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Hi there!
A belated hello. Not a new member but I am not sure if I ever made a post initially in this section and while I was looking through the forum to see why I couldn't see the search facility I saw...
View ArticleMirka Autonet vs Abranet
is there really a great difference between Autonet sanding sheets and the Abranet ones. The price difference is significant but from the write up the only difference i can see is the flexibility is...
View ArticleEdward Bulmer paints
Hello folks, been immersed over my eyebrows in this listed building interior re-dec and the interior designer has specified a mix of Farrow & Ball and Edward Bulmer "Natural" Paints. I'm sure there...
View ArticleWater based Woodstain
Anybody used any decent ones? I ain't used Woodstain for years and don't want to use oil. I need one that will stick to old oil Woodstain and have good opacity. Cheers
View ArticleLapping marks on doors
I've got my spraying nicely under control now on the woodwork by using 208/308 tips. I found yesterday though on dead flat doors that I was getting lapping marks with BM Advanced Satin, a 308 tip on...
View ArticleSpraying choices
Airless - Not done before but will look into training was considering the corded handheld as a intro to airless or the graco gx21? hvlp/ xvlp - Had a earlex and wagner £100-£150 range models before and...
View Articlespraying new build houses
so, as i posted in my intro, i am interested in purchasing a decent airless sprayer and am relatively new to the concept. firstly, i would like to hear some painters opinions and experience of using a...
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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 ArticleFirst class customer service from Decorating Direct.
I have for the past number of months, been having a problem purchasing decent fitches, yes you can get packs of 4 (all differing sizes) at CDC or DDC and the independent shops around me , but I don't...
View Articleroof accident
An Indian builder as fallen through the roof at a Lionel Richie concert , A eye witness said,the last thing they saw was dan Singh on the ceiling
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...
View ArticleCan I change my username????
Hi guys not new but can I change my user name to our buisiness name Renosash?
View ArticleBlaze brushes
been using some bm stix on a job today and used last of me blaze brushes I had and it fecked it up big time after around an hour using kept washing out but made know diff at all so had to throw it...
View ArticleLid, trim, tape, walls = nice lines
For those who like them lines straight! F&B: Lichen & Wevet Tape: yellow frog
View ArticleClear/transparent switch and socket plates with wallpaper
These are the ones that have a paper stencil between the clip-on cover plate and the actual face of the fitting which can be painted in the wall colour. The paper has cutouts around the actual switch...
View ArticlePaperhanging outfit
i wear my whites all the time, but I'm getting more and more paperhanging jobs where there's already deccys there doing the painting and they always give me funny looks when I show up to hang the paper...
View ArticleJust onboard....
Hello all. Technically been decorating professionally for 40 years but have been dragged into other areas of income often during that time. Originally taught by my dad (who was a proper decorator) and...
View ArticleMPB Fantasy Football 2017/2018
Hi Folks, It's that time of year again and with the new premier league season approaching we have set up another Painters Pit Stop / MyPaintbrush Fantasy football league. To take part all you have to...
View ArticleMirka/festool intermediate pads
Iv just invested in a rts400 to go with my deros. Iv read in some threads about using intermediate pads to be able to use it on archs and skirts but i cant find it now to get the details. Could one of...
View ArticleLaura Ashley in Shower Room
Can anyone say if they've used a Laura Ashley paper in a shower room? I've a couple of rolls to stick up and would ideally like to use a ready mix but the label states their paste or similar, and when...
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