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  1. Nanako

    What if a drilled hole is too big?

    Since its clear that i've not been drilling deep enough, i have just taken delivery of a set of 8x80mm screws and plugs They are CHUNKY, this might be too much. Is there such a thing as too much? Are there any downsides to drilling excessively deep
  2. Nanako

    What if a drilled hole is too big?

    will it actually prevent the plaster crumbling, or just hide it?
  3. Nanako

    Heat Resistant shelving?

    Hi all, i like to minimise dead space in my home, by making tiny shelves and cabinets to fit in otherwise unused spots There is one such spot in a bedroom, about a foot wide and half a foot deep, I could make a couple of shelves or a tiny doorless cupboard for there. But this space is between...
  4. Nanako

    What if a drilled hole is too big?

    Why do this? What would it accomplish?
  5. Nanako

    What if a drilled hole is too big?

    How deep should my screws go into masonry? and what does colour have to do with it ?
  6. Nanako

    What if a drilled hole is too big?

    only cosmetic? I wouldn't say that, about 70% of the drilling depth is in the plaster in my experience. Ive mostly been hanging shelves and curtain rods and picture frames though, i imagine i'd drill deeper for something really heavy. But for the work ive been doing, the plaster is taking at...
  7. Nanako

    What if a drilled hole is too big?

    A problem i've frequently run into, i'm drilling a hole, and it ends up too wide. This problem is always in the soft parts of the depth, like plaster. The penetration into the brick at the back is fine, because i use the correct bit size for my plug, but plaster is unreliable and can crumble...
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    Stripping and scouring a hard to reach area?

    that sounds like a nice idea, ive already thought of it, and probably will do so in future! But right now, covering it all up with woodwork is outside the reach of my time, my tools, my budget, and my skills. For now, cleaning off this pipe and painting it the same green i'm doing the walls...
  9. Nanako

    Stripping and scouring a hard to reach area?

    the pipe at the back is the main problem, but theres another pipe infront of it, a handle, and lots of complex geometry that i cant easily access
  10. Nanako

    Stripping and scouring a hard to reach area?

    Hi all, in the process of repainting my kitchen, ive noticed the main gas pipe is a mess. Like, so much, its horrible, when i started it had almost a centimetre thick mass of paint all around it, utterly filthy, its just been repainted over and over and over, i won't stand for it. The area is...
  11. Nanako

    Where do you do your work?

    that is a lot of equipment i dont think i can afford, what is X board?
  12. Nanako

    How do i fix small painting errors?

    thank you for the replies guys I ended up buying some 600 grit pads for my detail sander, smoothing out the area and repainting it, can't tell the difference now, it worked wonderfully!
  13. Nanako

    How do i fix small painting errors?

    What exactly do you mean by "build up" ? Like, should i be trying to use a brush to paint in the depressed areas and let especially thick parts dry that way, or just keep applying coat after coat? Also the comments about the texture are a bit of a misunderstanding, it is slightly textured...
  14. Nanako

    How do i remove masking tape?

    Can't seem to find frog tape wide enough, i wouldn't want to use less than 50mm wide, since i need to use stuff like this as a barrier on ceilings while doing roller paint on walls, its gotta be as wide as a roller. I will try to find a different brand advertising "low tack" But in general i...
  15. Nanako

    How do i remove masking tape?

    Theres nothing else going on, it is absolutely the tape, this stuff i'm using is STRONG. It sticks hard enough to skin to be a bit painful to pull off, ive got some red marks
  16. Nanako

    How do i fix small painting errors?

    it is paint on plaster, i'm not a fan of wallpaper wouldn't a higher grit paper just cause this problem more slowly? also, i've been using a large sanding pad bigger than my fist, is the size of the sanding area the problem perhaps? I have an electric detail sander with various paper grits...
  17. Nanako

    How do i remove masking tape?

    I'm painting walls and skirting boards. I paint the wall first, and let it dry for 24 hours and then i put masking tape over the bottom of the wall, while i paint the skirting board in a different colour Once thats all dry, i take the tape off the wall And it tears off big chunks of the wall...
  18. Nanako

    How do i fix small painting errors?

    Earlier tonight, while looking at the freshly dried paint in my kitchen, I noticed a little flaw like this This isnt the exact one, but it looked similar. A drip of paint that had gone unnoticed, and hardened into a bump on the otherwise relatively smooth surface Maybe i shoulda just ignored...
  19. Nanako

    Where do you do your work?

    Hi all, amateur here, i have lots of ideas on renovating my house, and i'm already a month and a half into doing it, with great results, i have done a lot of painting and sanding and created some shelves of my own from scratch, i have a lot of nice things to show I live in a ground floor...
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