Paints and Finishes

by Don Mathis

Heavyweight, lightweight, and midweight types are readily available and can be used straight from the bucket by Myron R. Ferguson

by Daniel S. Morrison

Add a little texture and a lot of character to your walls with a decorative painter's formula for glazing by Patricia McTague Pontolilo

by Myron R. Ferguson

Most paint problems can be prevented with good preparation. Here's how to get it done. by Michael Dresdner

Not just a cover-up for lousy drywall work, this approach creates the appearance of hand-troweled plaster using ordinary joint compound by Robert A. Sanders

Careful preparation and a boatload of masking tape are the keys to high-quality, high-production interior painting by Jon Tobey

Techniques for fixing everything from popped screws to big holes by Myron R. Ferguson

by David A. Siewert

by Keith R. Sheppard

Bending plywood and joint compound make graceful curves in white walls by Scott M. Carpenter

How to get smooth walls with minimum sanding by Charles Wardell

by Paul Hirsch