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Kolorbond Training Day
Morning all. Now...... Who would be up for a training day on how to apply and use our paint at our factory ?? Painter16 brought up the idea due to other companies also having open days. We'll supply...
View ArticleLooking advice with paint
Good morning everyone We going to start new project and client trying save money and want F&B Cornforth White but mixing in Dulux or Leyland base Question is any of you came across that colour? I...
View Articleold cast radiator
Evening gents. As part of a job I'm looking at there is a large old floor standing radiator. I'm assuming it's cast and it's in aright state, paint all over has split and crazed. It needs stripping and...
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Wagner XVLP 3500
I've been thinking of dabbling into the dark art of spraying... 9x louvre doors does that to you. Anyone got one of these, or have an opinion on this/similar. £500 is proper top end for me and the...
View ArticleGraco GX19 -Any Good?
Been looking at airless sprayers and like the look of this one as most of my work is on the small side, not too bothered with rapid output, more into finish, portability and good that it accepts the...
View ArticleScottish island
2 fellas drive off a ferry onto a remote Scottish island, after a couple of minutes the car starts making funny noises and bracks down, they look around and they see a old boy sitting on a five bar...
View ArticleGo to emulsion under £40 a gallon
Right, following on from my disappointment with johnstones paint recently, I would like to know what "cheaper" emulsion everyone is using? At the moment I can only think of ultraspec, caparol, isomat...
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Rotten soffit
hi everyone So it's just one end of the board that's rotten. I've faced rotten facia before but not the soffit and I'm just wondering what's the best way of going about it? I thought cut out the...
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Selling of goods on the forum.
Hello folks, Just to remind everyone, we have a forum section dedicated to the selling of trade goods you own or even if you are on the lookout for something in particular for work/trade related. You...
View ArticleUsed van
I thought I'd start a new thread, okay this is not set in stone, still pricing up. I'm looking to change my van for a new one, okay I know what a dealer will give me part chop but he will add VAT on it...
View ArticleHomeless guy
i stopped and gave this homeless guy some change,I asked him how he had come to this,he said I've only been homeless for a week,before that I had plenty of food ,clean clothes,roof over me head,went to...
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I thought I was an anorak...
I did think that I was an anorak at one point about my trade. But over the last year of my PPS posting/logging on, I realise there are so many of you out there that have forgotten more than I know/ever...
View Articledeceive the eye
View attachment 7730 done a couple of years back but thought i would put it up
View ArticleBosch gss 160
Hi all just treated myself and ordered a bosch gss 160 multi. Has any of you guys got this sander and how do you get on with it?cheers adam
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Looking for advice with paint
Good morning everyone We going to start new project and client trying save money and want F&B Cornforth White but mixing in Dulux or Leyland base Question is any of you came across that colour? I...
View Articlewhite spirit vs genuine terpentine
any of you guys using genuine turps with your oils ? U
View ArticleCharlie.
I saw my mate Charlie this morning, he's only got one arm. I said "where you off to today Charlie"? "I'm off to change a lightbulb". He says. Well I burst out laughing and said, "good luck with that,...
View ArticleFestool CTL or CTM for decorators?
Was speaking with @Duluxdaz on Twitter a couple of days ago and he mentioned he'd been having a chat with a Festool Rep about dust extraction for painters and decorators. Apparently, the rep stated...
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