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Has anyone used or heard of any products to help strip emulsion off since I am struggling with just the water ? I've searched and found these links http://www.stripperspaintremovers.com/I_want_to_remove.htm#7 http://www.stripperspaintremovers.com/products.htm#g These lists the...

Just come back to this thread after a while and noticed it's still running ! I tried removing the emulsion using third_eye's recommendation on a small area of one of the walls. Not a lot of success. It may eventually come off but it really is a nightmare. Rather than make a total mess of the...

Thanks guys If I bung the tank (the smaller of the tanks in the loft I presume ??) is there still the risk of airlocks ? Once this is done do I then just run the hot taps until the hot tank is empty ? Cheers

Hi Recently moved house and I want to change the bathroom taps - sink and bath. I found the valve for the cold water OK but am having trouble finding anywhere to turn off the hot. I'm not familiar with central heating/water systems but I'll try to describe what we've got. There's a gas...

third_eye Thanks for the suggestion for stripping the paint off - I'll try this when I get my motivation levels up a bit !! Might give it a miss this weekend, though, maybe next ... BTW - what's the recommendation for thinning the paint ?? Cheers

I used it unthinned and it's the Trade stuff - does this make a difference ?

It is Dulux Vinyl Matt - one of the in-store paint mix jobs. Don't think there's anything wrong with the paint as we had a bare wall in the same room and it's OK - at the moment anyway. Unless it's reacted with the previous stuff - don't know what this was. I don't know if it's worth...

I've got a bad feeling about this .... Yes, the previous paint appeared to be silk and I'm using matt. Not good I take it ? Thanks Update - Just done some searching on the web and found my answer - it's not good. I did run over it quickly with sandpaper but obviously didn't...

Hi I've just painted over a couple of previously painted walls with fresh emulsion. As far as I know the previous paint was nothing unusual. We've recently moved into the house and have painted another room with no problems. Now that the paint has dried I have what I can only describe as...