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    Composite door alignment problem

    We had a delivery this morning and (our fault) I can't now close our front door properly. The door will close with a heavy push on to the latch, but the handle will not turn up to lock. Turns out a shoe had fallen behind the door next to the bottom hinge and it has somehow pushed the hinges...
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    Help: Johnstone's Acrylic Durable Eggshell Trade paint

    Ah that would make sense. It did seem to thicken up in the tray and kettle after it had been poured a while. I got two nice smooth coats on to the other walls, but it will definitely need a third.
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    Help: Johnstone's Acrylic Durable Eggshell Trade paint

    The windows are open a little. I have been putting it on a little thinner now, but it is going to take a minimum of three coats at the thickness I am having to use it. Is red paint usually much thinner?
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    Help: Johnstone's Acrylic Durable Eggshell Trade paint

    I have had Johnstone's Acrylic Satin paint before and have painted all the wood work in my house with, previously using mid grey and a light green colour, it was great to work with. This week I used Leyland Acrylic white and it was a very thick consistency so I watered it down a little and it...
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    Kitchen paint: Zinsser undercoat before acrylic eggshell?

    That must be the reason as I didn't discuss the existing wall with them, they just said they recommend Zinsser followed by acrylic eggshell. I didn't think to ask if they meant water based or oil based though as I have only used 1-2-3 before and assumed they meant at the time.
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    Kitchen paint: Zinsser undercoat before acrylic eggshell?

    It was peeling in one or two small localized areas, maybe 5x5 cm and I have cut those out and sealed the plaster again. The remainder of the paintwork seems sound It is pretty grubby and will need a fairly laborious scrub with the sugar soap. Time is no issue, but will it not be fairly...
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    Kitchen paint: Zinsser undercoat before acrylic eggshell?

    Currently the walls were painted with Dulux kitchen paint (never again), about 6 years ago and needs a good scrub and rinse with sugar soap. The room gets fairly humid and quite a lot of steam on the walls even when I cook, even with windows and doors open. This has caused a couple of very...
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    Priming and painting questions

    1. I'm finally getting around to painting the doors in our house which were dipped and stripped some time ago. I have Johnstone's trade aluminium based primer to prime them. Can I use water based satin straight over the aluminium primer? It is a light to mid grey Johnstone's trade colour satin...
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    Painting tongue and groove with Johnstone's Acrylic Satin

    OK, I will try that on some scrap first. I was just worried about the quicker drying time as even pros on here and elsewhere say it dries very quickly and I am not so fast or skilled as they are.
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    Painting tongue and groove with Johnstone's Acrylic Satin

    So I have got all my tongue and groove installed and will be picking up some tinted Johnstone's Trade Acrylic Satin this afternoon. Can I please get a little advice how to apply and what with, as I understand it is quite a bit harder to work with than oil based, but I want to get through it and...
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    Is cork suitable to use before filling gaps?

    No, I did mean cork strips as the gaps were so wide I couldn't think what else to wedge in there and give a permanent finish. :) Anyway, I have tried the paper method and it seems to be holding up fine so far, thanks. The flexible filler is still wet slightly to the touch so it will be a...
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    Is cork suitable to use before filling gaps?

    :lol: I was hoping for something a bit more permanent.
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    Is cork suitable to use before filling gaps?

    I've just installed some tongue and groove and wainscotting in our bedroom and the walls were pretty badly out in some places, requiring a fair bit of packing behind some of the batoning. There are a couple of really bad bits , e.g. the external angle on one side of an old blocked off chimney...
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