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Yup, it is solvent based: 25-50% VOC according the bit of the label I didn't cover up. White spirits to wash brushes. Warning: Flammable liquid and vapour. Contains 2-butanone oxime and Cobalt bis(2-ethyl hexanoate). May produce an allergic reaction. Warning! Hazardous respirable droplets may...

It's actually a high-VOC paint - annoyingly, I managed to get paint on the 'ingredients' panel on the tin and can't read it and there doesn't appear to be any more info online about the composition of it. The roller actually works well enough - it's not a mirror-flat gloss, but as this was...

They do recommend a roller, but I just can't believe it will do anything other than make the surface like a rough army blanket. The paint is just too thick for it to smooth itself out. I could try thinning it with white spirits, but I worry that would negatively affect its adhesion to the...

I thought I would give an update, partly so if people find this thread in the future it may help them, and partly to acknowledge all your valued suggestions. 1- Removing the laminate was not a feasible option. It's quite thick and brittle and would probably require chipping off with a scraper...

I've looked at the wrap, but presumably the non-flat (what do you call those things?) front seems to make them unsuitable for a wrapping. Can you peel them? I worry that I'd struggle to get them off - I bet that given their age, they'll be too brittle to pull off and I'd spend hours with a...

Ta for the recommendation. Interesting that the Ronseal instructions say to just apply it and no mention of keying it first. I suppose a quick hand sanding can't do any harm. Do you think I can leave the doors up and paint them vertically, rather than pulling them off and painting them when...

I'm looking for recommendations on primers for painting over tired kitchen cabinet doors that are made of cheapy 'plastic laminate over MDF' They are basically sound, it is just that the colour is dated and I don't want to spring for new doors. Hopefully someone can point me in the direction...

As an update, I did it with a spray can of Plasti-kote 1115 400ml Super Gloss - Yellow. To be honest, the results were pretty disappointing: I think that even if I had put an undercoat down, it still would have been bad - on plain concrete it really failed to standout, especially at night...

Thanks for the advice, it is much appreciated. I have a few follow-up questions: Does this actually look very visible in the dark? I can see lots of reviews about its visibility in daylight, but nothing about how well it pops from the shadows. How would you stick that to concrete? I am not...

When I reverse into my parking space, there is a bit of curbed corner that I have to reverse around, gettin my back wheel quite close to it in order to park neatly. It's fine in the day time, but at night, the bright lights wall lights of the car park glaring from behind mean that it is in...

I have a strong desire to give you a big hug. Thanks also to the others who gave help. It's a great feeling to know that not only did I do something that worked, but it is legal and, more importantly, completely The Right Way to do it.

So the two Red wires from the circuit both go the 'Load L Out' and the two black wires from the circuit go to the 'Load N Out' on the MCBO and the blue wire from the RCBO goes to the N busbar ?

Okay, I have hit a snag: Here is the CU with the MCBO in place: The MCB had a single terminal at the top with two red wires in it. The RCBO has two terminals 'Load L Out' and 'Load N Out' I placed both red wires into the Load L out terminal and left the other empty. When I switch on the...

I can fit the same Unipart oil filter in a Toyota, a Daihatsu, a Daewoo or a Suzuki :) But I do take your point, thank you. On a related note, I do plan to have a major bathroom refit with a power shower so I'll be getting a sparky in at that time. Maybe I should consider a new CU with RCDs...

Fair to say that if I had a £400 tester, I wouldn't be asking such basic questions. So I will have to rely on the little button Facetiousness aside, yes I am competent to safely isolate the CU (and then confirm it is actually isolated) and swap out a MCB. The current MCB is a Hager MT116 16A...

Okay, thanks. and I understand that I, as a non-sparky, am allowed to change that MCB into an RCBO myself, as long as I can use a screwdriver without stabbing myself? I am rapidly learning that the regs are a strange and wonderful thing. Thank goodness I have you fine chaps to help me out.

So, putting aside any aesthetics, am I allowed to change the FCU into a standard socket?

That's the lot, I am afraid Now that is a whole n'other story........ The flats were supposed to be fitted with storage heaters and they had the meters with a separate off-peak supply. At the appropriate time, the contactor would switch the supply to the heaters onto this second feed and get...

(Ignore the word 'storage') I believe that there are 2 similar heaters on that circuit. Noted. But could I get away with one of those 2-in-1s or are they considered the spawn of the devil? (I don't have an SDS drill) When you say 'concealed' do you mean within a conduit on the skirting board...

Some guidance would be appreciated: This is a convection heater and it's in an unsuitable position. I would like to have a wall hung electric fire on the other wall which will throw out heat more usefully and be more attractive. Also, it would be very helpful to have a socket on the wall to...