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  2. The Property Brothers say to avoid these two colors for your ...

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    In a 2019 episode of the popular home improvement show, Property Brothers: Buying and Selling, the duo—Jonathan and Drew Scott—noted that two colors should never be used to paint interior ...

  3. Paint Colors That Can Make Your Walls Look Dirty

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    You might be haunted by paint colors of the past. If you repaint, make sure to use a quality white or gray primer, depending on the color and/or use enough coats to get a true, fresh shade.

  4. The Best Exterior Paint Colors for Brick Houses

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    From creamy white to moody blue, these eight shades will instantly give your brick facade a face-lift. The Best Exterior Paint Colors for Brick Houses [Video] Skip to main content

  5. Paint sheen - Wikipedia

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    The sheen [4] or gloss level of a paint is principally determined by the ratio of resinous, adhesive binder, which solidifies after drying, and solid, powdery pigment.The more binder the coating contains, the more regular reflection will be made from its smooth surface; conversely, with less binder, grains of pigment become exposed to the surface, scattering the light and providing matte ...

  6. Orange peel (effect) - Wikipedia

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    In this case, a texture paint is generally applied with a spray gun. The texture is then painted over with the appropriate color. When painting walls, orange peel can also develop by using a roller with too little paint or too thick a paint and the surface dries before the texture can level.

  7. Stain-blocking primer - Wikipedia

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    Stain-blocking primers are used to cover stains such as watermarks, nicotine (actually tar), markers, smoke, and prevent them bleeding through newly applied layers of paint. They also provide adhesion over problematic surfaces, giving better film leveling, and durability. Commonly used stain-blocking paints include acrylic and alkyd.

  8. Bubbling Paint Will Ruin Your Walls—Here's How ... - AOL

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    If you didn't wipe down the walls properly before painting, grease and dirt could be the cause of bubbling. Paint can't fully adhere to a wall that's greasy, resulting in a bubbled appearance. You ...

  9. Stucco - Wikipedia

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    It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture. Stucco can be applied on construction materials such as metal , expanded metal lath , concrete , cinder block , or clay brick and adobe for decorative and structural purposes.