheap to really expensive. Big box stores and Harbor Freight have them on the cheaper side.

Latex molds may be needed for complex contours.

Posted by: whig at May 07, 2023 02:46 PM (uCOqa)

98 They practically tented houses to remove it with the workers using hazmat suits and clean rooms.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 07, 2023 02:44 PM (Angsy)

I removed about 50 feet of asbestos pipe insulation from my parents' basement. Wore a mask, misted everything with water to keep the dust down, went carefully, and it was done in two hours.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2023 02:46 PM (ZCCyW)

99 my tip is find a piece of 18th century french painted furniture that appeals to you

and use that color combo

they were quite talented at this

Posted by: REDACTED at May 07, 2023 02:46 PM (us2H3)

100 "The very first thing is fix the roof."

Not always.

Sometimes the wood joists that the lathe is nailed to simply dries out and no longer grips the lathe, and the plaster, but instead over time begins to actually pull out of the wood joists.

Our homes in our community were famous for it, as they were built during the time of transition from true lathe and plaster to 2x4 foot panels nailed in place, then the rough and smooth coat applied over the panels.

And that stuff gets damn heavy.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 02:46 PM (1n+EO)

101 I think this graphic might be explanatory:

https://is.gd/FhF1ZL
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 07, 2023 02:41 PM (PiwSw)

Snort!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 07, 2023 02:48 PM (anj39)

102 I removed about 50 feet of asbestos pipe insulation from my parents' basement. Wore a mask, misted everything with water to keep the dust down, went carefully, and it was done in two hours.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2023 02:46 PM (ZCCyW)

So, scam.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 07, 2023 02:49 PM (Angsy)

103 Latex molds may be needed for complex contours.

Posted by: whig at May 07, 2023 02:46 PM (uCOqa)

I saw that method used on an English house restoration program.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 07, 2023 02:50 PM (Angsy)

104 so I have chosen to ignore the cheapskate part of my homeowner's psyche and had my contractor do the work.

This is uncommon wisdom.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 07, 2023 02:51 PM (YXHzG)

105 "You did lead paint removal the smart way."

By eating the paint chips?

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 07, 2023 02:52 PM (YXHzG)

106 Heh. What do house painters do there then if the paint never dries?
Posted by: whig at May 07, 2023 02:43 PM (uCOqa)

Paint dries?

Kidding aside, up the street someone flipped a house and waited until the very end to paint. Sure enough, they started and within an hour the rain was horrible. Took them a week to finish, trying to paint between downpours.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 07, 2023 02:53 PM (anj39)

107 there is this this product called silputty

make a mold in matter of minutes and be use for casting over and over

will pick up any details, even fingerprints

then you can use a poracast product

takes a matter of minutes

but what do I know ?

Posted by: REDACTED at May 07, 2023 02:53 PM (us2H3)

108 Over 100

It's Flores de Mayo.
Please call your mom if she's alive. Or send her a prayer if she's not.
And thank Mary, our Blessed Mother, for her sacrifice and prayers for us.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 07, 2023 02:55 PM (U2p+3)

109 105 "You did lead paint removal the smart way."

hiring local children ?

Posted by: REDACTED at May 07, 2023 02:55 PM (us2H3)

110 Given my present work situation I have a lot more money than time right now, and no desire to turn my limited weekends into even more work.

This is a good problem to have.

I foolishly "saved" $50 by buying "boltless" metal shelving. That was a disaster. The shelves would spontaneously disassemble themselves. Reviewers of the product said that they remedied it by welding or using self-tapping metal screws to hold it together.

For me, its easier and less time to pitch that shit back in the original box and swap it out for the bolted shelves that I know lasts for decades.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 07, 2023 02:55 PM (YXHzG)

111 We've got leftover latex from the Upstate MN fishing cabin we no longer own because you can't let it freeze.

Posted by: DaveA at May 07, 2023 02:56 PM (FhXTo)

112 Shooter in Allen TX is now identified as 33 year old Mauricio Garcia, a security guard with no criminal history.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 07, 2023 02:56 PM (jTmQV)

113 Hopefully no one going to be drunk enough to drive onto my patio. Where I live in SC, you never know.

Spring pollen season ending and summer heat and humidity rolling in, I figure I have a few day window to paint/stain/epoxy with spinkles/or seal my cement floor.

What's the best option?

Posted by: Regular joe at May 07, 2023 02:57 PM (nnp+f)

114 Beware of the Radon!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 07, 2023 02:57 PM (63Dwl)

115 *The shelves would spontaneously disassemble themselves.*

Ah, shelving. A recurring theme around these parts.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 07, 2023 02:58 PM (DhOHl)

116 102 I removed about 50 feet of asbestos pipe insulation from my parents' basement. Wore a mask, misted everything with water to keep the dust down, went carefully, and it was done in two hours.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2023 02:46 PM (ZCCyW)

#1 probalby illegal

#2 kiss your ass goodbye

Posted by: REDACTED at May 07, 2023 02:58 PM (us2H3)

117 So anyhow, saving a plaster ceiling.

1. using a stud finder, find and mark the joist pattern for the ceiling by snapping chalk lines for the entire ceiling.

2. Procure a good dremel tool, several carbide cutting bits and a good drill bit slightly smaller than the smallest decking screws that will pass through the thickness of the plaster, and at least 2.4 inch into the joist above the plaster.

3. procure hundreds of 'plaster washers'
https://tinyurl.com/447r45yu

4. Here is where I deviate from the standard 'Plaster washer 'method. Space out and mark where you are going to put each washer on the joist lines. Now CAREFULLY, using the carbide dremel bit, grind through the smooth coat just enough that the finished washer will once screwed in, set recessed enough to be able to mud in the little bit of shallow recess that you have created for each hole.

5. If your ceiling has already began to pull away from the joists, you can over a period of several days tighten each of those hundreds of screws just a little bit daily, and pull the ceiling back into place.

This method is not for the faint hearted as it takes time and patience.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 02:58 PM (1n+EO)

118 >>>Of course I will now seal the rooms against all intruders who might damage the perfect walls and paint!

Montresor, is that you?

Posted by: m at May 07, 2023 02:59 PM (qZtr0)

119 Growing up in N'Awlins where I did in the early 50s thru the late 60s, our house was maybe 8 or 9 blocks from the National Gypsum factory (which later became one of my customers when I later sold chemicals). There was always gypsum in the air we breathed. Whether it was crocidolite, rhyolite, amosite, anthophyllite, tremolite, or actinolite was all in the 'unknown unknowns' category. The only thing I can be certain of is that we were exposed to atmospheric forms of whichever flavor gypsum they were making at any particular time. None - repeat - NONE of us ever came down with an asbestos-related disease. That also includes the time spent installing drywall, doing the papering and the 'mudding' of the joints, etc. We were used to having dried asbestos 'stuff' caked on our bodies in various places. It was more problematic getting it out of our clothes than it was getting it off of ourselves ...

Posted by: Dr_No at May 07, 2023 02:59 PM (mu5GU)

120 Real FWP!
To seal cracks in the foundation I bought Rapid Set's mortar. Figured out the proportions for a pint of water and 6 lbs of mortar instead of a gal and 55lbs.
Mixed until smooth, walked back to room with crack and the damn stuff was already set up. It wouldn't trowel smooth.
What a pain.
DOH!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 07, 2023 02:59 PM (nMFct)

121 I removed about 50 feet of asbestos pipe insulation from my parents' basement. Wore a mask, misted everything with water to keep the dust down, went carefully, and it was done in two hours.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2023 02:46 PM (ZCCyW)

So, scam.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 07, 2023 02:49 PM (Angsy)
***

In the late 80's I was stationed at Ft Huachuca in Arizona. Typical army post, over half the buildings were built out of wood prior to, or during WW2. There was a fire, a big one and if memory serves, it destroyed 8 or 9 of these old buildings. You could see the smoke from miles away. Ash everywhere. It was the talk of the Post.
A week later they put a fence up around the destroyed site and then, the whole area gets covered with plastic. No reason given. And all the workers are dressed in level 5 Hollywood hazmat suits. WTF???
Oh...apparently the pipes were all wrapped in asbestos.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 07, 2023 03:00 PM (anj39)

122 "...33 year old Mauricio Garcia, a security guard with no criminal history."

Who was just turning his life around and on his way to bible study.

Posted by: The local news channel at May 07, 2023 03:01 PM (DhOHl)

123 3rd world doesn’t have a problem of disposing of old half filled paint cans. They have unfortunately brought their third world mentality here. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve caught contract laborers in my neighborhood pouring their paints and paint thinners down the drains or out of the way bushes. Also their buckets of water they use for plaster /Sheetrock work.

Posted by: polynikes at May 07, 2023 03:01 PM (MNhXM)

124 About garage floor coatings. We looked into the alternatives at our old house and decided that epoxy coatings don't work in Texas because it's too hot. (They'll stick to your tires and peel off.) Went with Racedeck and were very happy with it. Not too expensive and DIY installation.

Did the same in our current house ourselves--in spite of being 29 and the installation being a lot harder on our old bodies.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 07, 2023 03:01 PM (fTtFy)

125 Of course I will now seal the rooms against all intruders who might damage the perfect walls and paint!

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Cats can be very patient.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 07, 2023 03:03 PM (BdMk6)

126 I have a huge family room that needs painting...the issue is the wood paneling throughout.

Posted by: Redchief at May 07, 2023 03:04 PM (4Nm33)

127 Disposing of paint has become overly difficult. I can see oil based paints being an issue. I can't see latex being a problem however.

I have several gallon cans out back of the garage. They're dried out, so I'm going to start putting them out with the trash, in bags, "camouflaged" as regular trash as the contract trash outfit will not take paint cans of any type or condition.

Probably due to the regulations at the landfill. The alternative is to pay to have them "disposed of properly." Which is probably them taking the cans to the landfill anyway.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 07, 2023 03:04 PM (Q4IgG)

128 > I removed about 50 feet of asbestos pipe insulation from my parents' basement. Wore a mask, misted everything with water to keep the dust down, went carefully, and it was done in two hours.

Then he drank water from Camp Lejeune!

Posted by: Ambulance chasing attorney at May 07, 2023 03:06 PM (DhOHl)

129 Apropos of nothing, I got an email about 9MM NATO for $4.99/50. So I am all Yesssss!. I go there, figuring to buy a thousand rounds but no, it is limit one box, with $34.95 shipping.

I mean, I can't even imagine who would fall for this.
Posted by: G'rump928(c)
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Heh, you could try to pimp that site on the gun thread to see who bites.
Posted by: whig

This is not the gun thread, but I bought 150 rounds of Winchester 5.56 for 74.99 the other day, and bought 100 rounds of Winchester 9 mm for ~ $25. I thought that was a good buy. These days, I only buy "in person" and only pay cash.

Posted by: Barnacle Bill the sailor at May 07, 2023 03:06 PM (tjZg/)

130 126 I have a huge family room that needs painting...the issue is the wood paneling throughout.
Posted by: Redchief at May 07, 2023 03:04 PM (4Nm33)

it is probably attached with nails and a horrible black adhesive

the black shit is impossible remove

if you are handy with a trowel, can be floated in

Posted by: REDACTED at May 07, 2023 03:06 PM (us2H3)

131 Probably due to the regulations at the landfill. The alternative is to pay to have them "disposed of properly." Which is probably them taking the cans to the landfill anyway.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 07, 2023 03:04 PM (Q4IgG)

Landfills hold many secrets the EPA doesn't want you to know.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 07, 2023 03:09 PM (BdMk6)

132 That black adhesive is evil, and smells like toxicity

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2023 03:10 PM (xhxe8)

133 I have stacked paint cans in my garage. They mock me every day. This post is encouraging me to toss them. Some of the cans are not even usable. The painters just didn't throw them away and left them there to mock me.

Posted by: Miss Issippi at May 07, 2023 03:10 PM (zjVy3)

134 Landfills hold many secrets the EPA doesn't want you to know.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 07, 2023 03:09 PM (BdMk6)

—————-

Don’t I fucking know it!

Posted by: Jimmy Hoffa at May 07, 2023 03:11 PM (u73oe)

135 I mean, I can't even imagine who would fall for this.
Posted by: G'rump928(c)

Kinda amusing. Obvious errors about guns in video games.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GgJ8aUzU6Xo

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at May 07, 2023 03:13 PM (FVME7)

136 Wisdom:
You are either a painter, or you are not.
You are either a plasterer, or you are not.
If you are not, hire a professional.
I am in fact an excellent painter (worked 2 years commercial) but cannot finish plaster.
Some things simply cannot be learned it's why they are called 'Arts'.
You either got it, or you don't.

Posted by: LenNeal at May 07, 2023 03:14 PM (pqfA/)

137 Going back to the garage coating.

Clear coat/seal it.

It's an extra cost purchase, but it really puts the finished product into the professional looking category.
And buy extra color chips. The small extra bags are inexpensive, and the kits never have enough to start with.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 03:15 PM (1n+EO)

138 133 I have stacked cans in my garage

I know this is code for sumptin

follow up to milkshakes ?

Posted by: REDACTED at May 07, 2023 03:16 PM (us2H3)

139 I used to paint houses!

Posted by: Hannity at May 07, 2023 03:19 PM (u73oe)

140
If anyone is interested, I can tell you how to save a plaster ceiling where the plaster is beginning to come loose from the ceiling.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
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Ask This Old House showed a profile tool that you can press against old molding and give it to a lumber yard to make an exact replica. Probably costs a bit though.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

I watched Norm, from Conneticut Yankee Workshop, replicate one of those old ones with three or four different bits on a router table. He made it look EXACTLY like the original. He also said that was how they did it when they made the originals, just an assembly line, with different bits at different stations. Cool stuff.

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 07, 2023 03:19 PM (3CCua)

141 So, scam.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 07, 2023 02:49 PM (Angsy)

Aided and abetted by government.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2023 03:19 PM (ZCCyW)

142 The first imperative of a quality paint job, is the quality of the prep work, first. I think everyone knows this, but not everyone GETS it. As evidenced in the resultant work.

The second imperative of a quality paint job, is to buy and use only high quality brushes and tools, such as Purdy brushes. Buy the correct type of bristle for the paint you're using, of course. Natural boar bristle and latex paints do NOT go together. Fact is, that's a good instant ruination of a $20 brush, right from the first dip into the can.

The third imperative of a quality paint job, is to learn how to properly clean those quality brushes, hanging them as intended from that hole in the handle, properly snugged into the protective cover that came with the brush.

I've got brushes I've owned since 1999, that still serve well to this day.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at May 07, 2023 03:20 PM (e6UQI)

143 You either got it, or you don't.

Know your limitations. I may have finally figured that out after 29+ years on this planet.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 07, 2023 03:21 PM (Xrfse)

144 Aided and abetted by government.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2023 03:19 PM (ZCCyW)

That's what we're best at!

Posted by: Your Friendly Neighborhood Government at May 07, 2023 03:23 PM (Angsy)

145 #1 probalby illegal

#2 kiss your ass goodbye

Posted by: REDACTED at May 07, 2023 02:58 PM (us2H3)

#1 I don't give a shit.

#2 Absolutely incorrect. There was no health risk.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2023 03:23 PM (ZCCyW)

146 In unrelated sad news, A's legendary pitcher Vida Blue dead at 73.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 07, 2023 03:25 PM (Xrfse)

147 And I'm a GREAT American!

Posted by: Sean Hannity at May 07, 2023 03:26 PM (DhOHl)

148 I had an old pro painter tell me that he uses a couple drops of fabric softener with plain water to clean his good quality brushes.
And a good natural bristle men's hairbrush to clean out between the Bristles

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 03:27 PM (1n+EO)

149 #1 I don't give a shit.

Heh. Nice.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 07, 2023 03:27 PM (Xrfse)

150 I find myself saying that more and more each and every day.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 07, 2023 03:29 PM (Xrfse)

151 Miami Grand Prix about to start

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2023 03:29 PM (xhxe8)

152 It's on ABC

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2023 03:31 PM (xhxe8)

153
You don't need the paint codes, just the brand. They have scanners at the paint store which tell them the exact color mix.

Posted by: Speller at May 07, 2023 03:32 PM (pSotA)

154 Just finished a side of house exterior. 2 more sides to go - we did front a year ago and then got lazy. Have a sprayer but not sure it’s faster as prep and cleaning more tiresome than brushes, but since it’s stucco …. We have more cans than that, plus drywall repair, mortar, stucco repair, and with no basement they’re all in garage. I voted to wait another year but spouse wants to paint another side Tuesday. Given its the desert I can’t expect a rain delay, but maybe a dust storm?

Posted by: VizzinisGuess at May 07, 2023 03:35 PM (h8s0C)

155 My limitation, said to me by a plasterer on a high-end job. I asked to use his kit, just to try it. I tried to mimic what I saw him do for weeks.
Guy says, "Oh, no! You have to put it on smooth!"
That shit is an Art.
'Put it on smooth'! Wow, what helpful instruction.
I now believe he took one look at me and went,
"Nope. Dude ain't got it."

Posted by: LenNeal at May 07, 2023 03:35 PM (pqfA/)

156 I have a huge family room that needs painting...the issue is the wood paneling throughout.
Posted by: Redchief at May 07, 2023 03:04 PM (4Nm33)

I'd just paint the paneling.

Posted by: Bigsmith at May 07, 2023 03:36 PM (Qqmct)

157 Who really cares if your house walls are perfectly smooth anyway. What, like your wife, or someone?
Or that colors 'complement'.
Again, some woman thing?
Anyway, I can't match colors if Stalin's executioner held a gun to my head, and can't make a smooth wall in at least a week of Durabond 90.

Posted by: LenNeal at May 07, 2023 03:40 PM (pqfA/)

158 Natural boar bristle brushes should ONLY be cleaned using thinner and/or mineral spirits.

Hit any boar brush with water, and the bristles will swell up, and the brush will splay wide, and form into clumps and fingers. Only thing it'll be good for after that, is for dusting off work prior to painting with non-ruined brushes.

That said, it's pretty rare to even see natural boar brushes anymore. Also called Chinese Bristle. That's because most all the paints are water based now, and actual oil based paints have become pretty scarce.

A good synthetic bristle brush with latex paints, well, hell, they're made to go together. And the synthetic and water clean up, doesn't hurt a thing. Again, still.

Buy the quality brush. Leave the cheaper stuff behind at the store, you will NOT regret paying the premium.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at May 07, 2023 03:40 PM (e6UQI)

159 They have scanners at the paint store which tell them the exact color mix.

Posted by: Speller at May 07, 2023 03:32 PM (pSotA)

Unless you don't know which paint can corresponds to which room.

I mean...so I have heard.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2023 03:42 PM (ZCCyW)

160 Fwiw, a lot of that old black adhesive used on vinyl floors or wall paneling has asbestos in it. Assume that it does and do what CBD did in removing pipe insulation.

Posted by: whig at May 07, 2023 03:43 PM (uCOqa)

161 Sorry to go off topic on my last post.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 07, 2023 03:43 PM (Xrfse)

162 One other hand with your empty paint can and wood to burn you can make your own charcoal

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2023 03:43 PM (xhxe8)

163 Who really cares if your house walls are perfectly smooth anyway. What, like your wife, or someone?

Posted by: LenNeal at May 07, 2023 03:40 PM (pqfA/)

Or...you know...the people who buy the house when I move out of the People's Republic...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2023 03:44 PM (ZCCyW)

164 Given its the desert I can’t expect a rain delay, but maybe a dust storm?
Posted by: VizzinisGuess

To early in the year for dust storms; but, you might get a dust devil to blow through.
I doubt the better half will let you claim that the possibility of a dust devil prevents you from painting.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 07, 2023 03:45 PM (nMFct)

165 159, um, that scanner surface must be kept clean in order for a good match to sample. Often store personnel not at a paint only store can be negligent in cleaning those color matching scanners. Go to a paint store if you don't have a trusted big box buddy.

Posted by: whig at May 07, 2023 03:46 PM (uCOqa)

166 Jim

Yeh, all my brushes for latex are synthetic bristle.

But Purdy brand.

And the fabric softener does seem to help on the cleaning process.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 03:46 PM (1n+EO)

167 My thinking is that anyone who can cook properly, can also paint properly.

Because for both things, good prep is the key.

And if one has the mindset of good prep for cooking, that will carry over to the painting mindset as well.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 07, 2023 03:48 PM (1n+EO)

168 Brushes? Rarely, I disagree with Jim. He what, lives on a boat? So coatings he works with are different. For exterior painting, I go to Dollar Tree and buy cheap brushes and throw them away for each use especially for primer. For a finish coat, which in exterior, which what, your MIL is going to walk up and look? Spray it on and brush it in, with mid-grade brushes. Inside finish work? Yes, very, very high-grade brushes give the absolute best finish. Better than any roller that has ever been born. But who looks at that?
What weekender is going to blow +$50 on a 3" brush? Not me, when nobody can tell the difference anymore anyway. It's all orangepeel and pva. It will not increase the value of your home to do it. So if it's your thang, sure, but otherwise not.

Posted by: LenNeal at May 07, 2023 03:48 PM (pqfA/)

169
>Unless you don't know which paint can corresponds to which room

The code on a can of paint tells you which room got which paint? I did not know that.

The paint stores where I live put a daub of paint on the lid so that can be used to match what is in the can.

Posted by: Speller at May 07, 2023 03:49 PM (pSotA)

170 The transfer station at the old place would take paint cans, if the paint were dry. But Portland Metro Paint actually recycles paint into new. It works for interior and exterior. We painted the house in it. I bought several gallons of it with me, as I could tell there were ceilings that weren't completely done. Then I discovered they left all sorts of paint. I wish they'd left the molding and floor boards they took off instead.

I will hire someone to paint the outside, so that it's all one color again. And it's asbestos siding.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 07, 2023 03:49 PM (u7leW)

171 Posted by: Speller at May 07, 2023 03:49 PM (pSotA)

I am mostly joking, but we have some very similar colors, so it is surprisingly difficult to keep the paint separate. I label the cans, but if I forget, then I am usually screwed.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2023 03:51 PM (ZCCyW)

172 Some years ago I bought a large steel cabinet for the garage to store paint and combustibles. It is now 95% full of paints.

Posted by: Javems at May 07, 2023 03:51 PM (AmoqO)

173 matching paint colors? GAAAAH, my husband did that. He didn't want to change the colors in any room, although I did get a better yellow color for one room. We discovered that there were two different, but almost identical colors in one part of the house. He got lucky with some rooms as Sherwin Williams had the color info on file. But we had to take pieces in and try to match them. Didn't notice if the stepdaughter has repainted the entire thing.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 07, 2023 03:52 PM (u7leW)

174 I am mostly joking, but we have some very similar colors, so it is surprisingly difficult to keep the paint separate. I label the cans, but if I forget, then I am usually screwed.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

If there is still paint in the cans can't you paint a test piece of drywall and hold it up next to the current paint to see if you have a match?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 07, 2023 03:52 PM (nMFct)

175 And FenelonSpoke(?) told a baseball joke last night that cracked me up and I've been telling it to everyone. It's a great Dad Joke.
It's a huge favorite at work and to everyone.
Next time I see her on, I'll thank her it's a good joke.

Posted by: LenNeal at May 07, 2023 03:53 PM (pqfA/)

176 I visit the Sunday threads to see how the First World lives.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 07, 2023 03:54 PM (ssESX)

177 Heh, you could try to pimp that site on the gun thread to see who bites.
Posted by: whig

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Posted by: Weasel at May 07, 2023 03:54 PM (RG6z4)

178 168 Brushes? Rarely, I disagree with Jim. He what, lives on a boat? So coatings he works with are different. For exterior painting, I go to Dollar Tree and buy cheap brushes and throw them away for each use especially for primer.
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Gaia is weeping.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 07, 2023 03:56 PM (ssESX)

179 Unless you don't know which paint can corresponds to which room

How many different colors are in your home? Was the interior decorating designed by an Iranian?

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 07, 2023 03:56 PM (YXHzG)

180 I need recommendations for the kitchen floor though. It looks like just the underfloor, OMB. They stuck vinyl tiles on it and called it good. The floor was poorly done and there are small gaps all around the wood. I don't know if I should put something on top of the wood first. I think vinyl planking will just break the way it is now.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 07, 2023 03:57 PM (u7leW)

181 @179
Two tone rooms were all the rage at the turn of the millenium.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 07, 2023 03:58 PM (ssESX)

182
CBD 3:51, our whole interior is one color. It's a dark shaded white.
By that I mean in any given room, even if the whole room is painted the same color different walls and different parts of the same wall can get hit by different amounts of light which makes the same shade of paint appear to be a different color than another wall or even the same wall wall but the paint above a table against the wall looks different from the same wall below the table.

Anyway the shaded white almost looks khaki but it scans as white and looks good with everything.

Posted by: Speller at May 07, 2023 03:59 PM (pSotA)

183 Sorry, LenNeal. We'll agree to differ, here.

Quality brush, I can cut in exterior trim with dead straight and accurate lines, in a trice. Cheap brush? Flecks of paint, splayed bristles spewing misguided paint, every other flaw you want, is built right into the cheap brush itself.

Gimme the good stuff, and I can get the work done a lot faster, and done right the first time.

That said though, there is one place I'll go with you on the disposable brushes as being worth every penny. Brushing stains onto rough fence pickets, they're perfect for the job. Trash 'em after one day's work, brreak out a new one the next morning.

And, I can think of another use for mid priced brushes, where you need adequate quality, but you're going to RUIN the brush in a single use. Epoxy paints, and those can't be cleaned up at all, period. That shit's gonna cure on the brush, in the can and hopefully, on the surface you've just painted, too! lol

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at May 07, 2023 03:59 PM (e6UQI)

184 I need recommendations for the kitchen floor though.

Asphalt FTW. Cheap, resists spills and staining, long lasting, will make your kitchen a conversation piece.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 07, 2023 03:59 PM (YXHzG)

185 I honestly thought about masonite on top, then painting that. But I suspect that masonite is not cheap and not sure how it would wear

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 07, 2023 04:00 PM (u7leW)

186
"...33 year old Mauricio Garcia, a security guard with no criminal history."

Clearly a Hispanic White Supremacist.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 07, 2023 04:00 PM (MoZTd)

187 My first world problem: I noticed a low tire on our minivan. Getting out the hose so I could us the built in air pump on the minivan to inflate the tire was a pain! You'd think Oldsmobile would have put a bit more thought into hose storage when they decided a built in air pump was a good idea!

The horror!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at May 07, 2023 04:01 PM (2YtOq)

188 FOODIE NOODIE
get cleaned up and upstairs

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2023 04:01 PM (xhxe8)

189 @184 I prefer concrete floors coated with all-weather polyurethane finish.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 07, 2023 04:01 PM (ssESX)

190 Why is CBD complaining? Not like he's got a paint locker full of taupe, burnt orange, fuchsia, and avocado green!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at May 07, 2023 04:03 PM (2YtOq)

191 I need recommendations for the kitchen floor though. It looks like just the underfloor, OMB. They stuck vinyl tiles on it and called it good. The floor was poorly done and there are small gaps all around the wood. I don't know if I should put something on top of the wood first. I think vinyl planking will just break the way it is now.
Posted by: Notsothoreau

OMB 4x8 sheets?
I think there supposed to be a thick piece of 4x8 MDF on top of that and then the flooring.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 07, 2023 04:05 PM (nMFct)

192 I prefer concrete floors coated with all-weather polyurethane finish.

Now you have all of the hassle of laying rebar and unless you groove it, the floor could be slippery when wet.

If one is going through the hassle of laying concrete, might as well slope it down to a 4" drain and cover the floor with raised metal grating to make kitchen cleanup easy with a high pressure hose.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 07, 2023 04:09 PM (YXHzG)

193

Around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, a car slammed into a group of pedestrians in Brownsville, Texas. Police said that seven people were killed and six people are being treated for serious and minor injuries.

Police arrested the male driver of the vehicle. He was the only person in the car. The driver is reportedly being tested for alcohol and drug use.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 07, 2023 04:17 PM (63Dwl)

194 Trick we learned: put paint info on back of light switch cover.

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195

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