Painting With Pyramid Power
As many of you know, I truly hate painting. It is extremely rewarding, when it is done! I recently stained and finished an old door and in the process managed to almost glue the door …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Painting
Foam Brushes vs Bristles
Have I mentioned how much I hate painting? If not, let me reiterate. . . I hate painting. I consider painting a more extreme version of Chinese water torture. About the only thing I hate …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Shield your House with Rhino Shield
I don’t know about you, but I think painting is a drag. Yeah, sure, it looks good when it is done. . . but the prep work combined with the knowledge you will have to …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Adding Paint to Coffee
I love a good entrepreneurial story. Take this coffee can as an example. In 2001, an enterprising fellow named Mark Bergman devised this can to help him with his painting chores. Not long after, the …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Eco Friendly Stripping
I love it when my wife strips! I am referring of course to paint stripping. Not only paint stripping, but eco-friendly paint stripping at that. I refinished a door a while back and used some …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Magnetize your Walls
Technically I should title this post Metalize your Walls. The crafty team over at Kling Magnetics in Chatham, New York, have devised a paint that enables magnets to adhere to it. Magic Wall Magnetic Paint …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Keep Paint and Stains Fresh
OK, so this may not be the biggest problem to plague home improvement, but I have encountered it twice in the last few months. Have you ever opened an old can of paint, only to …
Written by: Marc Lyman