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Yes, they sell them. But not cheaply. If 5ml sachets were posted as a 2nd class letter and cost a £1, we would try many more finishes. Failing that, our local recycling depot is a good source of 'tester pots'.

Update: I got a couple of samples of Rubio Monocoat. Interesting results. I tried Oak, which is olive green on the cloth. It picked up the thin grain lines and made them brown. Less so on the other fibres. Smoked Oak is a lighter greyish green in the bottle. On the oak it appears as as a muted...

I watched a YouTube video where he stained quartersawn oak and the 'fleck' o'r 'ray' didn't take the stain because it was denser. So dyeing the oak actually enhanced the grain by absorbing into the main fibres and leaving the fleck untouched..More of a contrast. With my oak, I have no idea...

And I should have added with that final question.... Spirit based stain on hardwood, where does it affect the most? The darker grain pattern? Or does it absorb more into the lighter fibres of the wood?

Is Rubio Monocoat worth trying? Anyone recommend it? It seems easier to apply without overlaps. The finished shelf will be in a bathroom.

Thanks. Yes I am a bit afraid of turning it yellow or orange. At least I can experiment on the underside to some degree The Liberon spirit dye light oak looks very yellow. Rustins light oak has a review on Amazon warning that it goes orange. This could be a very costly mistake if I'm...

I know the fashion is for pale/nude oak, but I love the golden brown of British character oak! So, I need the voice of experience please... I have two new sanded french oak boards. I usually use tung oil. The test result is very pale and light, a touch greyish, not really bringing the wood to...

Thank you for those ideas. Even if I don't to that exactly, you've now opened up a different angle in my head. That's why I love getting other people's opinions. Thanks for answering. I have made some oak window boards for the kitchen from floor boards. They look lovely. Oiled with Tung oil...

I have very deep window sills in the bathroom, (450mm deep) and I want to put LVT golden oak on them. The walls and reveals are painted, and there is no bullnose or overhang at all. So it's just the depth of the lvt on the front flush edge that will need disguising. Unless I cut a 25mm strip and...

Oh! I was going to buy a Screwfix small sachet of paste-to-th-wall powder. £3.99 What's the difference in me mixing a bucket of the powder and buying it ready made? I only need a jug full!

Thank you. Thats great advice! If I had done a centre strip, the left would have been right at the edge of the light switch and I had wondered if it would look like an accident. It is a fake tile pattern with no discernable main tile, so I will follow your advice and do the left side first...

I haven't wallpapered since the early 90's but I'm going to hang some wallpaper on the wall that faces you as you go down to the bottom off the stairs. The wall is 960mm wide. And it has a wall light fitting centrallly, and a light switch towards the left. Should I put a panel up in the...

Thanks! I'd had a look at Imex because the basin is Imex aswell, and I could find what they call a Reduced Height unit but it's the complete metal frame wall hung gubbins rather than a screw-it-to-the-wall cistern. It's making me have a complete rethink. Originally the worktop was the same...

The description 'Concealed cistern' now refers to actually being built into the wall. So it seems that Geberit have concentrated on developing thinner and thinner cisterns and in consequence they are much taller than they used to be. The shorter UP200 states 820mm. So now they call the typical...

12 months later: I filled every gap, every dent, every hole in the lintel with expanding foam. Then we used 10mm aerogel blanket on the 3 reveals, covered with foil vapour barrier then 6mm mgo board. I had room for 30mm of insulation under the window boards so used xps and layered it to make...

In case anyone else finds this thread... I bought this : Black 3 A Fused Euro Converter Plug 2 Pole Euro Plug to 3 Pin UK Plug for £5.64 It holds the plug in securely. An expensive adapter, but because I didn't have to pay Amazon for the charger I don't mind. And 5 months on its in regular...

Replacement arrived today and..... of course it's just the same as the other one o_O Anyhow, I did another live chat with customer services in India and suggested that if they refunded me half the purchase cost i would buy a replacement power supply. She said that i have been refunded in full...

I've chatted to someone at Amazon in India I think. They assure me the replacement will come with a 3 pin plug. I doubt it, but I'm going to take a chance. Watch this space! o_O

Btw, I also emailed Varta but had no reply. I wrote it in English, maybe that's the problem.

Yup. That's me! :rolleyes: Edit: Oh! Just looked. No that's not me! That has appeared since I bought mine. If you look at my photo of the 2 pin, you can see that it's not a normal EU plug, it's a blobby angled plug. I wouldn't want that in an adapter really. I doubt whether it would fit...