So you want the perfect black paint job, do you? According to the top painters in our industry, that's no problem for them, but it's going to require more work (or money) on your part; prepping to ...

Perfect paint is an illusion. It doesn't exist—at least,notin the real world. But it's a goal we can strive for and improve our work in the process. The reality is that spraying the paint is not the ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...