First, use a lot - after all, you wouldn't skimp on house paint.

Outdoor house paint was used and then covered with a clear coat.

With a base of semi-gloss house paint, she started to apply color to her subject.

It turned out to be a commercial house paint, so I knew how to clean it.

Additionally, writers can use house paint to prime the surface before painting.

"Just checking the color of your house paint," I'd explain.

The presidential race in Florida, he said, was "hot enough to peel house paint."

Virtually all house paint applied before 1950 contained lead, and the practice continued into the 70's.

Nothing good, be it democracy or more durable house paint, comes without a price.

Other types of modern house paint only need one layer, particularly on the inside.