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    What Sandpaper To Use To Rub Down Already Glossed Wood?

    give me a rest man!! :cry: dont look at the screen while typing & the 1 key on my keyboard is playing up! dosnt work when i want it to and works when i dont want it too =[ :cry: p160 <<<<<correct woohoo!
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    Decorators used different brand of paint ?????

    i would bring it up with the boss. to be honest. im just wondering if they have an account with johnstons where they get a discount off etc.... maybe thats why they used it.
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    6 layers of paint!

    actually i have a battle plan for you if you want it looking flatter. the bits where you have removed the paint it will be shallower than where the paint is. so if you buy some primer or undercoat and apply a few coats on just the bits that have been scraped back it should start to become...
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    6 layers of paint!

    i agree with you. the likes of paint stripper would coust you hundreds! sand blasting is probably expencive too. if you just remove the loose stuff or what you can and if you paint it you will notice dips in the wall where stuff has been removed. personally for a professional finish id torch...
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    Painting a light colour over a darker one a simple matter?

    a low tack masking tape. its not expencive at all can be bought in most diy & home stores b&q wickes homebase etc or even wee paint shops.
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    Cleaning brushes

    swirly things? :S you mean a roller cleaner which fires water in to spin the roller?
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    Spray Painting Kitchen Doors And Drawers

    sure was a typo.... p160 - p240 :) **hopes youve no gone n bought p60** :oops: :lol:
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    how do i get a good gloss white finish on wood please?

    as he said..... hes not got much coin [money] there for hes going for a cheap option of vaneer and painting it him self because believe it or not........everything to do with furnature kitchen etc thats white is actually extreamly expencive to buy.
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    Decorators used different brand of paint ?????

    erm 75% chance they wont 25% chance they will :) thats one thing you have to keep an eye on is trades men some of them are totall scummy cowboys who cut corners. you should check how much they paid for the johnstons paint im pretty sure itl be cheaper to buy than dulux aswell and youve been...
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    best paint for kitchen ceiling

    dulux although it is a little more expencive the coverage is alot better. just make sure its softsheen and not matt. with matt & a kitchen the steam and that makes the paint disintigrate due to it being all pigment. with soft sheen its a slightly shiny finish that dosnt let steam affect...
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    Varnishing over previously stained woodwork + more

    im a painter and im just wondering when you applied the stain..... had the skirtings been varnished before? if so you can sand the stain off. if the stain is on new wood you have no chance itl be sunk into the wood like a burst pen on a white carpet. for the wall paper just make sure to...
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    Spray Painting Kitchen Doors And Drawers

    as a painter ive done this many times! i would reccomend you sand the doors and drawers with a p60 fine sandpaper to key it. why would u use gloss? tbh gloss has no body and isnt a hard finish we usually use eggshell as its a flat finish which means u brush it on and the brush marks...
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    protecting garden furniture and anti fungicide in paint.

    you get paints that do contain it but remember no driving after using as it has the efffects of getting you seriously high! my mate done it when we were doing a contract and he drove after not knowing and pranged the van and lost his licence due to it.
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    Painting a light colour over a darker one a simple matter?

    give it a couple of coats of white paint "match maker" = super cover 2 coats of that then apply the colour u want as the white will make the new colour show up better :) good luck :)
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    painting over varnished spindles

    steel wool! perfect for it. clean them off with turps after apply white primer light sand with p60 paper undercoat with white undercoat light sand..... dust off 2nd coat of under coat to give it body sand off couple of coats of gloss =] :roll:
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    removing paint on plasterboard

    nope just remove the loose bits sand it then coat with oil based primer jus the patches! then use filler to smooth off the missing bits =]
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    6 layers of paint!

    im a painter and for the best finish id get a blow torch and burn it all off then give it a good coat with masonary paint probs pliolite<best ive used so far oil based stays clean!even white! & 20 mins after applying its weather proof.
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    Shower area advise

    respotec sheets about £120 a 8ftx4ft board easy to put up all you need is jointing strips a grab adhesive and a few hours :) easy to clean dosnt get dirty like tile grout defo worth the money!
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    how do i get a good gloss white finish on wood please?

    hi paul ima painter and decorator and ive painted just about anything and everything. this sort of wood has a plasticy finish id advice that you get a fine sandpaper such as p60 and sand and sand till it looses its glossy finish. thats called "keying" the roughness is what your paint...
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    Painting mahogany exterior door +

    i wouldnt really advice using isopon as itl look weird and flash thru when finished.
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