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hahaha, I had to read this twice to get the pun. :wink: very good. :lol:

Well said, and so bl00dy true :D

I think if he is doing all that you mentioned above, then I think approx £1000 is quite reasonable.

Yes you can,a lot of people do this using a polurethane varnish as an extra protection against wear and tear on the emulsion paint. Give it a 2-3 of coats to get the sheen you want.

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With sugar soap. :lol:

You might have to line it, using either a 1000, or a 1200 grade of lining paper As for the 'light and space', I have used it now a couple of times, and dont look any different to me than the ordinary emulsion. :(

You would have to scrape them back like they said, and yes they would leave a slight ridge, which you would have to fill to smooth out the ridge, then sand down when dry, either that or line it.

I have never used it, but I have heard, that when you come to paint over it using your ordinary emulsion they have problems.

Invest in a tub of Sugar soap,or a bottle of the concetrated type, you can get it from any DIY store, or hardware shop, get the granuals type, it lasts longer. It will cut through grease, nicotene,or ground in dirt, its fantastic stuff. :D

I am not sure either why someone would post this in a DIY site, but he is probably a regular poster, and needs some advice, as part of me thinks, why would anyone post this if it werent true?, what would they get out of it?, they could easily post it somewhere else. :? For what its worth...

Heres another one. :D

Am pleased you are doing well with your business, but, you have worked hard to keep your good name, just be careful who you give the work too, as one bad job can set you back months. :roll:

Just out of curiousity Growler, did you UC straight after you caulked it, or did you wait for the caulk to dry? I have tried it a few ways, I have waited a couple of hours,also waited till the next day, but I was in a bit of a rush the other week, and needed the caulking out the way, so I...

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Lol, she cant be that bad, surely :roll: :lol:

Covering biro marks prior to emulsioning. Covering nicotene staines, water stains. Helps to seal decorators caulk prior to emulsioning. When you have messed up, and applied Matt over silk, and the paint peels and bubbles :roll: Applying a coat of oilbase undercoat over the silk first...

It is difficult to try and strip behind rads, have you tried using a long handled scraper?, or put some polythene under the rad for any water, and try and soak the paper, if you keep soaking it, you should be able to get a good bit off. Are you putting paper back on?

So very true Zamps as I found to my cost. :evil: Thought I was doing them a favour, and it was only a little rad, took it off no problem, everything went well, stripped behind, papered and put rad back on, worked okay. The man never said a word to me about any problems, so when I finished...

We shouldnt have to bend arms, take them to the bank, ring up next week, keep chasing them all the time. They are quick enough to get you to do the job, but very slow in paying for it. Its awful that we have to take measures into our hands, but what can we do, we can only take so much, and...