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Victorian dining room(bad way)
Following on from my bennie moore front door, (p.s my books are in at the accountant Tim ) This was a complete redecoration, full strip, 3 layers, extensive plastering as on the second day the sparkies...
View ArticleLaura Ashley . Sunday morning
Nice Sunday morning papering bedroom in Laura Ashley . Room prepped and lined last week and then papered this morning
View ArticleExternal prep and filling
hi Could people give me some advice on this - how you'd approach it? It's a large area. I'll add another photo of the whole property shortly. (3 story property, all window surround badly damaged in...
View ArticleHosewraps
Morning all, has anyone tried these universal hosewraps https://www.hosewraps.com or know anything about them. They claim that you can put your power tool cable inside but looks like it would be a bit...
View ArticleMypaintbrush.
Preaching to the converted maybe, but what fantastic service Andy at Mypaintbrush gives. Not only did my order, which I placed just as the courier was collecting from them arrive the next day (must...
View ArticleStarted this beast this week
Started this on Monday, should take 4 - 5 weeks. Going to be using Magnolia all seasons Weathershield masonry gloss, BM advanced High Gloss on the windows, Owatrol on the railings but unsure on the...
View ArticleFloor painting
Hi there Looking for some advice. Got a concrete floor in a garage to price up. Never been painted before am i ok to go straight on with 2 coats of gray johno gray floor paint? Or do i have to prime...
View ArticleHello folks!
Hi My name is Paul. I'm from Ramsgate in Kent. I have been on the brushes on and off since I finished college in the early 90's. In 2008 I injured my neck and that was the end of painting for me as I...
View ArticleHello folks!
Hello! I'm Paul from Ramsgate in Kent. I mostly do private work but at the moment I'm on a school refurb which is a bit different. I qualified back in the early 90's and worked in the trade for 5 years...
View ArticleHelmi 30
Hi all . Got this room walloped out today and was gonna use helmi 30 tomorrow on woodwork . Not much really couple of arcs n skirts . Prepped to today ready and was gonna give it 2 coats of it...
View ArticleDarren Slaughter - Construction Marketing (December '17 Visit).
Posting this here so all forum members can see it. Just had a tweet from @DarrenSlaughter Contractor Marketing Services to say that he is coming to London between the 7th - 16th of December 2017. He...
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Protecting open wood from rain
so I opened this guy up today and it just kept going and going and going.... clients getting a chippy in the put some new wood in - not immediately though! In the meantime... how do I cover this up to...
View ArticleRepair care dry seal
As an alternative to putty, undercoat or straight gloss over the top? Just wondering as I know undercoat isn't the most flexible, and the dry seal is permanently flexible, and it can't be sanded...
View ArticleZinsser One Coat. My first exterior spraying experience
In a nutshell: Graco GXFF with 308 tip Zinsser One Cost water based satin. 8 year protection. £20 a litre at Screwfix but it goes far. Easy job Perfect finish Self Undercoating -------------------- I...
View ArticleDipped doors
Hia, Does anyone have any experience of dipped doors (dipped in caustic soda)? Parts of the door are taking in moisture or something. It feels tacky where it is. The customer wants them neutralising...
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Cobra Speedheater or Paint Stripper?
Have a outside coming up that has to be stripped the rebates will also require stripping as well, not used the cobra yet but can't decide whether to invest in one or just use paintstrippers, I know in...
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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 ArticleAin't this forum amazing & Flat Oil paint?
Ain't this forum amazing. It really is.. Many years ago I had a general conversation with an old Dec about materials and he said... You can't beat 2 pack filler.. I had no idea what he was taking...
View Articlevalspar paint problem on radio today
Only caught the last 5 mins of it on radio 4 this lunchtime. Had a painter on saying it could cost him his business as he'd used tonnes of the stuff & customers were chasing him to put it right(...
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