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  1. hants jobber

    Help / ideas - paint (small) concrete section of loft floor

    you could just fill cracks prime and paint. or rip up and start with fresh wood or concrete. a lot depends on traffic.
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    Primer for old wood doors with old varnish coming through paint

    When i use bin i clean brushes out with thick household bleach, works every time and all houses have it so can use customers.
  3. hants jobber

    Decanting paint

    shouldn't make any difference, but why don't you use a kettle for paint or put 1lt tin in kettle easier to hold a handle
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    Black gloss on top of Zinsser Bin applied to skirting/trim

    in my experience the water bass gloss will dry in a satin finish, so you could use that as an undercoat for oil gloss.
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    How do i paint my internal door

    and what did you do / use.
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    Paint mixed in store vs direct

    The Machines can mix to a different hue, from the same machine or shops. if you read the instructions it says mix two or more tins together so that all tins will be the same colour. So yes there is a difference. All tins from manufacturer will be the same.
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    Plumb Lines - Patterned Wallpaper Either Side of Chimney Breast

    what you've discribed is ok, but it depends on the pattern on the paper. you could put paper on floor and cover were you think the ends against the walls will be to judge.
  8. hants jobber

    How to prime this door frame?

    knot, (bin can be used for this), spot prime (mdf), prime, (wood) stop holes, spot prime again, gaulk gaps, two coats of satinwood. all depends on your wallet
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    Creating a textured ceiling with Emulsion?

    you could try cutting lumps off a thick pile roller, or tying cloth to roller. or thick paint then sponge in a plastic bag couple of coats till your happy with finish
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    Filling this vertical crack

    i agree paint could fill it light rubdown the high bits. Or you could use your finger to fill then scrap off with finger to match texture.
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    What product would you use on these?

    Depends what can fit under treads, small palm sander might fit.. then i would use a couple of coats of osmo floor oil, very fine sanding paper between coats. it is called between coats.
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    Surround for copper tailers

    https://www.diy.com/departments/plumbsure-chrome-effect-radiator-pipe-cover-accessory-pack-l-110mm-dia-15mm/1790075_BQ.prd you could try something like this. also comes in white.
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    Dulux Once Satinwood going on shiny is that right

    yes it is thin, and it does dry satin.
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    B&Q paint expert

    So what is your question? for this forum.
  15. hants jobber

    Another dark paint thread.

    Right if youve been researching painting it will say rubdown, prime, fill, rubdown, spot prime, undercoat, top coat. on walls will say two caots top coat. The gardz is your primer so should only require two coats on top, Use a thicker pile roller to fill in the dips in plaster. And try to...
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    Another dark paint thread.

    Why use 3 coats of primer? use your gardz as a primer, then your top coats. the medium pile roller might not help as the walls dont look that smooth, maybe why it looks patchy. And work like bonni said.
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    how to do Exterior Painting

    i would use a ladder, and tie of the bottom to the angle pieces on the porch.
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    Skirting and thick pile carpet

    well i use an old piece of venesian blind as its curved (but i cut in paint) and move it along, but in your case the pile will spring back up and stick to wet paint. So i would put down wide tape to hold down pile, then my piece of blind as usual. but cut in dont ram brush down to floor, as...
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    Paint for doors

    Well you dont say what your going to use, so i will say one litre of satinwood will do it, or one litre of undercoat, and one litre of gloss.
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    Coving and ceiling mounted light switch

    maybe give you an idea
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