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You can’t use framing timber to make doors 😂they will warp as it’s usually 12% moisture . Maybe for a cubby house . Better to use Klein dried furniture grade hardwood .
Hi Paul. Still praying for you! We haven't heard from you in about 3 months. I'm hoping you're still winning your fight against the illness. Please pop in and let everyone know that you're still hanging in there, and valiantly fighting!! We all miss you!!
Heck yeah! I'm patching a two foot section of fascia and soffitt on the second story by myself and this will save the weekend. Awesome and thank you Paul!
Great video! Finish looks great. One question though. What did you use as primer? I am refinishing my kitchen and want to achieve this same finish. Thanks in advance.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I watched several videos and NO ONE talked about the tab. L brackets (which I don't have) another guy said just stick a screw driver in a pry it out 😬. But your video explained it in exact detail. Many thanks.
Hey Paul! I'm a new subscriber with a question. I want to take factory finished white shaker cabinets and paint them a dark green. So far I've: 1. Removed all doors, drawers and hardware; 2. used dawn dish soap to thoroughly clean the cabinet boxes, doors, and drawers; 3. used a liquid sandpaper on all surfaces; 4. primed all surfaces using Rustoleum Bonding Surface Primer; 5. used your method with the 0000 steel wool. Now comes my question. I have a brand new gallon of SW Duration Matte in the exact custom color I'd like to use. Its the same color as my walls. However, I want a satin or semi-gloss finish. If I used the matte paint, is there a clear coat or top coat product I could finish with to make it durable and have shine? Or is there something I could add to my gallon of paint? Or should I bite the bullet and just go get a gallon of SW Emerald Satin in the same color?
So glad I saw this. I have been taking with SW about this particular product. The price was a concern plus how this product would touch up. I’m sold now that I have seen how versatile it is. Plus the dry time is very important. Thanks
That ladder thing is so cool, I’m always afraid to go up on the ladder because I know I have to come down eventually, but with this I’d feel safer, what a great invention!
Just built an outside bar, poured epoxy at precisely the proper temp OUTSIDE, knowing i havent seen an outdoor example, built a plastic cover over it for protection, of course during the cure, a few bugs or debree landed in it, its only 1/8 to shy 1/4 deep..im at the limit of adding More epoxy and risking spill over..just have a few spots that cured before it settled (from bugs) having fans keeping the temp down helped and hindered...this video will help have the confidence to fix those spots thanks alot
Would you please provide a little more Clarity regarding how do you prepare the roller for dry rolling? When you show the process the roller clearly has some paint on it. Do you actually start the process with a totally dry roller nap? If there is actually paint on the roller, how is this process different than actually applying the paint with a roller? Thank you!
Wow Jaime, you remind me of myself. I bought my first car when I was 15 with my brother and we had to tow it home. It locked up on someone and they sold it for $100. It was a 1972 Dodge Challenger that needed fenders, a Door and to get running lol. My brother and I took the spark plugs out and put oil on the pistons. When I got out of school the next day we used a breaker bar to turn the crank. It moved so we spun the motor with the starter until the oil came out of the spark plug holes. We put the warranty spark plugs on and started it up. We bought all the body parts from a junkyard and I had a friend that painted in his garage. He did an awesome job and I wish I had that car now.! Not enough people take the time to learn, I glad to see you have the drive!
Your attention to detail is what separates you from all other repairmen. I’m the same way when it comes to repairing anything from cars to electronics to panels… Keep up the excellent work! 👍🏽 👍🏽
