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I did get tramlines with Leyland trade but much less so with the Bedec in fact if you add 10% water, role it on and then lay off with a good brush there are almost no lines whatsoever. I had the carpet fitters round on Saturday. My heart sank when I saw them whack my skirting boards with their...

They don’t stay whiter for longer...they stay white full stop. Water based is meant to harden with age and, as I mentioned, Bedec is very hard due to its enamel. While I agree that it’s still not there as far as ultimate flow and ease of OB it is 80% of the way but with so many more benefits...

Bedec? Closest I’ve found to OB, no fumes, no yellow and a very tough finish. I initially bought floetrol to use with it but it outperformed it so just use it on its own now. It’s really impressive.

I didn't know that. So, if you can't join then, beat them!

Thanks. I got it from decorating direct. http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/z/ZAMIX_LATEX_EXTENDER/

I bought some xim the other day with the intention of using it with some Bedec aqua advanced. The only issue is I have no idea how much I'm supposed to use. It quotes ounces per gallon which is utterly meaningless as I have no way of accurately measuring and I use around 100ml-200ml of paint at...

Sorry to reassure this thread but it fits nicely with what I'm looking at. Does anyone know whether asbestos was used to insulate the lead pipes from the boilers in these 1930 homes? I'm about to rip out our chimney breast and although there doesn't appear to asbestos present I can't see what...

Would the granite bits be as good for other masonry materials as well as granite, while the Dewalt ones would only be good for your usual brick, concrete etc? I.e. The Irwins offer greater flexibility?

Looking at a set of masonry drill bits and wondering what would be better; These Dewalts seem to be most people default choice at only £9.99 from SF. http://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-extreme-2-masonry-drill-bit-set-5pcs/88598 However these have caught my eye from Irwin for pretty much the...

Are these in direct sunlight as I have heard that the Johnstones Aqua can yellow due to it being a hybrid paint.

I've used Leyland trade undercoat/primer which I find easy to apply and gives a great base for overcoats. I've just finished using Johnstones quick dry gloss, bought for £5 from Asda and find it very good. No its not as good a finish as oil based but I would say it's 3/4 there. The reason, as...

After considering the mountain of advice on offer here I decided to go with the Johnstones with Leyland Trade undercoat. The undercoat is fabulous, smooth and easy to work with. The Johnstones was a pig. Brush stroke tramlines a plenty and when I went back over to smooth it out it dried so...

Interesting. Is it OK to mix and match primer/undercoat and overcoat? That Zinsser is almost £10 cheaper than the Bedec, the Leyland trade primer undercoat is half as much again and comes with outstanding reviews.

Undercoat will be applied after I have rubbed the existing paint down to key it. Saying that the Johnstones says it is self undercoating but nevertheless I think I would apply undercoat anyway. £5 is too cheap in my opinion but I don't know what the real world differences will be without trying...

I bought some 1 litre Bedec Aqua advance today for the grand price of £24! From what I read this is pretty decent stuff so while expensive was reasonably happy to pay for it. I then walked into Asda who were selling 750ml of Johnstones for £5. I bought that as well with the intention of...

With the bottom hinge positioned a few mm closer to push the gate back to horizontal the hook wouldn't need to be off square would it? At least, that is my understanding from what John D said, which makes sense to me.

I wasn't asking for much time to be spent, more a basic principle explanation of why oil is so bad. I enjoy talking and helping people out in areas I am knowledgable in as it not only helps them out but I realise it is considerably easier for me to advise than for them to research. Apart from...

Could you explain why oil does not preserve. I am a layman whose basic understanding believes oil displaces water, so therefore an oil soaked deck should reduce the amount of water a deck would take in, offering greater preserving properties.

From a large amount of researching (even googling specifically for 'problems with oiled decking' etc) I have found very few problems compared to the positives people have to report. Many problems associated with staining but the overwhelming response to treating decks is to go with oil. I have...

I don't see any handful of people saying oil looks like tat after a year, in fact the overwhelming advice on here is to oil decks over any other treatment. From your first post it suggests that after a year your deck will be ruined (the mwaahaa comment) and need fixing, then you say it's a...