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Nicotine ...duhhhhhh Base coats wont help.. A wash down with sugar soap then; Use either bog standard solvent based undercoat Thinned with white spirit then two coats of emulsion of choice. walls too if your going to emulson them.. Special stain blockers/ primers can be used this one is...

Hmm I used to get mine from boots used to order a box of 12. but several yrs ago they stopped selling all housold wares. Tried all chemists round here they think im goin to kidnap someone or rob a bank :lol: like i say only place i can get it is from an old emporium type hardware shop where...

Agree :lol: I should have said ''only the residue of the shellac will be left''

:o Well I never heard of ammonia doing that.. I use ammonia to clean down..I find it much easier than sugar soaps etc, find it difficult to obtain now and expensive much more than meths. Do you use ammonia neat to clean brush?.. It will surley render you unconcious in seconds, (used by bank...

Hmm I took the view it's for a full job but op has to buy wall finish! :? Not uncommon today where customer is undecided at time and with many finishes, space/light/farrow & Ball, diamond matt etc. Just looked at his plastering thread and resultant mess oh I see :)

Top Quality job then? :roll: Armchair decorators :roll: Oh I see. wilko stuff? ..do they do easyfill cheep? :lol: usually need a bag when following a spread. Thats half a day gon, :wink: Oh dear then we got to fill round and prime bare timber trims & door. Mist coat, do you supply...

sorry left it as a joke.. Was late for the club and was fully expecting other deccies to rubbish the £180 quote.. Even for Dorset :lol: I agree with Jason. But would want to see before quoting.

If it's just a few bad patches I would use easifill to fill & blend . But if it's lots then lining paper may be the best way especially on stripped walls where you may not have got all the old paste off. 'Skimming' sometimes best if damage is as bad as u say and if you're set on painting onto...

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It stinks as well :shock: espescially on radiators :x

For jobs like this I use car body/ wood filler. Putty would need to be left bare for at last 8 days to form a crust, otherwise the oil will ooze out and shrivel paint and urrrgh :lol:

Lots of prep if your painting. Have you considered recladding in UPVC ? Might look better than painting old cladding and more presentable for selling Ceder will bleed thro paints so you wil neeed to block it with something like zinsser 123 one or two coats, fill all holes Then a couple...

With holes ? Hopefully Not polystyrene veneer. :lol: Linen backed liner? Google for speciality lining papers.. should b available from decorators merchants/C. brewers & sons.

Don't agree there growler lol. I never had a prob with thinning this stuff, and agrree with op it's almost unworkable without thinning. Whats the ceiling like? smooth? textured? is it the texture thats uneven? If so no ammount of paint will make it look right.

I never used that sealant.. Wonder if white oil based undercoat will dry on it?Then put solo gloss on. I use oil based unders for a quick fix when I got to use emulsion on silicone. :oops: :) Good luck

Theres no hard/fast rule saying you must use either one or two undercoats.. it's how the job is going. So if you think it's not goin to cover i.e the undercoat is not clinging to edges of wood (leaving the alluminium showing) then 2 undercoats no problem. Though it might not hurt to try a couple...

:lol: Think I said that before.. after standing back and admiring a waterbased satinwood job.. could'nt help thinking 'it will be alright when the gloss goes on' :lol:

You dont need to sand the aluminium primer too much, only to de-nib. there is also no need to rub down undercoat too much -only to de-nib. I.E feel with palm for any rough bits and lightly sand. theres no need to rub to make a key. If the topcoat is sa neutral colour (white) then yes undercoat...

First in line to say Kitchen & Bathroom paint is rubbish >>it just dont last as long as good bog standard matt/ soft sheen emulsion.. However. lol . I would say theres a problem with your paint.. is there any left in tin? Try some (2 coats) on a piece of clean board or somewhere, see how...

What colour was it? Some colours have a * or the words 'USE EXTRA COATS'. Signal red, willow fgreen , capricorn and lot of the zingy yellows need two coats of topcoat over unders.. Pain..