One of the most powerful tools in any pro painter’s arsenal is what goes underneath the paint primer. Primer is an excellent problem-solver that’s less like paint and more like glue.

One of the easiest and most inexpensive ways to improve a converted garage or basement is by staining its concrete block walls. We prefer concrete stain to paint because it's designed for the ...

and applied an exterior acrylic stain-blocking primer and then a latex paint (my wife wanted the color change). Siding weathers faster with stain. Q. We own a 200-year-old stereotypical Cape ...