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tikkurila Kivitex Silicate Paint

wondering if anyone has used this on exterior lime render ? https://www.tikkurila.com/decorativ...nry_facades/kivitex_silicate_paint.4144.shtml

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Happy Birthday to...

... @bitzz Hoping you have had a great birthday pal

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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...

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patchy ceilings

Recently, when rolling large, flat ceilings I've noticed the johnstones cova plus can dry quite patchy. Any one else had this problem, is it a paint or application problem? Most of the time you can't...

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Repair care Mini Profi alternative

Hi all, For those of you thinking of getting the Repair care Mini Profi grinder I can suggest a much cheaper alternative. The Makita GD0600, works great, a fraction of the price and will accept the...

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Dair liath le trompe l-oeil obair celtic

Not been on here for some time , been busy enough with work but manged to knock up a panel in my spare time that I designed from scratch. A few images showing firstly the graining in a grey oak style...

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Fossa Mini Roller Kit Comp...

We've got three of these kits to give away to PPS members... You get a Fossa 12 Litre Paint Scuttle - plus matching Disposable Pull-Liner set, a Quick release Barracuda mini roller frame (fits the...

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new year new project

View attachment 7253 Started back Wednesday on the property we've bought for development ( see the bit of nicotine thread ) 4 rooms and a hall to strip , all 10ft ceiling height. wasn't too bad really...

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Kip washi TEC fiber reinforced tape

This tape I tested a while back is available now, doe nt tear when pulling off and it allows multiple coats, though it is a bit more tack than some will like but I love it. It has the properties of a...

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Which varnish

so a client wants all the steps re doing in her house, she thinks a polyurethane varnish was used last time. My question is, will a polyurethane varnish stand up to being trodden on over the years and...

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Staircase Feature wall.

This is a Feature wall I did this morning. Its a Next Paper, which I don't like hanging to be honest. It always wants to curl when pasting it. Have to literally roll the pasted paper up to stop the...

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Fein MultiMaster Sanding set

Hi all, Does anyone know if a Fein MultiMaster Sanding set http://www.axminster.co.uk/fein-mul...2691?sel=FEIN MultiMaster Profile Sanding Set will fit on a Bosch GOP 250 CE multi tool? Or can anyone...

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Happy Birthday to...

... @Gary scott Hope you've had a good day, Gary. Have you been spending your birthday money on colourings

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what external paint to use

hi All, I have quite a large external to quote for, lots of windows, gable ends facia and soffits , I don't really do a lot of external stuff TBH , I done one last year using Tikkurilla Ultra Lux, and...

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where to buy - mirka/festool?

So, having looked through the forums, I'm definitely going dustless. I've kind of settled on the mirka deros and a festool extractor. We tend to do mostly medium to large (but not massive) jobs so was...

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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...

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Home Alone

Who else is home alone tonight? My Mrs is up in Glasgow for an extended weekend, so it's just me and the cats... and it's my turn to cook. We're happy enough. View attachment 8019

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Uh oh..... Primer flaking from varnished timber

I did a job 2 months ago where the house was gutted and fully re-painted. All the timber was varnished pine and I painted it white. I didn't want to use BIN on that size of a job so I got Colourtrend 2...

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Good evening guys and girls

Hi everyone , I'm Dave from Funked up furniture Essex, firstly I would like to thanks for adding me to the group and secondly as I'm relatively new to painting furniture I'm sure I will be regularly...

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Fluid Technologies / Graco Airless Training Day

Following our meeting today with Graco as promised I am able now to establish a date for the training day that we had discussed. We are looking at Monday 3rd of April. I had originally asked for the...

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