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    Sealing and painting floor hardboard

    I know, i do agree that Leyland One-coat Gloss is a terrible product indeed. Maybe thats what Leyland mean ! You will use it only "ONCE", hehe.
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    Painted last year, bubbling noticed, plaster a bit crumbly

    How old is the house ? Is the wall solid plaster or plasterboard ? What type of emulsion are you using ? Is the problem in an downstairs or upstairs room ?
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    Sealing and painting floor hardboard

    Apparently it can Zampa. According to there pdf............but ya never realy know until ya try it !
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    Sealing and painting floor hardboard

    Or you could use Leyland Heavy Duty Floor Paint.
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    Ronseal Paint & Grain help with spindles

    These bits always are hard to blend in........ Try using a dry brush to create a grain..
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    Painting exterior pebbledash

    Me personally would buy Leyland Pliolite Based Masonry Paint. Thin down first coat by 15% with white spirit, then apply. Then apply second coat neat/unthinned.......
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    Watering Down Emulsion

    I thin me paint down with a drill and a small paddle. Oh, and water of coarse......
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    How long is newly painted

    Erm...... I personally would bang on the heating in the bathroom constantly for 72 hours. Then apply fixtures. You see the problem is i.e. Supermatt dries/cures in 2 hours which is an emulsion. However, Kitchen & Bathroom emulsions can take upto 28 days to totaly dry/cure. Even though...
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    PAINTING Breeze and Brick

    If the brick is Engineering brick or Fletton brick, then emulsion paint will fall off eventually. To be safe i would buy Zamix Super Prime and use that on the bricks & breeze block first. Then coat all surfaces with an washable coating being Dulux Trade Acrylic Eggshell. NB Make sure you...
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    PAINTING Breeze and Brick

    What type of brick is it ?
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    How long is newly painted

    Believe me.... It can take upto 28 days for any paint to totaly harden/dry/cure....
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    Painting Newly Hung Premdor Knotty Pine Doors

    You need to write a book "spice", hehe......
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    Sealing and painting floor hardboard

    I wonder if ya could prime then undercoat with acrylic based. Then fill gaps with white flexible caulk. Then coat over all above with an Clear Coat Laquer (water-based) ! What ya think Zampa ?
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    How long is newly painted

    I personally find that it can take upto 28 days for paint to totaly harden/dry/cure etc.....
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    Painting exterior pebbledash

    Has it already been painted before ?
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    Coving a wall/ceiling with 135 degree angles?

    Yep "noseall". But trying to explain to somebody that has never done it before can turn out to be trying to teach the wife to drive, hehe.
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    Sealing/staining Oak internal doors

    Veneered ? Are they real Oak ?
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    Painting over wood with wood preserver on.

    Coverseal you want http://www.tbsmerchants.co.uk/cgi-bin/build/forms/search.html
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    2nd coat paint peeling on skimmed wall - PVA or SIZE?

    Does the instructions write as follows, "New/Bare surfaces must be thinned down 20% water for first coat" ? i.e. When you write, "Dilute with up to 20% water for initial coat". Does this actualy refer to New/Bare surfaces ?
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    Layers of paint peeling off

    Whats that smell ! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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