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I've stayed off this thread because I am a painter and a little biased and tired of the whole subject right at the moment, (just worked 20 days in a row in ~100 deg. heat), but house painting is a lot of work to do right. It is mostly the prep that's a killer, (and makes the job), obviously some jobs require more prep than others.

There are definitely health and legal issues with removing old paint, but it usually has to be done. I've done a lot of prep-heavy, renovation type work. It can be rewarding when it's done, but in between obscenities I usually think about the degree I never earned.

Here are a couple pics of jobs I've done: