Smart Guide: Painting: Interior and Exterior Painting Step by Step
Smart Guide: Painting shows readers how to paint their homes and achieve professional-quality results. Through step-by-step photography, the book covers paint and tools selection, surface preparation, and the proper techniques for painting walls, woodwork, ceilings, siding and more.
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Smart Guide: Painting: Interior and Exterior Painting Step by Step
Smart Guide: Painting shows readers how to paint their homes and achieve professional-quality results. Through step-by-step photography, the book covers paint and tools selection, surface preparation, and the proper techniques for painting walls, woodwork, ceilings, siding and more.
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Smart Guide: Painting: Interior and Exterior Painting Step by Step

Smart Guide: Painting: Interior and Exterior Painting Step by Step

by Editors of Creative Homeowner, How-To
Smart Guide: Painting: Interior and Exterior Painting Step by Step

Smart Guide: Painting: Interior and Exterior Painting Step by Step

by Editors of Creative Homeowner, How-To

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Overview

Smart Guide: Painting shows readers how to paint their homes and achieve professional-quality results. Through step-by-step photography, the book covers paint and tools selection, surface preparation, and the proper techniques for painting walls, woodwork, ceilings, siding and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781580114233
Publisher: Creative Homeowner Press
Publication date: 07/11/2008
Series: Smart Guide
Edition description: First
Pages: 96
Product dimensions: 8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

John D. Wagner has been involved with the construction trade for over 20 years. His work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Journal of Light Construction, Builder, and Today’s Homeowner. He is also the founder of the magazine Green Builder. Wagner is the author of five other Creative Homeowner books: House Framing; Drywall: Pro Tips for Hanging & Finishing; Barns, Sheds and Outbuildings, Ultimate Guide to Yard and Garden Sheds, and Green Remodeling. He lives in Montpelier, Vermont.

Table of Contents

 


  • Title page

  • Copyright page

  • T of C

  • Safety

Chapter 1

Color

  • Choosing a color: Exterior

  • Choosing a color: Interior

  • Color strategies: Architectural elements

Chapter 2

Paint

  • Types of paint

  • Types of finishes

  • Types of primer

  • Types of stain

  • Natural paint choices

  • Fumes and paint

Chapter 3

Tools

  • Repair

  • Prep

  • Washing

  • Applying paint & stain

  • Rolling

  • Bushing

  • Mitts and applicators

Spraying

Ladders, Scaffolds, Ladder Jacks

Lights

Safety:

  • lungs/masks,

  • eyes,

  • fumes

  • Lead

Chapter 4

Exterior Painting

  • Prep & repair

  • Stripping

  • Sanding

  • Scraping,

  • Cleaning

  • Weather & moisture

  • Cladding

  • Trim

  • Masonry

  • Brick

  • Stucco

  • concrete

Doors and Windows

  • Sidebar on rescuing windows.

Chapter 5

Interior Painting

  • Prep & repair

  • Stripping (wallpaper covered here)

  • Sanding

  • Scraping,

  • Cleaning

  • Drywall

  • Walls

  • Ceilings

  • Trim

  • Doors and windows

  • Decorative painting (short coverage)

Chapter 6

Special Projects

  • Painting cabinets

  • Painting floors

  • Painting decks

  • Painting fences

  • Painting metal

 

Chapter 7

  • Cleaning up

  • Disposing of paint

  • Storing paint

  • Storing equipment

Glossary

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