Technique

What paint technique for faux adobe walls?
Q. I am doing my livingroom Spanish style (not Mexico - Spain). After researching I can only find very few colors they used on the walls. Ocre is mainly outdoor but was also used on the interior and of course Adobe. I just hate having plain white walls so I am hoping to use a brownish color on the walls and whitewash with white. Does anyone have any experience with this? I could use the help I've never done this technique. I also dont know if maybe a different technique would better mimic adobe walls. Thanks !
Asked by Tara - Thu Oct 18 13:00:21 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. One thing you might do before painting is to texture the walls so that they look like adobe. You'll need to get a box of drywall mud (comes in a 50 pound box), a stucco brush, a 6-inch spackle knife, a bucket to thin out the mud, and a drywall sanding screen (optional). Also, make sure to get lots of dropcloths, because this is a very messy procedure. Scoop some mud into the bucket and dilute it with water until its the consistency of stirred mayonaise (not so much that it's runny, but enough that you can scoop it up with the stucco brush). Take a brush full of mud and fling it at the wall. It should stick to the wall and not run down the wall. If it's too runny, scrape it off with the spackle knife, put it back into the bucket, and add… [cont.]
Answered by Paul in San Diego - Thu Oct 18 14:07:23 2007

What is the technique of buying stock incrementally called?
Q. When you spread out your purchase of a stock over a longer time span, buying a little at a time, what is that called? I want to look up the technique, but I don't know what to search for.
Asked by defaultident - Sat Oct 18 19:43:00 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Look under dollar cost averaging or accumulation. It isn't so much a technique as it is common sense. Most people apply it to DRIP and 401K plans but value investors and even traders use it as a matter of mitigation when the market is falling.
Answered by betmoneyonit2 - Sat Oct 18 19:52:09 2008

What is the best hair removal technique for dark hair and light skin?
Q. I have really dark hair - almost jet black, but I have very light skin. (Look at my avatar) Whenever I shave my legs, you can sometimes still see the black hair bud underneath my skin. So I am so self-conscious about my legs and I feel so uncomfortable wearing shorts or skirts! Does anyone else have this problem? What is the best way to make my legs look absolutely hairless? Preferably a technique I could do by myself at home...
Asked by dancermelanie604 - Tue Aug 18 23:45:45 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The best suggestion I could give you in which will make your tiny black hair roots disappear is using wax strips. Its so simple to do, there is no heating up or any mess, since its a strip with some wax on it and all you do is put it on and strip away, it doesnt even hurt and there is no sticky wax stuck to your skin. wax strips can be found in any beauty salon/shop best of all, there is no hair or even black hair roots for 6 weeks:)
Answered by KONVICTchic - Tue Aug 18 23:55:05 2009