The world of paint can be a confusing one. Just when you’ve narrowed down dozens of testers and committed to the perfect shade, you’re hit with another conundrum: matte vs gloss paint? Now, when it ...

Painting your home can be a fun, creative and enjoyable process — especially if you’re really into interior design. And when deciding on what direction you want a certain room to go, choosing your ...

Low sheen finishes hide imperfections but are hard to clean. Use them in low-traffic areas. Glossy sheens are easy to clean but highlight imperfections. Use them for high-traffic areas and trim. When ...

When your mom was painting a space, the rules were straightforward: flats on the ceiling, eggshell on the walls and gloss on cabinetry, windowsills and trim. Today those rules are more like ...

Though the term is used interchangeably with oil-based paints for most practical purposes, alkyd paints are actually not oil-based but alkyd resins mixed in some sort of thinner. When most people ...

Ralph Hanson February 4, 2008 Comment Now! Matte paintjobs used to be the choice of weekend racers who’d touch up their cars after a bingle with anything they could get their hands on to protect it ...

Remember the fuss everyone made over the original Audi TT at its launch in 1998? That seems like a lifetime ago now. Last year Audi sold just 987 TTs in the whole of the U.S., whereas Ford shifted ...