Category: Painting Tips
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How do I get rid of old paint?
I get asked this question a lot. And I have to deal with it from time to time as well. There are a few good ways to get rid of the old paint you may have lying around in your garage. Use It Up The first option you have is to use up the paint.…
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Paint Contractor Magazine Feature
I am proudly announcing that I (Marty Dukes) and Dukes Painting have been featured in December 2012 issue of THE PAINT CONTRACTOR magazine. I even made the cover! The article covers Dukes Painting, Tulsa’s premiere house painter, and my trip to Antarctica as a painter. Read more about it on their website or download a…
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How to Choose a Roller Cover for your painting project
[av_video src=’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAcOXWw5hoA’ format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] In this video I discuss the different types and sizes of rollers available to you and how to choose the right one for your painting project. I’ll talk about the roller nap or pile, the size of the roller, and a few tips for getting the…
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Should I use an airless paint sprayer to paint my interior walls?
Pam Asks: We are getting ready to do some more interior painting (we have already done part of the house a number of months ago). Here’s my dilemma and I was hoping you could give me some advice. Although we used rollers to do the rooms we’ve already done, my husband is insisting upon using…
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What is the best way to paint over walls with cigarette smoke and grease stains?
Devin Asks: What is the best way to paint over walls with cigarette smoke and grease stains? Dukes Painting’s professional opinion: This is a tough problem, and one that we deal with all the time. Smoke and grease stains are sinister because they soak into the paint and the substrate. Simply painting over stains like…
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The one tool every painter should carry
When I was first learning how to paint I had a foreman that was a little bit on the crazy side. He had a lot of rules. If you broke those rules the punishments were steep. For example, if he caught you painting without a drop cloth, you were instantly fired. I saw it happen…
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Will two coats affect the color my painted walls?
Ashley Asks: I am painting my walls from a dark blue to a very light lavender. I have completely and evenly primed my walls with a white primer first. If I use two coats of paint, how much will the color change? I’m worried it will come out darker and/or richer, and I don’t want…
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Ceiling painting tips for the homeowner.
We know that hiring a painting contractor isn’t always the best option. If you are going to paint a ceilling yourself, here are few tips from the professionals at Dukes Painting and Repair. Its a good idea to paint the ceiling first. If you are painting the entire room you should paint the ceiling first.…
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Dukes Painting is Returning From Antarctica
We have had a great season in Antarctica and have accomplished a lot. We have helped maintain McMurdo station and several field camps as well as build an paint boxes and projects for science projects around the continent.
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Dukes Painting is heading to Antarctica for the winter!
Dukes Painting and Repair has some great news that we would like to share with you. We have landed a contract that will put us in Antarctica for the winter. The National Science Foundation, USAP and the US government send hundreds of people to Antarctica each year to carry out research and science missions.