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Thanks. Will definitely not use PVA! I have some Johnstones water based polyurethane varnish. If I watered this down, do you think this would be ok to use? Would i be able to paint over that surface in future if needed? Thanks

Thanks for the advice. Curious to know why you wouldn't use a water down PVA solution? Thanks

Hi, I have just finished plastering a bedroom and have decided to keep the plaster walls as they are (ie unpainted). I will need to seal the walls, but unsure of what product to use. I would normally use water down emulsion, but as i am leaving the plaster exposed I am unsure what to do. I...

Hi, Have you had any luck on finding the spec sheet from the creosol? Many thanks, Neville

Thank for this. Ideally, I would prefer not to re-plaster the walls as it an added expense and the walls/ceiling are in good condition at the moment. Do yo have any other advice for what I could do? The oil/solvent based paint works in covering up the smell, but not to sure if waterbased paint...

Thank you for this. If I were to paint the walls, do you think that it would seal the smell in? I am gloss painting the bathroom and water based paints in the other rooms. Do you know anything about the dangers at risk of low level MP Cresol fumes? I am guessing that because it is a 'greasy'...

Thanks, The chemicals that were in the stripper were: Dichloromethane MP-Cresol From a bit of research, the smell is from MP- Cresol. Any ideas of how to neutralise this? I have tried cross ventilation. It seems to help, but not get rid of the smell completely. Thanks, Neville

A few weeks ago I decided to strip the paint from brass and iron work that I had already existing in the flat. I had a friend that had an old bottle of paint stripper used for dipping. To my complete stupidity I filled up an old wash basin with the paint stripper and dipped all of the objects...