There are many type of pain schemes that make homes attractive. But the best way to make a home look really good, is to have the pain scheme to match any decor, flooring, furniture, and even most of the rooms.
Any kind you want. The term to look for is 'Exterior' paint. It is available in oil and latex bases. I recommend using latex exterior paint. Service preparation is the most important part of the process. Clean and dirt free, with no loose bits or chips.
Behr paint has the highest customer satisfaction rating on lasting the longest of all exterior paints. Look for paints that have UV ray protection. Behr, for example carries a line that does have that protection.
You can paint the exterior of your above ground pool. You will first have to clean it and use sand paper to lightly scruff the surface. You should use an exterior primer to prime the surface, and then an exterior paint designed for the type of surface your are painting to paint it.
The answer to your question varies widely. . What kind of paint? House, car, boat, masonry? Interior or exterior? Lawn furniture or lawn mower? A clean, well prepared surface....or not? As a general rule the better prepared a surface is the more durable and longer lasting the paint will be. If you had two small pieces of 2x4 and painted the first one with exterior paint then set it outside in direct sunlight. The second one you lightly sanded with 60 or 100 grip sandpaper, wiped all the sanding dust off of it`and then applied a coat of exterior primer, let it dry and then paint it with exterior paint. The paint on the prepared (prepped) piece of wood could last indefinitely. While the paint on the hastily painted first piece would begin to degrade rather quickly in comparison. The sun and an unprepared surface are the most common reasons for paint failure.
light colored
Yes, but not the kind or quantities to paint your house with. They have artists types of paint.
Yes, you can paint a design on a vinyl mailbox/post. The type of paint you would need to use is a latex exterior paint. This is the type of paint you would use on the majority of outside projects.
acrylic
If the pottery is pottery, any ceramic paint will work. Some require baking in a home oven, others don't. If it's terra cotta and not glazed, any exterior paint will work, but you MUST seal the inside or the paint will fall off from the moisture.
The short answer is yes. If they are both of the same base (latex, oil, acrylic).More important how ever is where the paint is. If you are working out of doors, go right ahead, if however you are intending to paint an exterior paint over interior paint, indoors, then please do not do it.Exterior paints have a number of chemicals that make them more suitable to exterior conditions, and a lot of them are not good for you. The out-gassing process takes a lot longer and exposes you to potential harm.
None. Any paint will gass off in to compounds. You will breath these comounds. They are all toxic, and carcinogenic,
First of you are going to want to sand down the wood, this gets off all of the previous paint and readies the surface for a new coat. You can choose to stain it with any color of stain or you can use an exterior paint.