Great tip. I do have a question though....what is the correct way of dealing with bubbles after paint has been applied? We had our house painted last year...shortly afterwards bubbles started appearing. Thanks.

@CaravanCamera

2 жыл бұрын

Bubbles are usually caused by moisture on the surface the paint has been applied to.

@vanman7805

2 жыл бұрын

Google paint blistering. It is trapped moisture in the wall trying to escape. Your previous coating was probably matt - either due to cheaper paint or old weathered paint. So it allowed water vapor to escape. Put in another way, the new coating is a condom and the old coating a sock. The new coating will provide better protection as it has a much higher latex content. The biggest disadvantage is, it will try and keep the moisture in as well.

@billprezioso3677

2 жыл бұрын

@@vanman7805 wow is that how it works I’ve been using a sock for 15 years now I have 8 kids, Who knew!

@aptpupil

2 жыл бұрын

Moisture under paint. Maybe not enough time between pressure washing and painting? Primed first?

@srharris88

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if its on the gutters or not, but sometimes on gutters they will bubble shortly after painting because of a rain storm before the paint has had a chance to fully cure. As long as they don't get disturbed they usually will drain back down and end up looking fine.

When I buy Behr paint and I just need white, I always get it tinted to Behr’s color White 52. It doesn’t change the color but improves coverage. Learned that from my old boss.

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Good tip, John!

@loganhoffman9184

2 жыл бұрын

Did he show you his

@thezfunk

2 жыл бұрын

Behr is my favorite! Never has let me down.

@jeromegarcia5396

2 жыл бұрын

🤔 I will use nothing but Behr because it's actual quality being foreals... I found a urethane exterior Marquee Emerald green can, and I almost want to bet it's a middle finger to Sherwin Williams emerald white claiming superior without asking Behr 😂 but this 52 tint, hmm sounds like a must try, because I don't like 3 coats if I don't have to, especially if the job has been discounted... most of painting is prep and surface cleaning, paints will be paints, but Behr Marquee and I have a love thang lol. 👍

@sleepinglioness5754

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you John. Now I know why my white Behr exterior didn't last very long.

I work in the paint department at Home Depot and we can absolutely add this to ANY paint... just getting the right employee is how to get it done. So if you are told that they can't, well I assure you that it is doable and very very easy.

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, brandy!

@salthepainter8276

2 жыл бұрын

52 white 👍

@MikeSmith-fe3ng

2 жыл бұрын

I manage the paint dept at a Lowe's in the south Jersey region and yes it can be done. I gladly do it for my customers upon request.

@geraldstewart

2 жыл бұрын

I did this at Home Depot all the time

@martinwalsh5513

2 жыл бұрын

Here in Europe we don’t have to add anything to the paint ,all paint comes ready to use straight from the tin.Why do Americans have to complicate things

My dad was a painting contractor his whole life and would only use sherwin Williams paints. The difference between SW and Home Depot or other bargain paint is unimaginable. It seems more expensive but it’s really not when you fast forward 4-5 years later and the SW job still looks great and the bargain paint job is already fading, cracking and peeling.

Great info! Always love when folks who have real knowledge of specific topics are willing to share them with the masses…it’s a kindness!

I really enjoyed this video. It reminded me of the first time I went to get a specific paint color mixed. It was a Glidden color named "Soapstone" a very pale mushroom color. The paint guy put the first base white gallon in the tint carousel (old school) and started spinning, pulling almost every tint lever that circled by. I asked him if he knew what he was doing when he finished up with a squirt of ... lampblack ? .. mushroom .. really ? Well, it was mushroom .. and that exterior paint showing off it's tint pedigree daily, as the house was literally a different color every day. Starting from every morning throughout changing evening sunset. Now that's how adding a little tint can cover better and stretch your paint.

Very, very interesting information. I guess I never thought about adding pigment or actually needing to add as my shopping is grab and go. I now realize that reading labels on the paint can is very important. Thanks for the great video and education. I look forward to learning more.

Always a well delivered video. Not once have I been disappointed.

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Stars! 😄

I appreciate these informative videos on things I haven't thought about. Keep them coming.

Keep on teaching us these things that we didn't know we did not know. I know I have used base white and wondered why it didn't cover well. Thanks 👍

I was a contractor for many years and added a defoamer to certain paints to prevent bubbles. I used white paint as a base and added tints for colors. The coverage was excellent. I found most paints can have poor coverage unless you pay thru the nose.

🤗 THANKS ETHAN …a gentleman like Nick back in the 1970’s who was VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EXPERIENCED IN PAINT who was in his 80’s back then and he told me that “THE BEST IS NONE TO GOOD…IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT “ So I bought the $80 equivalent and found out that it’s a savings in the long run and I also learned that it’s BETTER TO WORK SMARTER,NOT HARDER 🧐😁😍😍😍

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

So true, Budget! I’m going to do a video on the cheap paint vs. expensive paint conundrum 😄

Somehow most weekends, you know what I'm working on, and post a video related to it. Love it!

I would love to listen to a deeper dive into paint. My dad was an old school house painter who knew more about mixing colors than the guys at the local paint stores where we lived. Sadly he's been gone for over 30years and i wished I had paid more attention when I was growing up.

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

I bet he was a paint pro, James! It was basically hand-mixing back in the day, much knowledge required 🙂 We’ll discuss some of the modern techniques soon!

@jameshuggins4300

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHonestCarpenter that would be great. Thanks!

@SynomDroni

2 жыл бұрын

"...listen to a deeper dive into paint." - All I could think of was something like "Sploosh". Ok, that's silly.

@jameshuggins4300

2 жыл бұрын

@@SynomDroni 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Olbc249

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

Experts always know the best products and way to accomplish things. So great that you have put together these videos using other discipline experts.

This is a good example of why I subscribe to your channel. Thanks again.

Had no idea this needed to be done. The tinting process!! So informative!

Sherwin Williams near me are the best! We actually have 3 with in 2 miles on the same main Rt. 2 have HOA colors but one has a bigger selection in store to buy or browse other products and equipment. The 3rd is for contractors and delivers to site etc...they will ship between them any product you need if one of them doesn't have the ability to mix what you need. I've been really happy with all of them and the sales people are knowledgeable and helpful. This came in when I was buying paint that had to be used on vinyl and asbestos siding. I even have my own paint color on file! Red brick barn :)

I always have SW or HD add a few drops of black to my white paint. It also helps prevent the paint from yellowing. Learned this from my sister-in-law many years ago. Great video!

@malcolmbaldwin5735

Жыл бұрын

I always bust a fat nut in my white gallons . It helps eliminate brush stokes and drys rock hard

Another hack (for getting paint from a big box store) could be to find a color swatch that ends up being equivalent (or close) to the formulation of adding the additional white and black tint/pigment described in the video.

I Haagen to use Duration on my ship lap home 2yrs ago. Stuff is Great! As always, I believe the prep work is as important than the paint. Seen to many houses in my neighborhood where people paint over chipped paint, then wonder why it didn’t stick.

I want to thank you for the amazing information you provide to your viewers. This is fascinating material. I appreciate all of your efforts. Many thanks!

Funnily enough at school I used to get laughed at for adding a drop of white to the black paint we used in the art class. It made the black denser, less thin-looking. Some of them eventually realised it worked ! I never tried it the other way tho.

Yes, more paint videos please! Keep up the good work.

I have gained so much knowledge from watching your channel. I love where your channel is heading and I’m so glade I’m along for the ride thanks

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for supporting, Bradley! 😄

Thank you for sharing this information. Always good to know some tricks of the trade!

This was great information! I had no idea about the tint needing to be added to some paints.

That was by far the BEST tutorial on paint tinting I have ever seen. Thank you

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, LT! 😄

I work in the paint center at Home Depot as well but we can manually enter a formula and mix a paint, usually in the paint match section. All of the new systems can, (as I have worked at Lowe’s and Ace hardware as well).

I'm totally amazed about how much I did NOT know about paint. Thank you.

As always. Great information. Please continue with this content!

Great info on this subject. I worked for Pantone for 35 years so I knew about the adding tricks like pigments and oils etc. but didn't know certain smaller stores can go the extra mile and whip you up a batch of super white paint on the down-low ! 🤔

@Crossword131

25 күн бұрын

Does Pantone teach you guys color theory, etc.?

For any white, water based acrylic paint, the dollar store sells 4 oz. tubes of acrylic artist's acrylic paints in white and a variety of colours. Add 3 tubes of high pigment white acrylic and a few drops of black and coverage will be greatly improved. I've also heard of people adding and blending a full tube of acrylic caulking to a gallon of white acrylic paint to boost the pigment.

@craigemmett2425

4 күн бұрын

It's funny you should mention that...this morning I was caulking my exterior siding getting ready to paint and I used the Dynaflex Ultra in white. After a couple of minutes I was like - forget the paint, I need a 5 gallon bucket of this stuff and spread it with a putty knife. 😅

Fantastic! This could not have happened at a better time since I have to paint (and re-paint) some exterior areas this summer. Terrific...thanks. (I was wondering why the Behr I used outside wasn't wearing well...now I know.)

Thanks for the info. Very nice of you to share these tips.

Great info, thanks. Looking at having to re-paint exterior doors and trims around this house this year.

Never knew this about paint! I really appreciate your tutorial. I will be looking at paint differently from now on!

As a painting contractor of 19 years, I never use STRAIGHT white out of the can. I like to use 17-4 which is 4 parts of 17 (umber) per gallon. It still looks like bright white but improves coverage dramatically. In the big box stores like lowes or home depot, look in their fan deck and choose a really bright white. They will be able to produce any color in the fan deck if its their product line. Be very picky about what you chose though, its easy to think that its going to look great then be disappointed after using it.

@janetshaffer423

2 жыл бұрын

Very informative..I mixed paint at a retailer for four years and was not taught this.

@mrspunk61

2 жыл бұрын

I push Benjamin Moore White Dove for Interior trim almost every job. It covers better than straight white and looks better than a straight white. It also goes better with warm wall colors. If someone picks a cool wall color we will maybe use Decorators white or plain white as well. We try to do the same with ceilings, trying to have warm or cool ceiling paints depending on wall colors chosen. Much of the time it depends on how much you can talk to your customer about this and not try to complicate your day or the job too much. The best customers are the ones who trust us to make the right call based on our reputation

Off topic, I am so impressed that your shop is so orderly and organized, Every item has a place so impressive !

@markb8954

Жыл бұрын

Yes, i always think it looks too orderly. Everything has a place & is in it!

Always so informative!!

Everyone can benefit from these trade secrets and insider tips! Thank you, your videos are very much appreciated!

I worked at a Lowes paint desk for years. The machines will do manual dispenses like this of colorant, as long as you know exactly how much you want. I've not run HD machines, but I'd be very surprised if they couldn't do it as well. Of course you have to get someone who knows their machine reasonably well (not always a sure thing when management thinks that any warm body can be stuck just about anywhere and forgotten) and not sound like you want something crazy. 🙂

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the inside scoop, craw! 😁

@serenetheslothqueen

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info….can be very challenging to actually find someone who knows what they’re talking about/doing at these big box stores. I’ve had to actually show quite a few where certain items were located.

@nickolasokeefe8479

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that is usually the issue customers run into when at the big box stores. Someone from plumbing or gardening are working behind the counter and really have no idea what is going on.

@TheSwarm666X

2 жыл бұрын

i spent 1 year in paint at lowes, can confirm. i used to manually tweak mixes all the time. 2y white 1 dot of black is all you need. we have a lot of wiggle and can color match easily with our machines. i used to train all our new guys with the tips and tricks. where i may have an up and down relationship at times, i can say they gave us a lot of variability when it comes to mixing paints.

@ipick4fun27

2 жыл бұрын

@@serenetheslothqueen can be actually challenging to actually find someone. . . FTFY.

I learned about the black trick, to boost brightness and cover from a pro, retired Union painter back in 1971... it works!

Great info + advice, as always. Thank you.

I definitely learn something new everyday! I have never read the can before. Thank you! 🚿

Thank you for this information. I was going to get some paint tomorrow I’ll keep your advice in mind.

Hi Ethan! Great video, thanks! Always looking for great paint tips!

That’s a neat trick I haven’t heard mentioned in years. Looking forward to the paint mixing video as well!

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jay!

@jayson3900

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHonestCarpenter thank you!

Great info once again. Look forward to all your new videos!

Great tips... I never thought to add additional tint to help with coverage. Cheap paint costs as much as good paint... either pay up front and do the job right, or re-coat and/or re-paint it several times with the cheap stuff. In the end the task either costs you in money or time or both.

This is a timely video. Thanks!

Very well presented -I like your concise style!

Wow! I've never noticed that info on paint cans before. Thanks for the info. I'm a first time viewer.

Since the early 80’s I’ve been using the formula B2W2Y for my white trim paint at SW. coverage was excellent even with pro mar 200.

Holy Crap?!?! Who Knew!?!?! Thank you! Ethan, another well produced, informative video. Cheers!

Well, that's just great Ethan. All of these years I have been buying white paint and I just now learned that I have been doing it wrong this whole time.

Thank you so much, I have many old school ways from learning about automotive paint tinting. I also understand the appropriate way to tint This type of paint. When it comes to house paint? It is very different technique. I have crashed a little with latex. Learning the concept of latex and oils such as stain as well as paints. Is crucial for anyone involved especially for professionals. I will look forward for any other videos on this subject. Once again thanks so much Mr. Carpenter.👍

Thank you for this practical money-saving information!

At SW, I get most trim tinted to “Duron white” or “914 white” with black added, especially for cheaper rentals and stuff. The Emerald Urethane also comes pre mixed in a version of this called “Hi-Hide white” I think

Great tip! Mom and pops stores have smiling people but box stores have empty boxes and plywood randomly laying around.

I don't do a lot of painting but these are excellent tips, I had no idea, great information. TY

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Linda! 🙂

im a professional painter for more than 40 years , i never use white paint ,can be pva, latex or gloss paints , i always tint with a few drops of black tinter ,never pour from the tint bottle use a small stick dip it into the black tint , that way you can control the drips from the stick to your white paint , it will appear white but technically it is not pure white anymore ,it helps with the covering and saves you paint time and money

Thanks for the info!

Great video. Short and sweet, but very informative!

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Patricia!

Great advice. Been there, done that several years ago - I bought a 100% acrylic latex exterior paint clearance priced for $3 per gallon to use as white. Got the same type of paint at clearance from Walmart & their system would not let them add just white so off to the hardware store to pay them to tint it. I still save a bundle.

Wow. Never realised this. Thanks Loads.

Great video and content! Very helpful information. I work part time at our local ACE Hardware store and occasionally mix paint. We do have the ability to add these small amounts as you have described. Good information to pass along to our customers and to use for my own home projects. Thank you again for posting!

Just when you think you have a reasonable idea about a subject - and then Ethan shows you so much more. Thanks! I was wondering what your paint expert thought of Benjamin Moore. I've used those products for decades (DIY)

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Dave! 😁 What I hear from pros is that BW and SW are really quite comparable. Some folks will have a preference, but they’ll also acknowledge that the other brand is high quality. So I think you’re good with Benjamin!

@nickolasokeefe8479

2 жыл бұрын

Ben Moore make great products that we love to use as well! We just happened to be close to a Sherwin-Williams store and it was convenient to swing in there instead. Here in NC there are a lot more Sherwin-Williams stores so it does make it easier for us and for our customers to use their products on a more frequent basis.

@HAL-dm1eh

2 жыл бұрын

My dad was a SW diehard and you couldn't tear him away from it. That is until he tried BM because a customer was insistent on it. He was so impressed he started using both equally.

@indomitableson

2 жыл бұрын

We've tried most things over the years and keep going back to SW. Just finished a job with all BM products and was reminded of why we don't like them. Advance requires almost twice as many coats to cover, it runs super easily, and it destroys brushes. Aura leaves heavy sag marks when rolling and doesn't brush the best. Regal is their best wall product and their ceiling paint is really great. They have better primers than SW. Just expect that any color with a deep or ultradeep base is going to spit boogers all over the wall when you roll.

@jwil4905

2 жыл бұрын

@@indomitableson Exactly this. It's why I'll only use BM for exterior jobs. SW for interior.

Your content is significantly superior and always independent of other KZreadrs. You seem to tackle a new and unexpected content. Your competition seems to follow the content of one another. For instance in the best way to hang a door or how to construct a pattern fence for a table saw. When someone does it, the rest follow. Keep doing what you are doing because your content is great and unique and I have implemented some of your solutions with success. Let your competition monkey a trend on KZread for building the “next” same thing on a table saw fence or hanging the next door over and over again because someone else has done it and gotten good reviews. I would like to see a psychologists review of the KZread content provided by the “handy man or woman or +”, that would analyze this lemming style march over the cliff in seek of higher KZread ratings. You are doing just what you have to do. Please keep innovating your content and don’t follow the others off the cliff! Thanks

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Bob! A while back I decided to stop watching virtually any DIY/handy/construction related videos (except occasional almost random ones). I thought it was the only way to not be unduly influenced by them. I definitely don’t regret that decision, and I think it frees me up to make whatever crosses my mind, or cover whatever I stumble upon in the field. I appreciate you watching and taking the time to write in with positive feedback! 🙂

I use the duration when I paint people's houses. I feel it works very well and covers alot.

Looking forward to the follow-up video on paint mixing!

Wow, great tip! I’m gonna do this next time I buy white paint!

Looking forward to the detailed paint video!

Very great easy imfo and comments here. wished I had easy videos like this 20-25 yrs ago:) I spent 10 yrs remodeling a lg home,knew painting,spraying 101 but mostly on metal! Lucked out or my usual way as you said find the best paint store and "stick" with it :)the ace store here ,the paint guy retired from sherwin williams and is a chemist, saved A LOT of $, but I also mis-tint returns ,not that picky about "exact colors, I often mixed a bolder color 1 to one with the best white so it makes a lighter shade of the color, or and am curious now what an experts think of this idea. I bought the high end ( for me then ) Kilz white primer and mixed it 50/50 with some of the paint to block a lot of the off color lumber I used in building sheds a playhouse,interior shops and laundry room and closets. it always worked to make an even color. people should see videos like this BEFORE talking with contractors :) would give them and edge and save a lot of $ thank you very helpful. Peace. Rick

Thanks! I am looking forward to future videos.

It’s good to know all of this. Thanks

I was using SherwinWilliams super paint exterior when during the pandemic the grades of paint were in short supply . I was offered an upgrade to Duration because they were out of super paint. Although Duration may be excellent coverage the paint color changed completely over time, not matching at all the super paint version. The super paint remained grey green and the Duration turned a brown color.

Thank you! I painted my son’s ceiling a dark blue with metallic golden stars 20!years ago. This sounds as though it might require 5 coats less. :-/. (It was a lovely idea at the time, as he was really into space)

Extremely helpful ! thanks

This is a great video! I'm really interested in all facets of paint and how to get the best quality and coverage in the most economical way possible. I'm not going to cheap out, but I'm not willing to be overcharged. Great product, fair price. That's the sweet spot!

Old Yugoslavian painter taught me this. Excellent tip.

Great video. I have been looking for someone else that does the black with white for years.

Thank you for great info !

my dad was a painter for 50 years and would have a few drops of black pigment mixed in. It would make the white paint cover so much better

Very interesting and helpful. Thanks ! ! !

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Bill!

Good tip! Can't wait for the more extensive video.

Another excellent video. I am looking forward to the full-length paint mixing video.

@TheHonestCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Cameron! 🙂

@snufbox

11 ай бұрын

@@TheHonestCarpenter Hey mate. What happened to the paint mixing video?

Great explanation as always :)

Wish you would’ve made and released this video a couple of weeks ago. We’ve been painting(repainting) a house our youth pastor just bought. Someone donated a bunch of cheap white egg shell paint(5 gals and 1 gal interior paint) on some of the darker walls we are on a forth coat 🤦🏼‍♂️ The lighter walls took 3 coats. I’m sure this tip would’ve saved us a lot of work.

Great information, especially since I never knew any of this information!

Fascination confirmed thank you

Thank you! Paint crash course!

Thanks for the tip!

Any store set up to mix paint should be able to add these simple colours. The tinting programs will have some form of custom mixing input in order to match older colour recipes or slightly alter a programed colour. Similar to this, I used to mix paint for a regular painter that would always use Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace OC-65 as his white, because he found it was the best all purpose white that worked with other colours. It took just a little bit of black or brown tint I think.

Very informative. Thank you. 🌞

Another trick is if you are priming do the same.thing with the white or I personally add extra black so I can tell the color difference when applying the top coats. You can also tint Kilz in the same way and I tint it a few shades lighter than the finish coats. Just go the the pretty color wall pick one similar to your finish coats and ask the paint desk to tint it. I choose lighter with the primers because they aren't deep bases so you can't actually make them very dark.

I just used the Glidden (GL6811) Semi-Gloss White (Base 1) Primer & Paint in one and it brushed very nice. Then I saw this video on Base 1 "Must Be Tinted" ran out and read the can and it doesn't require tint. Had me a little worried. Not sure what it would have done or looked like if it needed tint and I didn't use any, but all went well.

I can't believe major brands like Behr have in FINE PRINT that you can't use it without tinting. I had no idea. Unreal.

@nejdro1

2 жыл бұрын

You obviously can, but it will not cover well! However, some people want an extremely bright, clear white and Ultra Pure White will give that. i personally feel it is too bright and sterile. I would only use it when adjoining clear, pastel colors.

I use behr semigloss white and get 10 shots of black mixed into it. It covers nicely for me

Guys: thanks very much for the tips!