Search results

If in doubt, take some pictures add them to your post. :)

Depending on the fitting, it varies a little. There's often a plastic peg on one of the ends, and removing it allow the blind to come out.

To be honest, I think I'd just let it dry out thoroughly - the smell will go in time.

You could either make a plug to fill the hole. If you'll be painting the wood, I'd just fill and sand it level!

You could 'no more nails' it to the wall, or you could affix it using screws; I generally favour the latter, where possible.

Great stuff; thanks again.

Great, I'll look at giving that a go in the new place; have you ever used it in coloured paints?

Ahoy, Do you experience issues with later coats, or is 10% so low that it doesn't bugger adhesion or reactivate and go funky.

No radiator, Winter, Christmas tree, external wall. Money's on Joe-90's suggestion.

Not really, but you should be able to wipe off anything that forms with relative ease, whilst you sort out the cause.

+1 permawhite. Well worth the money.

Probably because the finish would be inconsistent, and stick out like a sore thumb. What's wrong with scrim tape and filler?

Still, it probably has more of an impact that the 'insulating tile paint' that used to be sold. Probably.

You've got bad adhesion, hence the bubbling and cracking. Sugar-soap the walls thoroughly, and consider a light sand to provide a key and remove loose paint.

Speaking from experience, I would rather rip out and replace skirting than attempt to fully strip them. As you're repainting, you just want to roughen the surface a little; use a medium-grit paper 120, or even 80, to lightly sand the surface. Wipe down and dust off the skirting before you go...

Yes. You might get lucky, but generally smooth shiny surfaces need to be roughened some with 120 grit or the like.

Alas, as the other have said - elbow grease. Feel free to use an orbital sander if you don't mind the mess!

Yup, exactly. When I painted our coving, I was also heavy on the white and covered the wall in a good inch or so; there were no issues with a couple of coats of wall emulsion when cutting in. White is, thankfully, the easiest of colours to cover.

In your position I would be suspect as to the stability of the remaining paint, and it would probably be a noticeable height difference with a silk paint - I'd strip it back if at all possible. Regarding your repaint, I've not used Dulux's bathroom range, but I have used Zinnser permawhite -...

Assuming you're going to cut in twice, I can't imagine you'd have any problems.