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Why does nobody talk about how much better modern paint primer is?
I was repainting a bedroom in my old house near Wolflin last year and the new color just would not stick right over the old dark blue. My dad came by, saw me doing a third coat, and said 'kid, you're still using that water based junk from 2005, aren't you?' He handed me a can of the new shellac based stuff. One coat later and it was perfect. Has anyone else in Amarillo found a tool or product that changed a job you thought you knew?
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price.ben2mo ago
My buddy over on Olsen was fighting his old deck stain for weeks. He kept sanding and re-applying, but it would peel by summer. Some guy at the hardware store finally asked him if he was using a wood brightener first. Total game changer, he said it was like the wood was thirsty for the new stain after that. He swears by the stuff now.
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hugos462mo ago
My neighbor on Maple did the same thing... went through three gallons of stain before someone told him about oxalic acid cleaner.
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aaron7402mo ago
Oh man, I feel that. I once spent a whole weekend trying to stain a fence that just would not take it. I was out there with a brush, getting more and more mad, watching the stain just sit on top like water on a waxed car. I looked like a total fool, and my wife still brings it up. Turns out the old gray wood needed a cleaner first, but I was too stubborn to ask for help.
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