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Hi,I've been using sikkens rubbol primer plus and rubbol Xd gloss on exteriors a few times,when using it on windows,fascias,doors etc that have been previously painted in a different product I.e. Dulux weathershield gloss ,after prep work I've been applying 1 coat of the primer plus primer/uc...

Hi,when repainting exterior woodwork does anyone use a wood preserver on bare wood that has been exposed during prep work or just primer,I have always just used primer and was wondering if this was right,many thanks

Hi,can anyone recommend a product to put on some exterior oak beams they were coated in a coloured stain of some sort but that has now been removed and they want to be finished with a clear coating other than varnish ,maybe an oil of some sort many thanks

Hi,I've got some exterior windows to repaint which have previously been coated with water based satin,i was hoping to redo them using sikkens oil based u/c and satin finish will this be ok to do as long as the windows are prepped well I.e. Thourghly rubbed Down all loose coating removed or will...

Hi,when using dulux weathershield primer preservative I have always done two coats as it says to but I've been told by someone else that they only do 1 coat,is this right or should you always apply 2 coats,also can anyone recommend a good quick drying primer alternative to this as sometimes time...

Hi,can anybody tell me if you can add Owartrol to any oil based paint as I was thinking of using it with sikkens exterior Xd gloss with the second coat as it can be quite tough to apply sometimes and if you can how much do you add many thanks

Cheers mate

I've started using sikkens rubbol primer plus and sikkens Xd on exteriors ,it's a great product to use and looks great ,but I just wanted to check something,although they say you only need one coat of primer plus on bare areas is it worth spot priming then undercoating the whole lot and also...

Hi,I've got some exterior windows,fascias,gables etc.to do,after thourghly prepping them I was going to use sikkens rubbol primer/uc and Xd gloss as I've used this a few times before and found it good to use.the woodwork has been previously painted in dulux weathershield uc and gloss and during...

Thanks a lot for the reply I'll do that then

Hi,I've got a exterior front door that has been previously wood stained and now wants to be painted using farrow and ball exterior eggshell(water based),I've sanded the door back to bare wood and was thinking of priming it with coverstain then the f&b u/c and eggshell would this system work can...

Hi,can anyone tell me if it is necessary to use a damp sealer over dried damp patches or can I use any stain block like b.i.n or coverstain, many thanks

Hi,does anyone know of a good spray painting course to go on as i am keen to learn how to do it,I know dulux do one but it's only a one day course and I'm not sure you could learn it all in a day,many thanks

Hi I recently posted about repainting a lot of kitchen cabinets with farrow and ball water based eggshell,which I'm now going to use,but I was wanting to know If I should undercoat them first they have been painted before about 10 years ago and if so do you think I should use the farrow and ball...

Thanks a lot mate.

I've got a lot of kitchen units to repaint and the colour chosen is a farrow and ball,do you think there eggshell will be any good for this even though it's water based or do you think oil based is the best option,they don't want to much of a sheen,but oil based eggshell nowadays is a lot more...

Has anyone used Floetrol in vinyl Matt emulsions and if so have they had good results with it or is it only really good for water based trim paints and is there any downside to using it

Sorry forgot to ask,is normal filler I.e. touprette interior filler ok to use over the tape

Thanks a lot mate for the advice

Cheers mate does the tape stick ok to the emulsion or should I try and sand it back a bit and is that the tape ok to use