undercoat

Hi there We have had a pine staircase installed and it has had undercoat pre-applied - but we intended for it to be pre-oiled, not pre-primed for painting. Evidently some miscommunication went on! Is it too late for the undercoat to be removed and hard wax oil applied? I presume the options...

Hi, I wanted to paint my living room but there are currently two different shades of blue - one is aqua blue and the other is a darker blue (royal blue). I've chosen a much lighter colour (off-white) to replace both colours. From my understanding, I'll need to add a white undercoat to the dark...

Hi Plan on Zinsser Binning my really old (11 years+) white glossed moulded skirting & then hopefully some black gloss on top. Being a noob i have only gone and bought Dulux WB Quick Dry Gloss & have seen many comments about how crappy it is. Should i get rid of the dulux and go oil based...

There is one wall in my kitchen with patches of bubbled, flaking paint. It looks like damp, except it's too high and inconsistent for rising damp, there is no pipework above for possible leaks, and it's far away from the boiler, stove, and kettle so don't suspect condensation. It also hasn't...

I have just sanded down some skirting which had a water based gloss on and whilst sanding/scraping the water based paint and whatever was beneath has flaked off in large areas revealing bare wood whilst other areas the paint remains tight. I was thinking of using bin primer to seal the bare...

Mistakingly picked up the tin of acrylic eggshell instead of the acrylic primer and undercoat I'm supposed to be priming and undercoating old oil based gloss work on door frames. Once the eggshell's dry, can I just use the primer/ undercoat on top of it, and then the eggshell, or do I need to...

Hello! So decided to redecorate a bedroom ourselves. Removed wallpaper, scrubbed, sanded, cleaned, primed, skimmed and one coat of primer/undercoat. My issue is I have a few areas where I can see 'steps' from where I've skimmed, my fault for not sanding well enough in these areas. Can I use...

Hi all, I've started a DIY job at home and I already regret it! Could use your expert views. I've got Sikkens wood stained internal pine doors/architraves and the Misses now wants the architrave/door stop painted white (the doors will remain stained). The doors/architraves are about 10 years...

Hi, sorry if I am posting in the wrong place. I am trying to help my brother get the right paint for his walls. He tested them by putting methylated spirits on a cloth then rubbing it on the wall. No paint came off, I believe this means the paint on his walls is oil/solvent based. Should a...

Hi, I'm in the process of removing the paint of my galvanised steel garage door. The paint was peeling off so needed removing. I'm wondering what the best types of paint are to repaint it? Once I'm back to the galvanising should I go for something like red oxide primer, undercoat then gloss...

Hey Everyone, I move in to my new house next week. From the viewing I did it appears as if the previous owners have spray painted a pattern on the upper half of their bedroom wall. If this is indeed spray paint or an oil based paint, what would I need to do before I emulsion it (I am assuming...