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Hey Mike,
How you doing? I’m happy to say that this year my business has taken off and I’ve been working onsistently since January. Yay! I just finished installing my first mountable canvas mural yesterday, and everything looked great, fit great, but I have a slight problem and was hoping that you might have a suggestion. [Read more →]
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Question:
Michael,
I have enjoyed reading your articles in the Faux Finisher and postings on Murals+. I am writing because I have been approached to re-paint a mural on a corrugated steel building that has been previously painted. The original job is failing after only 7 years, and I believe its due to the coating that the steel has on it. [Read more →]
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Mike:
What do you think is the easiest to handle with the best, crispest results? Do you sell striping brushes?
Which is better to use the Mahl stick or the “Guide Dog.”? I’m doing faux molding on furniture and it was hard enough for me to do the line drawing for the Molding (measuring is not my forte), so I need to make sure I get the line straight for the molding paint lines and the fading for dimension. [Read more →]
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Question:
Michael,
Your work is awesome. I hope you can help with my dilema.
I would like to stain the bricks on the front entry of my house. The rest of the house is finished with shake.
Can you recommend a product to me? I just want to tone down the orangey color of the brick. I was considering trying a spray system (Set to a spatter)in order to achieve a grainy appearance, and possible stipple over it. I had a faux painting business for 12 years staining brick is new to my experience. [Read more →]
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Man, I haven’t had to work a pounce pattern this large, or for that matter, this MANY, in a long time! The main letters for the school logo are 8’h, and there are seven quotes, all in 3” letters. My little pounce wheel was smoking by the time I was done!... Read more
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