Painting pressure-treated wood comes with some complications caused by the very treatment that allows the material to last outdoors. The chemical preservatives used to produce pressure-treated ...

Q: My childhood dresser is beautiful but the wood stain looks faded. I’d love to update it with fresh paint and new hardware, but I’ve heard that you can’t get good results painting over stain.

There is an “undo” button for painted wood, but it’s pretty tedious. Get more home improvement advice at realestate.boston.com.

It takes more time and effort to paint wood in this way, and most builders and carpenters will scoff at you, but it does help. You can also pretreat dry raw wood with water-soluble borate chemicals.

For decades, the professional paint preparation protocol was to prime unpainted wood with oil-based primer and then topcoat it with at least two coats of latex paint. Skip to Article Set weather ...

Q: We had aluminum siding removed in late spring 2021 and found most of the wood siding underneath was good. We replaced some and had the house painted. But the paint is already peeling — mostly ...

Q: We had aluminum siding removed in late spring 2021 and found most of the wood siding underneath was good. We replaced some and had the house painted. But the paint is already peeling — mostly ...

How to Paint Wood Furniture Like You've Been Doing It For Years. By Maggie Winterfeldt. Updated on March 17, 2017 at 2:30 AM. Browse the local flea market or scan Craigslist, and you'll find a ...

Adding a coat of paint to pine floors can give them new life, but if you want a good result, do not skimp on the preparation. By Ronda Kaysen Q: I live in a house with a finished attic, which has ...