Posted by brian on Wednesday, February 10, 2010,
Just to keep my mind fresh and my blog up to date I thought I would include some definitions of some more paint disasters waiting for the uninitiated and unprepared.
Main Entry: lai·tance
Pronunciation: \ˈlā-tən(t)s\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from
lait milk, from Latin
lact-, lac — more at
galaxyDate: circa 1902
: an accumulation of fine particles on the surface of fresh concrete due to an upward movement of water (as when excessive mixing water is used)
Laitance creates an unsta... Continue reading ...
Posted by brian on Tuesday, January 26, 2010,
Recently I completed some work on a basement remodel. Several of my friends and clients were really impressed by the oil finish I applied to the basement floors. It certainly isn't the hardest painting project to undertake but I have some pointers that will make it easy.
Any time you sheetrock dust is an inevitability. Before you apply a drop of paint you need to vacuum vacuum vacuum. Nest step is washing down floors the day before paint application. Using some TSP isn't a terrible id...
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Posted by brian on Monday, November 2, 2009,
This past September we took on a 'gem in the rough' project in Northeast Portland in the Alberta Arts District. This city bungalow had cedar siding with heavily peeling paint and an earl grey color scheme that once looked classy and reserved but had taken on a cloudy day aspect with the years of wear and tear.
Originally the plan was to paint the home back to its existing color scheme following a minor remodel done by Scene Construction that moved the front door from the side of the hom...
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Posted by brian on Friday, October 9, 2009,
How many times have you painted a new piece of wood trim, old cedar, water stains, grease or ink that only to see that same stain bleed right back through? I've personally tested how many times it would take to paint a water stain with normal latex paint before it would fail to bleed through. I stopped at fifteen! Latex is unable to handle many common stains.
Follow the punch list below for solutions to the toughest bleed through issues.
- Grease around the oven. Step one is to scrub th... Continue reading ...
Posted by brian on Monday, September 7, 2009,
This week we tackled a kitchen remodel overseen by Jason Ring of Scene Construction. The color of choice for the kitchen was a salmon red to replace the existing light yellow.
Red is a translucent color and getting it to cover without showing the underlying color or having the hue effected by it is easy to achieve by using a gray scale primer. Sherwin Williams fan decks will indicate what scale primer on the back of the color as a P1 through P4. These numbers determine how dark the underlyi... Continue reading ...
