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I'm always very hospitable to people who do work in the house! I think he may of been rubbish because the next plasterer did a fantastic job and his finish was faultless. He also kept on adding money to the job which he'd been to see and quoted for. I reckon he knew that because we're rural...

Hi, I can scrub or use the 'Erase Away' block (can't remember where I bought it) on both finishes and while the Diamond finish definitely takes more of a scrubbing, it does eventually end up with worn patches. With the amount of marks that my walls attract, I think touching up bad marks...

Hi, As I mentioned on a previous post, my painted bathroom ceiling is peeling off. I'm presuming this is because I followed the plaster's instructions and gave it a first coat of watered down PVA once the plaster had dried. I would appreciate advice as to how to rectify this mistake. Do I...

I have four children and two German Shepherds so have some experience cleaning painted walls! I used the diamond paint from Dulux in some rooms and just regular emulsion in others and have found that I can get away with much more cleaning on the Diamond painted walls than the others. I use the...

I am about to repaint my bathroom ceiling because I slapped on PVA followed by vinyl silk. The paint has vein like carcks and is now peeling off in very large patches. I'm going to have to start again javascript:emoticon(':roll:')

I'll be shots down in flames, I bought a couple of aerosols of radiator paint because I knew I'd have a brush stroke problem. Becka

Joe, Clearly you have a great wealth of experience, but why would I use water to thin a solvent based paint? Surely water wouldn't mix properly since I have to use white spirit to clean the paint from the brushes? To be quite honest as you have suggested, I was very aware that my technique...

I searched for information online about the penetrol paint condition / thinner to help with brush tacks and extend the time before drying but the only information I found said that it would thin etc but it caused yellowing. I chose the Zinsser all coat for three reasons:- 1. I've spent a lot...

No, I was asking if there was a better way to apply the paint. As I've already mentioned, I didn't buy the paint with this job in mind but it appeared to suit the purpose and has definitely stuck to the surface. As you've probably noticed, painting isn't my day job and I'm always aware that...

It definitely passes the finger nail test and as a bonus I bought 10 litres of the stuff on Ebay for £35.99, which I thought was pretty good! Becka

Thanks for the help. I think I might try the thinner and see if that make it a bit easier to work with. I'm using the all coat because I actually bought it to paint a new plaster wall and as it said it was suitable for purpose, I decided to give it a try on the bookcases. Thanks again, Becka

Thanks for the replies. The all coat I'm using is solvent based and not the water based. I used a foam roller and gave up because of the orange peel effect! What is the difference between a solvent based paint and shellac? I had read that the solvent based paints could be thinned with...

Hi, I'm using Zinsser all coat on a set of what looks like plastic coated wooden bookcases and it's really hardwork. The first coat was awful, full of brushstrokes and the second coat was better but I'm not going to be getting the nice smooth finish I was hoping for! Is there a way to...

Hi, I have four bookcases made from what looks like plastic coated wood to paint - quality! The surfaces are very smooth and I'll need a good undercoat to stick to them. I am about to buy some Zinsser Allcoat for painting freshly plastered walls and from its write up it would suggest it would...