Two coats are always better than one inside or out. The paint job will last much longer and look better because you will not have the old color bleeding through.I have had to put as many as three coats of white on a house but rarely if a good quality paint is used. One is only good enough if you plan on moving in the near future and you using the same color. One thing I must stress is you need to use a high quality paint if you do not want to have it painted again for a long time. So the answer is you should put two coats on! www.martinbrotherspainting.com Chattanooga, Tennessee
If you used a good primer, two coats of good finish paint should be enough.
Apply a coat of exterior paint over the interior paint to protect the finish and to discourage mildew growth on the paint film.
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.
If you are painting the area yourself, figure the square foot of the area being painted, not the floor area of the house, but the surface area. Divide that by 350 for all but the coarsest textured walls to discover the gallons of ordinary house paint needed to paint the house. Multiply that times the cost of a gallon of paint, as of June 2012, that's about $32 a gallon for a good quality exterior, and that will give you the cost of the paint to do a single coat. Double that amount for two coats, triple if you want a sealer and two coats of paint. For example, if your house has 1600 square feet of wall area, you'll need about five gallons for a single coat of paint. That would cost $160 for a single coat, About 500 for a complete paint job. The labor cost of painting the exterior of a house in any area depends solely on the complexity of the job and the motivation of the painter to get the job. A good guideline for an average house is to multiply the cost of the paint by 3 and add that to the cost of materials to get the price of a professional paint job. Figure about $2000 to paint your house that has 1600 square feet of paintable surface area. If you get three estimates, they should be near that amount, give or take 10%. Divide the 2000 by 1600 and that will give a total of $1.25 per square foot.
About $1/sf, so a 1500 sf house painted exterior 1 color would be about $1,500 to $3,000, depending on the paint quality, and if you go with spray or the more expensive, but durable (thicker) hand-painting. Prices usually include pressure-washing and minor repairs prior to painting 2 coats.
The first step in refinishing a metal fire escape is to clean it. After it is cleaned, you will need to use an anti-rust metal primer. Then you can paint it, using two coats of exterior oil based, high gloss paint.
Apply a coat of exterior paint over the interior paint to protect the finish and to discourage mildew growth on the paint film.
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I believe sherman williams have a tons of paint for you to choose from. It certainly will have something you can do painting of the exterior of house with. I mean it would make sense if it did.
The paint is on the exterior of the car.(example) I just painted the exterior of my house to raise its value
To prepare for your house's exterior painting job you need to decide how much paint you need and what color paint you want to use. dutchboy.com/projects/faqs/exterior/index.jsp
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.
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To protect a home from weathering, it should have fresh paint at all times. All surfaces should be sealed and there should be no cracks in the exterior.
If you are painting the area yourself, figure the square foot of the area being painted, not the floor area of the house, but the surface area. Divide that by 350 for all but the coarsest textured walls to discover the gallons of ordinary house paint needed to paint the house. Multiply that times the cost of a gallon of paint, as of June 2012, that's about $32 a gallon for a good quality exterior, and that will give you the cost of the paint to do a single coat. Double that amount for two coats, triple if you want a sealer and two coats of paint. For example, if your house has 1600 square feet of wall area, you'll need about five gallons for a single coat of paint. That would cost $160 for a single coat, About 500 for a complete paint job. The labor cost of painting the exterior of a house in any area depends solely on the complexity of the job and the motivation of the painter to get the job. A good guideline for an average house is to multiply the cost of the paint by 3 and add that to the cost of materials to get the price of a professional paint job. Figure about $2000 to paint your house that has 1600 square feet of paintable surface area. If you get three estimates, they should be near that amount, give or take 10%. Divide the 2000 by 1600 and that will give a total of $1.25 per square foot.
wipe off with laquer thinner
Oil based metal priming paint along with a 100% acrylic latex exterior house paint.
About $1/sf, so a 1500 sf house painted exterior 1 color would be about $1,500 to $3,000, depending on the paint quality, and if you go with spray or the more expensive, but durable (thicker) hand-painting. Prices usually include pressure-washing and minor repairs prior to painting 2 coats.