tip problem help please
Morning all I'm giving the new setup it's first proper run out today and the machine seems great but one little problem.Im spraying long apartment corridor walls using a fflp 620(618 is on its way) and...
View ArticleFarrow and ball estate wrecking brushes
Has anybody had any issues when using farrow and ball estate emulsion with their brushes and rollers going stiff after washing them out? I've had two blaze brushes and some white dove sleeves all go...
View ArticleExterior Gloss ?
Hi guys, Are there any decent exterior gloss paints out there at the moment ? Im looking something with a nice finish for already quite good, smooth surfaces. Ive already looked in Crown and all they...
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...
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Rusting garage door
Hi all, What's the best combo from start to finish for a rusting up and over garage door ? I did the same door about five year ago, I whizzed off the rust with a round wire brush on a drill and took it...
View ArticleCeiling paint
just wounderd what's ya go to paint for ceilings,I use bm when I can but when peps won't pay for that was thinking of using valspar till the smelly probs ,won't use johnos after its gone right down the...
View ArticleFestool sander
Evening all I've got the festool RTS 400 and have been using a pad saver with abranet but finding the abranet not lasting so got some granat to try seems good up to know. Just purchased the ETS EC...
View ArticleExternal painting at height. Is it for one man bands anymore
I rarely do external work, maybe one a year. I've been asked by a regular customer to do their outside windows. Seeing as it's the law to use scaffolding and it'll be very hard to put up on my own,...
View Articlezinsser 123 plus
I must admit really not a big fan of zinsser 123 the orginal apart from over old wallpaper and a strong colour change on the wall. Does 123 plus have better adhesion and covering than zinsser 123?
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Removing pane of glass
Hi guys how do you'll go about removing a pane of glass without breaking it. Putty is all out but it seems fixed to the beading the other side. Does that mean the beading has to come off too? I'm...
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Free Tube Of Premium Putty Mastic Sealant
Hi everyone, I'm Jon from Sealants Online, I know advertising is frowned upon within the forums, so I come with freebies to soften the announcement of a brand new product that we've released on our...
View ArticleDon't be shy Wilks!
I had the pleasure of meeting @Wilks today (on the left wearing the cap) who has been a member on here since late last year but hasn't posted as yet. So this is your prompt to introduce yourself!!...
View ArticleHello....
I've just joined up, so popping in to say Hi! After what feels like a lifetime of lining the coffers of corporate fat cats, a couple of years ago, I thought scr*w 'em, and decided to follow a life long...
View ArticleIs there such a thing as a good plasterer anymore!
Remember when you used to get almost excited when u went on a job knowing its all plasterd thinking "great quick scuff,mist then 2 coats and we out a there" now i dred going to jobs knowing a plasterer...
View ArticleToughest opaque paint for pub tables
A carpenter friend has a big pub makeover project coming up. Anyone have any experience with a very tough/scrubbable paint he could spray on tabletops, that would withstand the rigours of a busy pub?
View ArticleHand masker advice?
As the above title reads I am in the market for a hand masker can anyone recommend one?
View ArticleDon't like the colour!
just finished glossing three exterior doors the owners can't stand the colour which the parents picked. I have got to do them again in a much lighter colour needing u/c and gloss how long do you think...
View ArticleHello from Wilks
Hello to all. After a couple of prompts thought it time to join in and not be shy . Been in the trade 30 years , the last 15 out on my own . One man band ,paint & paper. Mainly domestic and period...
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What would you do?
Working on a outside and noticed that on next doors pebbledash all the masonry paint has blown. There is about @12 sqm so chipping with a scraper and wire brushing is out. Question is how would you get...
View ArticleWater based trim brush
I've been using blaze brushes for trim for a while now but find the last few have twisted after a short time what other brushes are good for water based trim using them with isomat aqua satin/gloss
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