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Blimey, he get's about a bit dont he. :wink: Dec

Tom, You have made the right choice regarding the Gardz and it will serve you well, bye the way i've heard mention that Elvis is working in a chip shop in Swansea :wink: Good luck fella Dec

I wish you all the best, good luck to you! Dec

Well a matt is ok but will have a tendancy to dull down the grain, just an opinion here yet if it was me I would tend to lean towards a satin finish, but at the end of the day it's your choice. Dec

Really, fair enough then. 8) Dec

Would you like the op to cut sections out of his door to achieve this, or search for the original tree that the timber came from in order to establish it. Dec

Look into any probable causes, cure, and if increased ventilation is required then look towards way's of doing so. Dec

Both I reckon. Dec

I did see it, yet the point of the thread was the odour from the nicotine and not the stain, Joe based his advice on this and I agreed with him. Dec

Go for a vinyl silk or eggshell finish, and use trade paints not the shed stuff. Dec

Then that would be the probable cause of your problem, it is imperative that when you paint bare masonry that your first coat is thinned around 10%. This allows the desired penatration to ensure a good bond is established in order to promote the adhesion of further coats. Dec

At this stage no, when a system in your case emulsion fails to bond it could be the fact that a mist coat was not applied ( thinned emulsion) prior to the top coats,or the spores contained within the fungal growth have caused the system to fail. In this type of situation it is often better on...

This technique is called laying off or laying back and there is no need whatsovever to charge the brush first, however if you feel the need to draw your brush once or twice against the brim of a suitable container or paint kettle to stop excess build up of product, then that would be fine. Dec

Aluminium primers don't tend to offer results here and are only intended in cases such as these to be applied to aged or weathered surfaces. Dec

Faye, It is never wise for a Decorator to offer advice in these situations without being able to view the works and also ascertain what you yourself are looking for, as a brief example do you wish to blend the three walls into a colour scheme or provide a feature wall which in turn would...

Did you apply your paint over a painted surface or bare masonry, and did you in in anyway thin your paint system prior to application? Dec

Whatever you apply will tend to slightly darken your door, it's the nature of the beast i'm afraid, yet the amount of darkening will be both cut and grain dependant. Choose a clear exterior oil based varnish and thin your first coat around 10%, when dry and working with the grain lightly sand...

Mould or fungal growth is normaly caused by either the ingress of moisture or fungal growth, yet if the property has been vacant for a long period of time it could be simply a lack of ventilation. Wash down the affected areas with an anti fungicidal wash prior to the application of your paint...

Mike, Joe is right here, if the areas are well ventilated the odours will soon disappear, yet the application of an emulsion paint over nicotine will cause it to bleed through the paintwork. Just apply a thinned oil base undercoat over the affected areas and allow to dry prior to your finish...

I'm with Joe here mate, can't see that you will incurr any problems with it's use. Dec