Search results

Is the top of the bay window flat? Could you step off a ladder on to it, or is it not big enough or safe enough? One thought may be to use the ladder stand off, mine has a tray fitted, and then use an extension roller pole with a paint brush attachment. It is a bit of a fiddle, but I have...

Would agree with thedec Kevin. On the whole, this looks fairly easy to get back up together and if I can just throw in a couple of things, hope you don't mind. First off, washing the walls to get rid of the paper paste is without doubt 1st job and it can take a fair bit of washing to...

Not sure what effect you are trying to achieve here? You say you have bought primer and undercoat???? Are you painting the stair treds or just the skirtings and stair rails. Couple of suggestions. Go ahead and paint the stair treds with primer, undercoat and topcoat, this will give...

Me again! Following my last post, spoke with the guys at the lime plant. They tell me that adding less than the correct amount of water, trying to make it a thicker mix will just result in it crazing and cracking. so the suggestion is not to do it. 4 coats of lime wash is normal, allowing 24...

Hi Tim, if you try and paint over the cracks without filling them, they will always show as cracks through the paint and most likely will open up again as moisture and changes in temperature will open the cracks again. Get yourself a bag of 'toupret' masonry filler 'touprelith' and this will...

Hi crofty, Looks like the table has just had a couple of coats of varnish on the top. If it is the old spirit varnish or water based varnish, get some course and fine wire wool (wickes)with a tin of multi finish varnish remover. Apply as per instruction on the tin, do a small 18" rough square...

Hi again and regarding shelf life of the St austier, I guess it just lasts ages, I still have some as a spare just in case a job comes up that needs it. The plastic can has the correct amount of powder to make up one mix with water added 'as it says on the tub'!! The place that make this...

It sounds like you have all the problems an exterior paint has to deal with and more!!! Without a doubt, we are all mislead with how good an exterior paint will stand up to the lashings of rain and snow that get thrown at it. In all my years of painting It is rare to go back to a job a...

Max, have you considered using the smaller 4 inch hand rollers? these are reasonable priced and I use these for the smaller rooms or short walls using a paint container called a 'Pelican' holder from the Wooster company. Bought it about 4 or 5 years ago and it has plastic liners. B & Q have...

The vinegar is cheep as chips so use as needed. Unless they have changed the sikkens mix, the last time I used it, it was spirit based so check the tin in case it is now water based, apologies if I got it wrong!! Maybe other decs can confirm this? I like the long bristles as I said for...

dcdec, will guardz cover and seal over the top coats of paint even if it has not really attached well to the Teflon paint? Would you follow with an undercoat of oil or waterbased before the topcoat? I had a client a while back who wanted some lamp stands repainted, same problem, coated...

Lime wash has its place! It can solve all sorts of problems when used in the right way. The St Austier is good stuff and actually has a good colour range compared to years ago, WHITE!!! I can understand why maybe you don't like the finish so if you must then to clean it off just requires...

Hi Chillout, With the stripped door, sometimes the gunk gets stuck in the joints and corners of the mouldings so using vinegar will neutralize the Hydroxide, although I did not find too much of a problem re-coating doors if they have been well cleaned off after the process. Don't use the...

Emily, that's very interesting in what you say about the whites and in still using them outdoor. I mostly use oil based in much of my work but having to relearn more about the water based paint for indoor woodwork. I just don't get the nice finish anymore. I find them sticky, drying too fast...

It sounds as if you have a standard acrylic bath and with all the rubbin and a scrubbin you have removed the gloss finish from the bath. This gloss coat is factory sprayed and only glossy on the surface, when you remove it, it starts to go matt. Nothing you can do except change the bath, or...

Mahogany timber is a very tight grained wood and is very difficult to even get glue to adhere to. When making joints in this timber, I was always advised not to smooth off the joints too much before gluing up to help hold the joint together. When painting it was suggested to use a course...

You say your bath is enamel but by this do you mean its cast iron? I have had a couple of baths to clean off over the years when prepping bathrooms for painting. For the most part, it was removing the orange water stains and build up of deposit from dripping taps. I would never use a...

Would like to agree with misterhelpful. Back last year I had a client who wanted me to wallpaper a long bathroom wall with a picture of a seascape they found in the USA, with some Farrow & Ball matt paint on the other 3 walls. To seal over the picture and walls, I used the Polyvine varnish in...

If it is an exterior door, then the veneer should stand up to the rigours of outdoor life. I would avoid the water based varnish as a preference myself and go with a clear spirit based 'Exterior' varnish which will take several hours to dry. You will need to start by giving the door a light...

Hi alexeix, These panels are made with waterproof glues so generally hold up ok in bathrooms. Would I be right in thinking you have paneled around the lower half of the walls and not right up to the ceiling? Can you still remove the bath panel to paint the top and bottom edges? access to taps...