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Like dcdec, I too am from the south (London) so it may come from there. There seemed to be a whole bunch of guys who would start work at 8.00, smoke endless roll-ups and be in the pub by late lunchtime having 'toshed out' a house or 3 and piece work was clearly well paid if you did it that way...

Many years back I was riding my motorbike into London, going over the A40 Marylebone flyover when I got knocked off. I got up, checked my limbs then ripped off my helmet to see who I was going to swear and yell at. The guy who had knocked me off was still in his car, but getting out of the car...

Not a bad idea, but no need to import any - I can order direct already from 'my contact' but so far he has just given me a few to try out and I have been waiting till they are easily available before getting more as I feel almost guilty asking him for more...! If we can get a bulk order...

Zinsser 123 water based is pretty good though I have not used it on bare MDF so far - I was under the impression that you had already got the BIN - that'll teach me to skim posts. BIN does go a long way which may help lessen the cost slightly. 2.5 litres of the stuff would cover a BIG...

The best mini roller I have used and still do is a Wooster Jumbo Koter with various sleeves - hardly any more than a cheapo but well worth the extra pennies - http://www.trade1st.co.uk/wooster-jumbo-koter-frames-14-inch A short pile sleeve will do the job -...

I believe that zinsser BIN will do the job but don't know for sure... It is a shellac based primer and knotting is shellac as well so I think it'll do, but would love for someone to back me up ! I ought to add that I have used it in the same situation and so far it has worked (3 years on) so...

Might be a little late to post on this thread, but Zinsser 123 water based is pretty good but often needs an extra coat to seal stains in my experience. It dries so quickly that a second coat can be put on within a couple of hours - Zinsser BIN is awful stuff to work with as it truly STINKS...

Hmm - my reply wasn't very clear - sorry about that..! I spin my rollers - I have never spun a brush, preferring to wash them then just give them a good shake or whatever to get rid of the worst of the water. If you can find Coronas then do try them - Brewers are meant to be getting them...

If you are doing a lot of oil based decorating then a brushmate is worth looking into - it is a container that you store your brushes in with a chemical that prevents the paint from drying out so no cleaning needed. For water based a short length of 6" draining pipe and a roller/brush spinner...

That's good news for me too ! I am buying a house with an extension that gets cold so want to increase the roof insulation with minimal upheaval so will just add a second roof above the existing - Wonderful !

Yeah, I have heard that but like you not tried it - I have also not tried using floetrol on what little hair I have.. As for cleaning brushes - I am one of those people who rarely has what he needs with him so have managed to accumulate a collection of bottles of meths so now keep some...

I use Johnstones Aqua U/C and Gloss and most times apply a coat of Zinsser 123 water based as a bridging coat and to hold back any knots that might bleed through - not had any yet ! Before 123 I always used Zinsser BIN to seal any knots on previously painted trim, and on new trim I always...

I tried it out many years ago and found it thin, it needed an extra coat to cover and it was expensive. A colour chart of theirs enabled me to get the colours I wanted mixed up by my local paint shop and I've not bought F and B paint since. However, it may have changed since then so this post...

Sounds like you need to mix some more polyfilla or whatever and fill the whole area where the picture rail was so you loose the ridge. No need to prepare the bare plaster in any way, but make sure you have a big filling blade to cover the whole thing - something like this -...

My 18v De Walt hammer drill and both my 14v De Walt drills are both working well after almost 20 years of regular use, and my 240v Elu planer is too ! I did have a problem with my 18v De Walt drill when the trigger went wrong - however it was repaired free of charge despite being over 15 years...

Not sure I qualify as one of the clever people but my thoughts are as follows.. Depending on just how good the surface is then a little filling and sanding followed by a mist coat will show you just how smooth your walls are. I would be tempted to add maybe 20-30% water as a mist coat cannot...

When it flakes off it is back to the bare plaster ? If so then it sounds as if the plaster wasn't given a mist coat which seals and helps further coats bind. Try scraping back all the loose stuff then get some zinsser peel stop http://www.trade1st.co.uk/peel-stop-binding-primer-1lt Some...

Good luck - its a pleasure to be able to help ! So often I am asking for help on here so it makes a change to be able to give something back from my limited knowledge...

OK, not arguing but questioning - why plaster over such a small area given that the problem is only the thickness of paint that has lifted ? I am not a fully trained decorator but have earned my living doing it along with many other aspects of the building trade for about 25 years so have...

http://www.johnstonestrade.com/store-finder.aspx Even if not close to you they will deliver I imagine most independent paint suppliers ought to be able to get it in for you in 24-48 hours. It is well worth using the Aqua undercoat I am told but as I have never used it without I cannot...