Always raise the grain on raw wood before applying a water-based finish. Simply brush, sponge or spray on some distilled water and let it dry thoroughly (overnight is best). Then, resand with your ...

Ahh- the dreaded problem when you finally decide to paint a piece of furniture or even worse yet....kitchen cabinets and then.....stains are bleeding through the primer and paint you have ...

Q I stripped my oak kitchen cabinets from their original whitewashed color and (unsuccessfully) stained them orangy brown. The stain looks so inconsistent and muddled that I gave up after doing half ...

Plywood edges perform like the end grain of most woods when stained: they absorb more stain than the rest of the surface and get darker. With plywood, the edges usually appear blotchy and unattractive ...

Q. My 4-year-old son decided to use the living room wall as a canvas for his new crayon set. I’ve had problems in the past trying to repaint over stains when I was unable to completely remove them.