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Hello i'm Andy , if you have a spare month here's my intro :)
HI all IM Andy and this is my intro, if its to long/ not long enough well stop reading or make the rest up I Am AB Painting and Decorating, i am ex-forces and served in the Royal Artillery, I've always...
View ArticleAmerican Brushes
A friend is in the states and I was going to get him to grab me some brushes. Obviously I've had purdy's. I got a couple of wooster's about 15 yrs ago from the p&d show which I really liked but...
View ArticleMythic
ordering this today for a rental bedroom and bathroom for next week. Anybody still using this? I think the black label for woodwork is very good, easy to apply, although doesn't level as well as BM. I...
View ArticleDif or Duf???
I made a negative post re Dif on the " what are you stripping wallpaper with" current string . I reckon my comments got missed in the main points. So here on its own....... Those who are extolling the...
View ArticleOpen Day at Benjamin Moore paints Slough store
Afternoon all, We wanted to let you know we're having an open day at our Slough store on Saturday 15th October. 9am to 1pm. All the details are available here and you can click the link at the bottom...
View ArticleWTF Going on with new Timber windows?
All my outsides this year (3 large) have been a right nut ache! Rot Rot Rot and the windows have only been fitted between 6 and 9 years. Various reasons for this from bad putty work, dodgy window...
View ArticlePainting new UPVC Facia boards
Bad news at my old gaff, a lot of the facias are knackered or to bad shape and got to be replaced with plastic, what would you recommend paint wise was thinking Bedec MSP? Needs to be Satin or Matt Black
View ArticleTaking on another pair of hands
Hi there, I've been self-employed for 10 years now and i'm beginning to warm to the idea of working with a second pair of hands. My brother is far from alien to a paint brush but not qualified however...
View ArticleNew posts disappeared
The new post bit that was towards the bottom of the home screen seems to of disappeared on me? This happend to anyone else?
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Happy Birthday to...
... Mr. @CraigBrooksDecorating Sorry it's a late evening birthday message Hope you had a good one?!
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Hard lesson to learn !
Client away abroad for a week, left us with 2 rooms to paper, very similar green wallpaper. He sent me an email before he left stating which paper was for which room, but my phone will only show emails...
View ArticleHow to make pine look like oak
i have spent the last week or so stripping back some massive garage doors and a side door, as the client wanted them to match the yacht varnished oak front door but the garage doors are pine so I have...
View ArticleAlways line before papering? Drying time of skim coat prior to papering??
Hello I've been asked to paper following a skim coat. There are different opinions of drying times online. how long would you guys give it? Also I was taught it's always best to line before papering...
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The new post bit that was towards the bottom of the home screen seems to of disappeared on me? This happend to anyone else?
View ArticleTimberbuild Replacement Putty
Well I was ordering up my usual order of Timberbuild epoxy resin and Repaircare elastic putty. As I was just about to leave the TB page I noticed a new product, TB now do there own version of the...
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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 ArticleEast Coast Roller
Hi I'm Al, Suffolk based Painter & Decorator. I'm 32, my Great-Grandfather was a decorator, my Grandfather was a decorator with his 5 man strong firm in Southwold during the 70's and my step-father...
View ArticleHi brothers and sisters of the brush!
Hi guys my names graeme i am from town called clydebank just outside of Glasgow. Been a decorator for last 10 years now 6 years with a company and 4 years working part time for myself working around my...
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BM Aura vs Advanced vs Ultra Spec
Just wanted to know what your thoughts are on these paints, I have recently used Advance and Aura in Satin and extremely impressed with both but would like your thoughts on long term durability, colour...
View ArticleChipped skirting!
Been asked to quote a couple of rooms in a beautiful appartment and they also asked me to fix these small skirtings arount the pillar. Could any one recommend a process where I can bring these chips...
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