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Sorry did not know that LOL as i am new to all this, What does the white spirt do to the gloss then. Can i thin any gloss as in the cheap stuff or non drop stuff Chris

What Ratio do you use when mixing gloss and water Chris

As we want the rad white then i guest prime and then white enamal. or could i prime then undercoat and gloss Chris

Hi There, Once i have prime the front and back of the radiator am i best to undercoat Chris

Hi all, I have had a radiator stripped the other month as it had so many coats of paint on from the last person that lived here it needed doing before repainting again. I was unable to purchase a new radiator which i know would have been cheaper as i need to use the old one you see. Now...

If i was to use the B&Q brand Vinyl white matt on the celling would this required to be thinned down for the first coat or would it be ok to paint on direct from the tin. Chris

Well i was wanting a shine to the celling a bit as its a dark room so thought it would help with the light if i was to use silk as a final finish but i might just keep it Matt as it saves me buying a can of silk and matt but am not sure to be honest what is best or not. It has been filled in...

Did not know that. Is that beacuse Silk reflects the light more in which defects will show more. So if i use Vinyl Matt will i still need to thin down the first coat or can i apply it direct from the tin. I am not able to affored the best paint as my budget is a bit tight you see There is...

Hi all, I have never applied a mist coat before on a celling and need to on the following celling below in our spare room (See Image) Its not new plaster but has been clean up and ready for the coat. Do i just apply a few coats of white vinyl silk emulsion paint or should i use Matt...

Well what was happening was after i sanded the other week and then wipe the wall down after i would check the room the following morning and found that some edges of the paint patches on the wall had started to peal on the edge so what i was advised is to do the following below. Sand areas...

Hi, Yep i thought it was just paint that PVA is no good with. I have not put PVA on the celling just the walls that the paper is going up on. I was told by a few people thats its ok to usa thinned down PVA on walls that wallpaper is going up on as long as i dont want to ever paint it in the...

The walls have been PVA due to old paint pealing even how much i sand it down so i had to PVA as its going to have wall paper over. Is this the wrong way to do this then Chris

Cheers for the advice. If i have PVA the walls then am i correct to say i should not come down on the walls with the paint Chris

Hi all, I have now spent the last few weeks prep work on our spare room and are due to wallpaper soon and wanted to know is it best to paint the celling first before hanging paper or to hang the paper then paint the celling and walls after. Chris

So with using a mix of 1 Part PVA and 5 parts of water am i correct to say that i must use the same amount in the measuring jug for each for it to work. With the new plaster wall in one part of the room i guest this will have a high risk of abscorboncy rate so is it best to apply a few coats...

Sorry to say what u mean about little thirsty, Do u mean how much the wall soaks up the 2 pva coats i put on. And many thanks for the advice so far. Can i ask on what ratio is best for PVA i have been using 1 to 5 water mix. Is it ok to use PVA on one wall that has been replasterd as i...

Ohhhhh, I was not planning to paper until next weekend and i have now PVA the wall LOL. is a week to long to wait or will it be ok for a week with PVA on the wall. Would i still need to size the wall before hanging paper Chris

Hi all Just wanted some advice. I have removed old wallpaper from our walls in the spare room a few months back and over the last 2 weeks have been doing prep work to get them ready for re papering as the walls are bad so unable to paint them. I have had the issue with some very old paint...

Hi There, Here is 2 images of the problem i am talking about. As you can see the edges of the paint peeling away. I would say the paint has been on for years as it was under the wallpaper i took off but did sand down and now again the edges are going like you see in the images. The type of...

Hi all, I have a small problem again with the prep work on my walls. I have now lightley sanded all the walls ready for papering next weekend and washed them down so they are clean from dust but now hit another problem. I have noticed today that some area's of paint have started to...