Prep makes perfect: Most of a quality paint job comes from meticulous sanding, cleaning, and priming before the first coat—skipping this step shows in the final result. Rust repair options: From ...

Q–A metal cabinet in my bathroom started to rust, so I had the painter spray it with enamel several years ago. Now the rust is starting to come through the paint again. How can I prepare it so that it ...

If you drive a car with a set of old steelies, your brakes can be ugly as sin, but if you have a nice set of rollers that ...

Q. What is the best way to prepare and paint a rusted wrought-iron railing? A. I was looking at my own rusted wrought iron just the other day when I was pointing brick steps, and this is what I will ...

Q: Painting some rusty steel is on my to-do list. Does anti-rust paint really work? I haven’t had much luck with it. Any tips would be appreciated. A: I have lots of experience painting rusty steel ...

There's an old adage about a good paintjob being 90 percent prep and 10 percent application and, for the most part, that's true. The amount of work one puts into prepping the material that will ...

My roommate has an older Chevy Blazer (late 90's model year? Early 2000's?) and the roof is peeling paint badly. It's also rusting, so she'd like to get it painted. If she only wants to paint the roof ...