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Thanks Third_Eye 1. I dont know what is on the ceiling, it looks like matt emulsion 6. I dont know for sure what happened to the hall wall (wasnt me that did it) I do know that wallpaper was stripped with alot of scraping and very little water, and that it was painted with the Dulux...

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yes, pretty much, my brother said he'd come over and help with the ceilings

thanks Third_Eye you're a champ

Thanks Third-Eye, most of the holes are just from rawl-plugs,some about the size of an old penny where the plaster fell off when I pulled the plug out, there are also several scores in the hallway plaster, from someone scoring wallpaper prior to stripping it looks like, and some gouges where...

thanks for the reply, I'll get some polyfilla interior, and use that from now on, most of the holes I filled I dint fill all the way up, thinking to add a final smooth layer rather than sand back, so if I do that with polyfilla I might be okay. as to fine cracks between skirting boards and...

I've been reading the posts on preparing walls ready for painting. I've been filling the holes with Painter's Mate Ready Mixed Flexible Acrylic Filler. Seems like I've used the wrong product, since everyone recommends powdered fillers as easier to sand and lots of the posts say the filler...

Thanks Zampa will do

I'm looking at paint roller frames and there just seem to be too many choices, are they pretty much all the same and can I go with the cheapest or will I end up with a roller that falls off and an extension poll that wobbles I'm looking for a frame that will take an extension pole and rollers...

I think I've figured out what I need to do, but would really appreciate if some one gave my plan a once over and pointed out any fatal flaws First I plan on using Dulux Trade, but I'm going to figure out the price of Dulux Trade and Glidden Trade and then decide So here goes All...

Zampa wrote: Thats a good idea 'Spike'.. I was wondering if acrylic primer undercoat would work...but thinking about it soft sheen would work out cheaper too.. Cheers for that Zompa, icon_wink.gif oh will you guys never let me live that down! will the softsheen over kitchen...

Third_Eye, thanks, exactly the advice I needed on the water-based eggshell, I've just finished the second coat of the Zinsser, so its Dulux Trade Acrylic Eggshell next

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Thank you so much Spike, I just want to see if I understand correctly. It sounds like the best plan is to 1. Stick with the same brand on any surface - I'm happy to do that and toss the HB paint altogether 2. Always use an undercoat on every surface 3. Use oil-based gloss in preference to...

thank you Zampa, very helpful. If I understand you correctly I should always use an undercoat then. I'm still confused about what undercoat to use with gloss, and I'm not sure if my plan to stick to water-based paint is a good one, if I can't use water-based gloss over oil-based gloss. So...

the vinyl had little ridges running diagonally across it I'm using Zinsser in the kitchen because I believe all the old paint is lead based, so I wanted to seal it

Hi, I'm trying to get my head around undercoats and have lots of questions I'm repainting the whole house, walls some painted over with primer, some painted with emulsion, ceilings previously painted with flat matt emulsion, woodwork, previously painted with gloss. What is the difference...

I did thin the primer and did one coat thinned, then another coat not thinned. I'm planning on doing one more coat of primer as the first coat looks pretty patchy. I want the final coat to be eggshell, should I do an undercoat. I want to use a water-based aggshell paint, are they any good?

I'm sure that it was vinyl paper, and I'm almost 100% sure it is gloss on the walls, very slick and shiny, very old, probably the original paint from 1948/50 when the house was built

Hi all and thanks for useful replies to my previous thread about painting my kitchen. It a 1950's semi with possible lead paint and so I'm going to prime all painted surfaces in the kitchen with Zinsser Bullseye I started with the inside of a broom closet, the paint in there was thin and...