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Hi again, the reason i said oil can be difficult to apply is that oil being quite a natural refined product is drawn into solid wood quite easily until it is dispersed through the grain. The problem is what is under the veneer and I have found that sometimes try as you might, parts of the...

Same as you dcdec, I use an old garden sprayer to wet the walls, with a rolled up outdoor painting sheet on the floor to trap the water. Vibro, adding washing up liquid is a good wetting agent so makes the paper stay wetter for longer. It's a hell of a job getting the bubbles to stay in...

Just had a thought RMS, maybe worth a try in contacting this company as they make paint themselves. mail order http://baileypaints-stroud.co.uk/ I used them years ago to mix me up a matt yellow paint in spray cans to do a special job of spraying 40 odd smoke alarms on a job.

I think the nearest you will get to paint off the shelf in an exterior yellow would be to go for Farrow & Ball in exterior eggshell. You may find the odd company making matt exterior but would guess these to be comercial coatings not diy stuff.

daddad, what sort of finish are you looking to get on your doors. Oil is usual for solid wood. teak and iroko in outside conditions like sun and rain etc, not really on thin veneer used indoors. Veneer was used for fantastic grain effects and then french polished to a high shine...

[If its the client that says it can be done in 8 hours, just skip proper prep and whack one coat on and let them face the consequences and offer no warranty.] Quite agree dcdec, if a client told me how long I should take to do the job, I would advise them of their error and if not agreed...

Would agree vibro, the weathershield is just as good stuff, I mention both to a client and see what sort of feedback I get in case they have a preference.

Best not to paint when you get back from the pub then :lol:

I doubt that 2.5 ltr is enough paint to do 2 coats on each set of gates. As for speed, you could use a roller with a fine roller. I use a Pelican holder and liner. It has a magnet inside to hold the brush and a flat front section to roll the small 4" rollers...

Emily, why do you need to seal the walls of new render? You don't need too if you are applying exterior paint for a first time. Its only on old flaky dusty stuff you would need to do a primer or stabilizer coat. If it's new render and completely dry, brush off using a soft hand brush...

Was on a guttering job about 2 years ago, I climbed up on the end house extension and saw that all the houses in the row had the same extension all the way down. I set off with a bucket, clearing the gutters that were above the extensions . After about 2 minutes clearing gutters while looking...

Are there 2 pairs of gates or just the one pair in the photo? Check the paint drying times, a day on each may not be enough, overnight is usual between coats.

This job sounds odd. First off, have you had a gypsum plaster coat put on over over a lime plaster? If so the lime plaster has now been sealed in and it's properties lost. Lime plaster needs to 'breathe' to do its job, it must not be sealed, either with pva glue or 'vinyl' paints, only non...

Rob, painted a spar dash, back of house job, about a month ago, (when the sun was out!) Tried a roller with very long pile, would not touch it. :( Ended up doing it all with 5" brush with long bristle and stippled it as it was the only way to cover it. A thinned 1st coat helped, but it...

kes, from some of your photos, it does look as if you are left with with the remains of an earlier mistake of wallpaper paste being put on top of a water based vinyl emulsion. The two coatings have reacted against each other but were hidden once the hung wallpaper had dried out. You have just...

Yes that all sounds like a good job, I use pink plaster and white, depends on the state of the walls. Size the walls, leave to dry overnight before papering and don't have any water based paint under the size.

If you are going to get the walls plastered, the plasterer will skim over all the uneven bits with his skim coat. Only fill any big holes and sand to feather out any paper tears. After the plaster skim, there should be no need for the lining paper, you can give the walls 2 quick mist coats...

Simon, the dulux diamond matt is the toughest finish for walls, but the flat matt will give you that intense deep colour so go with that if like it, but, you may find that after 6 months or so, some marks may not come off with a wipe so you will have to judge how much the walls will have to...

Unless the windows are fairly new, I doubt you are getting any problems with sap seeping from any knots, but if they are exposed on bare wood then no harm in knotting them. If you just have some small fine cracks close to the glass then consider using a little fine surface filler for that...

Sorry dowzer, using a heat gun will give you no end of problems unless you have big ideas about stripping the whole staircase back. Using a heat gun will melt off more paint than you need. I think your best option is to stick with sanding and spend time on it, however you could look at...