Festool extractor
Anyone know of any deals out there at the moment , what's best the midi ?
View Articlewet wood
Sounds dodgy I know. Currently removing flaky paint on an exterior finding the wood is damp underneath. I will obviously wait for it to dry out before painting. I wondered if there was anything anyone...
View ArticleHi peeps New on the forum
Hi I'm Jamie,live in Essex though originally stem from East London ,been decorating 25 years mainly in the shop fitting sector,currently doing letting agency work, as getting too old to do the long...
View ArticleDen Braven Wet On Wet Decorators Caulk
DecDirect have just launched this gear on there site, looks very interesting. I have orderd some to try , has anybody used any yet? You can basically paint it instantly and with there tests there is no...
View Articlecaparol paint
I have just come across someone who stocks it, all of their range. I'm sure I heard someone on here raving about the waterbased gloss, on a par with beckers. He is dropping a sample of for me.
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The Music Thread
Thought i'd start an ongoing music thread for members to post whatever they are feeling at the moment I'll kick start with something quite dark :devilgrin: Great story telling from Immortal Technique...
View Articlehidy hi
hello, newbe here. Been trying not to bodge it and bolt for the last 4 years now. mostly work in east london and occasionally up in cambridgeshire. Often reading threads on here so thought i would join...
View ArticleIntroducing myself to fellow Painters Pit Stoppers
Hi there all, I've been dabbling with Painting and Decorating for quite a few years now having worked for my Dad who is a builder and have worked on my own and friends properties in the past. Decided...
View ArticleHi!
Hi everyone! Kept meaning to sign up and finally got around to it. Great to have so many people's thoughts on decorating. I arrived to this trade from a slight tangent. I went down the road of doing a...
View ArticleIt was a bad day!
It started with the customer not having chosen a wallpaper, even though the jobs been on the cards for 6 months. Blast I thought, I will chauffeur the old girl to the paper shop in my lovely van. Safer...
View ArticleA bit miffed with Holman's.
Ordered some Helmi matt on the 11th (Monday just gone) from HSP for a kitchen repaint. Asked if I could have it delivered for the 12th and pay the £13.90 next day delivery. All agreed their end, they...
View Articleroller sleeves
There always seems to be loads of posts about brushes but never really come across roller ones so what roller sleeves do you all use? My choice at the moment is arroworthy with the wooster sherlock cage
View ArticleTreating knots on new wood
Hi all, What would folks reccommend for treating knotting on interior new wood prior to using BM gloss? Thanks in advance. Tess x
View ArticlePaints - who uses what + thoughts on each brand
Looking for feedback from different paint brands. We currently stock and sell mainly Leyland and Berger paints + a few other bits and bobs.
View ArticlePaint brushes
Seen alot of mixed opinions recently on there preferred brushes for woodwork/kitchens and furniture so thought I'd do a poll and find out what everybody's favorite is. Cheers
View ArticleMatching colour to 'golden oak' grain new porch
Would like to find a colour to match customers newly installed porch which has a golden oak grain finish. I have to paint 2 large windows and I have rubbed down to bare wood from an existing varnish...
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Help!
So I have just treated myself to the titan focus 500 which is the same as the wagner xvlp 3500 and I have no idea what I am doing with it so has anyone got any advice on how to use it would be...
View Articlethick customers and even thicker lining paper
job im on at the moment h/s/l when stripped was clearly not in a good enough condition to be lined even after a few hours on the sander , i got the plain blown embossed paper book of the van and...
View ArticleGeneral advice
hi all I was hoping I could maybe get some tips and advice about wall papering generally. I have done bits of papering, and mainly it's only been lining paper. Lately I'm getting more and more requests...
View ArticleHi peeps New on the forum
Hi I'm Jamie,live in Essex though originally stem from East London ,been decorating 25 years mainly in the shop fitting sector,currently doing letting agency work, as getting too old to do the long...
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