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    filling chipped paint

    i have been using red devil filler very easy to apply and rub. very fine filler good for surface filling NOT deep filling
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    Painting over a bright mural

    also i find a product called BIN from zinsser very good at stopping stains
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    Anyone used Dulux Trade Metalshield?

    fairly big job metal canopy maybe 3 weeks worth for 1 person
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    Anyone used Dulux Trade Metalshield?

    i am going to be using metal shield in the next months will let you know :)
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    Warning Dulux satinwood external quickdrying paint :P

    Your right i heard this ages ago and nothing comes of it. I can see why its a good idea but with the problems i have had so far im a bit worried. I think it lasts ok but its the putting on thats the problem with it isnt it. Great idea about the eggshell mate will deff remember that! I...
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    ladders

    I dont want the cheap DIY ladders u knw they bend in the middle and feel really un safe when up high, my last pair was youngmans 300 i think very solid, heavy. but safe. I also had about 100 quids worth of brushes stolen a few years back a whole big crate full of worn in brushes lovely :)
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    What is the thing that decorators put between edges ?

    haha u beat me to it we think very similar ;)
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    ladders

    Hey i know im posting a lot this morning its because my next door neighbor has a loud kid :( I had my 3 peice youngman ladders stolen last year... Im in need of a new set now any recomendations where to get and what ones are good
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    Remove emulsion from walls

    very hard that one probally caused by painting onto new plaster without watering the paint down etc? I find you cant really get it off easy or i have never needed to get it all of. So what i do is get some rough sand paper 60/40 grit rub it down and skim over it with easy fill filler very...
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    What is the thing that decorators put between edges ?

    hi yes its decorating caulk. Comes in tubes 330ml i belive, some are better than others i find. make sure you have a full size gun as some tubes are bigger than others. The ICI one is ok there are a few others probally b&q own will be crap but might not make diffrence to you. Make sure you...
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    Warning Dulux satinwood external quickdrying paint :P

    ah i wish the answer was extra bloody coats :) i can tell u now i could paint the doors 4/5 times and they it would be same coverage is not the problem its the shades. I think the nail has been hit on the head with the colour problem. Why oh why couldnt the customer just of gone with a...
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    Warning Dulux satinwood external quickdrying paint :P

    mate ur right i know as for the aquatech i used a dark brown colour and black :) The water based satin i used was guess what Dark greenish ! i see where your coming from, but really i tried lots of stuff to stop it drying out like painting the middle section and laying of the up part and the...
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    emulsion on carpet!

    my mate was up a ladder painting a window with his paint kettle on a hook thing to hold it on ladder hook broke, he heard a bang wondered what it was looked down and a bmw parked in the road was covered in blue gloss! He said his brain just shut down and went into clean up mode with white...
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    Do I need a primer?

    oil based paints dont have lead in them its 2006 not 1986 :)
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    Warning Dulux satinwood external quickdrying paint :P

    Ok first off i have nothing against water based products unlike many older decorators i know. Before people try to tell me i am painting wrong i have painted probally 1000 doors in the last 6 years :) OK i had a conservatory to paint, It was made out of hardwood and pre primed and...
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