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Hi guys,odd sort of question for you. I have a set of metal gates which a local dipstick hit with his daddys car.(16 years old and out for a joyride) after waiting months for an apology and getting nothing i decided that i would need to fix it myself. I purchased a welder, cheap adli job but...

quick update, did the ceiling with that zinsser, €35 for 2.5 lts :shock: it was well worth it. did the topcoat and it looks great now. thanks for the help guys. now back to the grindstone lol

thats good to know, but i have never used oil based paint on a ceiling. is this the same as undercoating a door? i really need to make sure i repaint sooner from now on. i simply could not get it done. will be banning smoking indoors from now on. (well tbh will last a few days till wife puts...

thanks for the tips guys. will give the polycell basecoat a try, have not got time at the min to sugar soap a ceiling and then use oil based stuff on it. will let you know how i get on.

Hi all, not been here in awhile but i have a major problem with some painting. I have three days off work,yesterday,today and tomorrow. I decided as a brithday treat to myself that i would do some painting in the sitting room. now due to ill health,work,other projects etc the room has not...

cheers roughcaster, thank goodness i checked. just finished the 2nd coat of pva so am off to do the first coat of bonding. looks like i have a busy day ahead. :lol:

Hi guys, I have been reading the posts on bonding and i just wanted to check that i have it right. I have a gable end wall,inside, which i intend to plaster. I have coated it yesterday with a pva 4-1 mix and let the wall take as much as it could. I am now about to give it a second coat of pva...

ermm, upon reflection i remembered that i did not actually tell the guy in shop that it was new wood. my flaut. :oops: went back and got primer, plus picked up a cheap sander to correct the previous mistake. ready now to put on coat of primer. thanks for the help folks.

nope, no undercoat or primer. The guy who served me said i would not need it. :oops:

hi all, I have a problem with some gloss paint.I built some units and tried to paint them. I gave them a light rub down with glasspaper, then a one coat gloss.(johnstones). My problem is that the finish is...well....blotchy to put it nicely. I dont know what to do next, do i sand down and...

bricky, thank you. i have been wracking my brain trying to think of that name...off to do a proper search. cheers.

hi all, have been considering building a new shed, was gonna use wood but thought i may try brick instead. never used brick before now. I remember seeing an advert for a red,rectanglaur tool which is surpossed to make it easy. my question is what is it called? has anyone used one? what...

thats wonderfull, my neighbours were totally different. two cars burned out in 2 weeks, five years of broken windows,kids beaten up. thank god we moved. but i think its greeat to have neighbours who are nice.

i cant stand bb, or jade. but i think she was set up on this one.shipla is an actress.she made it big in the most cutthroat flim industry in the world.she may look like butter would not melt in her mouth but she is a tough woman. it was not so much about race as class.jade is working class and...

hi guys,need advice. will soon finish a loft conversion.I was wondering if its possible to hang lining paper onto bare plasterboard? i have never plastered before and my current attemps are ..well...sad to say the least. I cannot afford to hire a plasterer so do i keep trying with the plaster...

well i am very lucky, my wife only interupts me with cups of tea. I do sometimes ask her to help with an arkward job and she is always willing. then again i have to add that she LOVES to see me wearing my tool belt. :wink:

fact one trials in usa show nicotine is more addictive than heroin. fact two no goverment will give up taxes from cigs by banning them totally. fact three obsecity related illness has now overtaken smoking related illness in usa for cost to health care system. so why is no one banning...

dont worry too much.key to fitting kitchen is to take ur time.check everything twice before u start.get a list of what jobs to do and what order to do them,dont put in units then decide to paint ceiling lol. oh and remember to budget for take aways while job is in progress. drink of choice...

hi all new to this but thought you would get a laugh from this one. my sister( well off and lives in posh house) needed to change a ceiling rose. H aving changed a few in my time a set to work with a will. turned off power,had my son ( appentice aged 12 at time ) standing by to hand up tools...