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brush mate or water for oil kits

I purchased 2 brush mate 4s few years back (1 white, 1 dark kit) an seriously considering going back to putting them back Into water because of having to change vapour pad so often. Anyone else find this?

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Zinsser 123 or joncryl

Lots of exterior work coming through ( ooo lovely ) and the next couple of jobs are tight on the budget so no B M or other high end stuff. In the past I've been bit of a johno man but thinking of going...

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UK paints do they have a future?

With the influx of foreign paints that are bar far better quality than our own UK paints especially our trade paints, is there a future for them or will they survive solely for the DIY/retail market,...

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Newly plastered ceilings - BM

It's probably been asked already but....can the Benjamin Moore ceiling paint go on newly plastered ceilings please? Thanks, Tess

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Pioneer

Hello. This is Peter Samuel of Pioneer Brush Ltd. Thanks for letting me join the group. We are not a large player in the market yet but are working on it! If anybody knows our products and has any...

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Anyone tried these? Fossa EVO mesh festool

http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/f/FOSSA_EVOMESH_SHEETS_81_X_132MM/

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Pioneer Spirit Angled Oval Brush - Straight Cut preferred?

@peter samuel I see on your Pioneer Brush website that you have a Spirit Oval Cutter which appears to be an angled brush. Do you do a Straight Cut with a Rat Tail handle? I still don't like angled...

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Paint brush fetish

i seem to be a bit obsessed with buying new paint brushes and need something to carry them about in. Any recommendations for brush boxes as I'm currently using a cutlery box with a rubber band and...

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Wallpaper rolled the wrong way......

....anyone ever had this? First time for me today and what a pain couldn't get my head round it to start with having to match the pattern from the bottom up. The ceiling line was well out of whack...

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Little Greene Oil eggshell...pants!

2 years ago used little greene oil eggshell for the same customer and it was awesome, particularly in application. Today, I gave up with it and used my faithful Mac undercoat just so the woodwork had...

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Graco 395 Air Assisted

Taylor Wimpey are encouraging us to spray paint all trim work (all water based). As we have been used to using Mark V's and Gmax's for walls and ceilings (15 mins to blast out a 3 bedder) we have...

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gloss wrinkling :(

glossed a front door yesterday in dark blue sandtex flexi gloss. Came to it this morning and was gutted to find it containing many wrinkles this has never happened before. Could it be a reaction to...

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The Supercalafragalisticexpialadoshus Deal Thread

I'm sure we all get emailed or told about deals on tools and materials which we either thank our lucky stars for or think 'damn I wish that was a week ago' as it could have saved me a few bob. So it...

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Traveling cost's

An old client wants me to price a job for their daughter who lives 60 miles away Approx 90 mins to get there and two hours to get home I told her I want £70 a day travel plus the price of the full...

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Cleaning pvc

Just wondering what's the best way to remove paint from exterior pvc windows??

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Sash brushes

Hi all has any of you got any suggestions of your favourite sash brushes and any recommendations cheers?

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Hello

I've been running my own business for 15 years. Enjoy working on older properties and doing refurbishment. Looking forward to increasing my specialist product knowledge through these forums

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The wicked murder of Joe Cox MP

One could say so many aggressive things about this dreadful event. Then the words of her newly widowed husband were read out as they first came to us ,I was listening to Iain Dale on LBC, IMO an...

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Allcoat exterior indoors?

anyone know of a reason why I shouldn't use Allcoat exterior on internal trim. Love the way this stuff comes off the brush and the very quick overcoat times. Been painting an indoor swimming pool area...

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,the monkees

My wife said to me , she was taking me to see the momkees in Switzerland ,I didn't believe her at first, But then I saw her face ,now I'm in Geneva

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