Professional painters know that the key to a beautiful paint job isn’t buying the most expensive paint. They know that one coat of primer and one coat of paint will give them a better, longer-lasting ...

Primer BasicsYou would never apply paint directly to your car's metal or fiberglass surface, right? It's a simple concept-primer sticks to metal and paint sticks to primer. The primer coat seals the ...

If you’re looking for an easy home project that makes a big impact, there’s nothing quite like painting a room, kitchen cabinets, or even just a piece of furniture. When you're doing this yourself, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A living room painted pale pink with a cream sofa, rattan chairs, and alcove shelving Your primer coat is really important when ...

Applying a coat of primer before painting can seem like a waste of time to any DIYer in a hurry, especially since many paints come with primer formulated into them. However, in some situations, not ...

Q: What is the purpose of paint primers? Are they necessary when there are now self-priming paints, and are these as good as separate coats of primer and paint? Also, if I paint my bathroom white (it ...

In this episode of our Hummingbird helicopter build, we focus on the full body shop phase. We set up a DIY paint booth for ...

TACOMA, Wash. — A good exterior paint job should last about seven years, say painting professionals. But most homeowners want to change the exterior color of their home long before the paint wears ...

It has long been said that a paint job is only as good as the prep, but that leaves out the answer of just how to get there. A decent paint job will take a fairly intensive amount of prep ...