Tuesday, 20 December 2022

Easy Do-It-Yourself Paint Repairs



Paint is considered to be the clothes of your house.

Although paint problems may look ugly and major, you

can actually be saved from the obligation of calling a

professional painter and spending huge amounts of

money on them. You yourself can be your very own

Picasso in doing paint retouches of your house.


Break Down


All kinds of paint, whatever brand it may be, can only

last for a specified number of years on your wall,

before the break down process starts showing. When you

are experiencing paint break down, it basically means

that the first or primary layer on the surface is

weakening.


This problem is commonly experienced in old houses

that have several paint layers. When the break down

process starts, paint will start cracking and peeling

from your wall or your wood surface. Because of this,

your wood or drywall will be exposed.


To fix this, try scraping or pressure washing your

surface. After that, fill any holes using putty if it

is wood or spackle if it is a wall surface. After

filling in, get a sand paper and fine sand the

surface.


When you’re done, wipe of the dust and let it

completely dry. Basically, when you pressure wash or

when it is raining, 24 hours should be allotted for

the surface to dry. Once you’re sure that it is dry,

and then you can start painting.



Moisture Build-Up


Another cause of paint cracking is moisture build-up,

leak or excessive condensation.


Most probably, you can find mildew and mold along with

this problem. This kind of problem is often

experienced in the bathroom. However, it can also

occur in other parts of the house because of leaky

roofs and close outdoor shrubs. Your paint can sag

down due to the moisture. But in this case, you won’t

see any chipping debris.


If moisture build-up is the cause of your pain

cracking, then you would have to do another remedy.

Since you will be targeting on the mildew, and if it

is an interior surface that you are fixing then you

can make use of a solution that consists of three

parts water and one part bleach. If it is an exterior

surface, you can wash it off using an exterior

solution intended for pressure washers.


Both of these can be bought at your local shop. You

can also try renting a pressure washer from some

stores that provide services like these during the

weekend.


Fading Color


The last most experienced paint problem would be

fading color. This is usually experienced with

surfaces on the exteriors of the house. However, it

can also occur indoors when specific colors were used

for the walls. Basically, paint color fades when it

exposed too much to the sun.



To avoid this kind of problem, most people would try

no to use bright and bold colors such as deep red. If

you have an affinity for deep colors, but don’t like

the fading ones, then try to look for hues which have

a ruddy or golden tone with them.


You can try consulting a paint associate about this.

Try to find out how much red oxide or yellow oxide

colorant was mixed for the specific color that you

want. Basically, if the paint associate says that each

colorant has about 1 ounce or so in the tint base to

create the color, then you have spotted a color that

can resist fading for a very good period of time.

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