White oil based gloss has gone yellow?
Hello, After about 6 months since application much or our white gloss oil based paint (Crown One Coat) has gone yellowy. This is more noticible where the woodwork is not exposed to day-light much....
View Articlelightweight polyfilla showing through vinyl silk emulsion
Hi Guys, I have used lightweight polyfilla on some walls prior to painting with vinyl silk. A problem has occured in that the filler keeps showing through unless I paint over it about 10 times. I feel...
View ArticlePainting Spindles
This might be a strange question. However I shall ask, whats the best way to paint spindles. Should I paint in circles around them or up and down? Thanks zz
View ArticlePainting Bathroom
I have noticed the paint is starting to peel in the bathroom. Has anyone used Bathroom paint is it worth the extra money?
View ArticleDULUX WEATHERSHIELD
Brilliant white 5 litre cans are half the price of the coloured Weathershield paints. Advice please - is it possible to add colourant to create a country cream effect and if so what should be added...
View ArticleWhich Paint To Buy? Dulux? Johnstones? Leyland?
Hi I need a bit of advice which paint to buy and what would be recommended, today I just walked into a decorators shop in my local town and bought 4 x 2.5l of Johnstones eggshell paint and 4 times...
View ArticleDecorator says he's painting black stained external cladding with...
Can this be right? It's vertical cladding on the front of my house, and another decorator did say that it would take several coats of cream wood paint to cover it. A decorator who came today (older...
View Articleinterior concrete walls
Hi there. I'm hoping somebody on here will be able to help me out with a little decorating issue I have. I have just recently stripped the wallpaper from the upstairs walls in my house to find they are...
View ArticleCutting in brush
Hi, Which is the best type of brush to use for cutting in emulsion paint,ie when cutting in at the edge of a ceiling & wall? Are the Purdy brushes a good choice?I'm not a professional painter but...
View Articledealing with blemishes
painting over walls with minor repairs- some plaster repairs and general crack filling. Having starting painting (matt emulsion) some of the blemishes are showing up especially the old paint edges...
View ArticleSanding before mist coat?
Evening chaps - daft question for you!Have new extension and kitchen being fitted soon. I am doing mist coat on new bare plaster walls this weekend, but do I need to prep it in any way first? I.E. -...
View Articleconcrete fence posts
hi all , hopeing to paint our concrete fence posts as dont like the look now newly painted panels ! any idears as not painted concrete before . masonery paint sounds good but have seen somewhere it...
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Help how do I get rid of the smell!
Have used Valspar Exterior Wall Primer on the rough stone wall of a new bathroom, prior to Weathercoat masonry paint.The effect is really good with the stone well sealed & primed and brilliant...
View ArticleMist coat advice
I need to paint some bare plasterboard. It is in a small airing cupboard we have built around our boiler and heat store. I was told by a decorator (working next door !) that I would need to apply a...
View Articlere rendering
hi, durig the winter the garden wall (which is renendered wand painted with dulux weathershield) has bubbled and popped, it is now peeling like tissue paper! i have rubbed down the bubbles and scraped...
View ArticleNewly plastered , Dulux PBW, still patchy!
Would welcome some advice. Artexed ceiling has been skimmed, so left it a week, used 50:50 mix of Dulux Pure Brilliant White Matt & water for wash coat.Left it 24 hours, then a full coat....
View ArticleRemoving Artex using Stripper
Hi all, Can anyone tell me if the special Stripper Solutions to remove Artex are any good please? I have some mid-90's (no Asbestos) Artex to remove - skimming over isn't an option unfortunately. Or...
View ArticlePainting Metal Garage Door
Hi I wonder if any one can assist. My garage door is starting to peel, so I am planning to repaint. I just wanted to check what prep work I should do, I was thinking after rubbing the door down of the...
View ArticleDULUX WEATHERSHIELD
Brilliant white 5 litre cans are half the price of the coloured Weathershield paints. Advice please - is it possible to add colourant to create a country cream effect and if so what should be added...
View ArticleExterior painted with gloss?
Hello painters, I'll be honest and say I'm quite clueless when it comes to DIY/renovating, but I have some time off from uni and promised my mother I'd help clean up the house a bit. My problem is the...
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