Best House Paint
POR-15 is a high-tech high performance rust-preventive coating designed for application directly on rusted or seasoned metal surfaces.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"So just be cautious and wear the right equipment, and protect things you don't want coated black cause this stuff can run and drip."
"A bit of information missing in description did not mention it will not hold up to direct sun--not UV protected."
"One quart is more than enough to complete these projects and still have plenty left for touch ups down the road."
"It is UV sensitive so if you wanna paint a part that is exposed to the sun just give it a top coating with another paint."
"Great product."
"Just check out any classic car forum or classic car parts catalog,you'll find it."
"Looks reasonably good rolled on if you go slow and do a few thin coats."
"guaranteed" to stop rust and it didn't I applied it as it stated not even gave it a top coat to protect it from the elements and the rest still broke through the layer on my left quarter panel."
Envirotex lite may be used on wood, fabric, decals, bisque, photos, paper, metal, models, painted surfaces, dried flowers, plaster, rocks, sea shells, bread dough, styrofoam, and more. High gloss clear finish. 16-Ounce kit covers approximately 4 square feet at 1/16-Ounce.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If you need to tape anything off, remove the tape about 3 hours after application; a piece of advice I did not heed and had some trouble getting the tape removed when I went to take it off 12 hours later. The coverage listed for the 16oz is 4 sqft, and I used every drop of the kit on a very small counter top thats a shade under 4 sqft."
"FABULOUS I turned my UGLY white 30 year old ( LEATHER) WHITE LAMINATE countertops into granite counter tops or granite look alike, no one can see difference, I washed with sos pad, who ed off got chalk off taped everything like sink tile & I used a tan tinted kilz primer than sponged some , put a bit just small amount of copper glitter to dust had artist brush to make veins & I'm no artist trust me & not a craft person but it came out so well that when I tell someone I made them they almost fall on the floor, the envirotex lite is what made the diff, I've worked with other products before this is by far thee best, it's self leveling too, no more leather texture my counters are smooth, my husband Loves how they came out, take a look, now remember this is before we redid the cabinets with Java gel & wood trim so the modern look isn't done but you can see what this product does, first three pics don't have the envirotex lite on yet it's to show u process & the difference. on yet I am very happy and I may start using this granite look on top of table tops??"
"So I just sand interiors to about 120 grit or so, which seems to provide a good substrate for this product, and then after mixing, pour it in and rotate the vessel until it is well coated. A few helpful pointers here (I have learned the hard way): 1. have all your materials ready and the workpiece in position. 2. use PRECISE measurements of equal parts. I use disposable plastic cups like the little Dixie bathroom cups (it only takes a couple ounces for a vase, usually). 4. popsicle sticks (craft sticks, etc) make a great mixing tool and they are cheap. 5. mix until your arm is tired."
"Bought these to coat homemade drink coasters I made from Lowe’s ceramic tiles and sharpie."
"Also noticed that bubble formation is minimal which helps in achieving a nice finish."
"This was my first time using this type of product, and I used it as the final coating on some homemade coasters."
"I’ve recylcled many wooden pieces such as a converting a wooden container that child musical instruments came in by painting/using stick on paper with proxy on top...viola, recycled!"
"Honestly, I gave this every chance but forget it, it never dried fully. The new application dried fully, all hard and sealed except - to this day - the one spot which is tacky but not dry."
Rust-Oleum Ultra Matte Chalked Paint creates an ultra matte finish that can be easily distressed, giving any project an unique look with a vintage feel. Use on a variety of interior surfaces like wood, metal, ceramic, canvas and easily distress to create a vintage look.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm slowly doing a DIY remodel on the upstairs of my house because we're in the process of hiring a contractor to finish our basement. I'm not going to bash any other name brands in a review but I am so happy I found a chalk paint that I don't have to slather on and waste and that doesn't give me that thick goopy look. I mixed blues and greens of some of my favorite colors I used in my kitchen and added some of the linen white and used it on the legs and backs of the chairs. I always use minwax quick-dry polyurethane to seal my paints and do two coats on high traffic pieces."
"This is definitely my new "go to" paint!!"
"Really beautiful chalk paint."
"I was looking for a nice gray chalk paint to paint over the laminate IKEA doors in my living room."
"Only has required a little elbow grease (just washing furniture clean and a light sanding) and it's ready to paint and finish!"
"I used this to paint my old baby grand piano and bench."
"This paint goes on easily and is even easier to distress."
"The person who wrote that it left yellow streaks applied the product too thickly. I personally would not use it on a tabletop that will get a lot of wear and tear (like a dining table) because I just don't think it will be durable enough, but for something like a china cabinet (which is what I used it on) I think it was perfect."
Best Household Paint Solvents
It restores surfaces to the original color for a perfect match every time and the wipe-on application means no messy paint drips, brush marks or overspray. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Looked online before buying and found most complaints about the need to wear gloves and the fact the bottle of material was too small. Keep in mind this product is effectively stripping the top layer of the plastic away via a chemical reaction, so use the gloves."
"It comes with a soaked cloth in a sealed pouch, a tiny bottle of the liquid, and a couple of different applicators. Once it starts drying you can add more of the liquid from the bottle."
"Make sure you put it on evenly and use long swipes and overlap but watch the amount you use."
"It's an 18 year car, and the paint was off in some places, had oxidized, yet this made it almost imperceptible to find the difference."
"Best product ever."
"I used this on my shutters on the house."
"But when I applied it the first time like OMG. it got all of the wax build up I had on my Rhino cover I have for my bed of my pick-up ."
"Tried this product on a combination of plastic ladirondeck lawn chairs, one very faded others mildly faded with oxidation."
Best Spray Paint
Size: 11 oz. Enter your model number to make sure this fits. Workable fixatif spray protects computer prints, pencil, pastel and chalk drawings.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Works great but smells terrible."
"Great quality even though some of the lids were cracked or damaged but still a great product."
"Does a great great job in protecting my coloring pages but the smell is horrible."
"It covers well, really stops the smears."
"Ok......use this for pastels."
"I got this for school and as fixatives go, this is probably one of the best products available, although I do wish it were more low odor."
"I can work over it, erase it and depend on it."
"I used this to set a pencil and watercolor picture my daughter-in-law painted."
Best Primer Paint
The Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3 Water-Based White Interior/Exterior Primer and Sealer can be used on a variety of surfaces throughout the whole house. The Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3 Water-Based White Interior/Exterior Primer and Sealer can be used on a variety of surfaces throughout the whole house. Water-based formula sticks to most surfaces without requiring sanding for ease of use; Cleans easily with soap and water.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Instead of cutting in around everything first and rolling later, I painted one 12" tile at a time (cut in around the edges with the brush and rolled the center of the tile)."
"I needed to prime a large bed frame which already had a stain applied to it."
"No sanding needed, used this to prime dining room chairs from the 60s."
"Good coverage, good protection, easy to apply."
"Great primer!"
"Used this on west facing steps that get fried 300 days a year, so they were cracking and peeling badly Two coats of this and they looked great and the finish coat went on like ice cream on a two year old's face--smooth and easy!."
Best Household Wood Stains
Gel Stains are heavy-bodied, and so do not penetrate as deeply into the wood as liquid oilbase stains do.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Saved me thousands of dollars replacing these horrid oak banisters. Put on some latex gloves, then throw a sock over your hand and go to town that way. You'll still need something smaller for hard to reach areas but don't waste your time trying to be fancy. You will want to finish with a poly coat over top to prevent the stain from fading or coming off."
"I treated every coat like it was the top coat, making sure to not leave any blobs or streaks and just let a little bit of color soak in with every coat. I did about 3 coats of the Brown Mahogany first to get that rich red tone, and then used about 2-3 coats of the java on top just to darken it up a bit. 3 coats of Java Gel stain and the Urethane top coat (3 coats) on top."
"I was able to finish the bathroom (3 coats) and put 2 coats on in the kitchen with one gallon. I used a matte finish polyurethane for the kitchen cabinets and a gloss finish for the bathroom cabinets."
"We tried minwax gel stain initially and we were very unhappy with the results."
Best Household Varnishes
1 Gallon kit covers around 25 sq.f.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This was my first time with Epoxy so I will share my experience to help the next victim :). Crafted 2 end tables and wanted to inlay a picture below the epoxy, Watched several videos and read how to's on it. ( did mine in garage with door open, don't do that). Prep, MUST do a seal coat, I read this and thought ehh, I prepped the wood enough and skiped this. I fought bubbles for about an hour while top layer dried. Loved how they turned out for my first time, If you take one thing away from my review, let it be to pour thin multiple layers!"
"First time user here, I read the instructions and my product came out perfect."
"I put off buying epoxy after hearing numerous horror stories and seeing some firsthand mess ups (bubbles galore, sticky finishes, etc...)."
"So far so perfect!"
"I always wanted to play with resin and there are a lot of products on the market."
"Good product at a fair price."
"Comes with excellent step by step instructions."
"Works well and looks great on my bar surface."