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I (like many others during lockdown :)) have been undertaking various DIY projects that otherwise would have probably been left undone for another year. One of these is painting exterior wall(s) of house. The attached pictures show the current state of these.... The paint prior to scraping...

Rather than replace these windows, i'm going to have a crack at restoring them myself. I want to paint the metal and wooden parts of the frame back, in a non gloss finish, maybe a satin. I'll use Nitromors, a scraper and sandpaper to strip the existing paint - maybe wet and dry paper on the...

I'm renovating my kitchen and have found a few patches where the paint was chipped a little, and I scraped it and a patch came off here and there. But the rest of the pain is still solid and doesn't scrape off. I can't actually see a few of layers in places, white then pink and yellow! What's...

Hi all, I have stripped all external paint from my wooden windows for my kitchen extension, treated, filled and sanded. Checking around my garage I have only a white Interior wood Farrow & Ball Primer rather than exterior wood primer, though I do have Farrow & Ball white exterior Wood paint...

Hi We recently has the bedroom walls skimmed and left the plaster for about a week before doing a mist coat. We used watered down leylands (I’m not sure on the exact ratio, but I was super generous with the water to be on the safe side), and did 2 coats of this. It was left like this for...

I would like to install and paint a pegboard white. The pegboard hasn't arrived yet, but I think it is made of hardboard. Is spray paint OK? Do I need to prime it first? I've seen some suggest priming with a car priming spray. Is that OK (I thought car primer would be for metal)? Thank you.

I found out that the ceilings on my first floor were renovated but the laths were kept and pins were used instead of screws. My first question. Is it worth to remove the old plasterboard attached to lath and replace with a fresh one and maybe just tape and joint or new plaster? Why the lats...

Hi, Is there are a primer paint / something similar that will even out slight bumps on a wall caused by old paint that has chipped off? e.g. like below. Last time I sanded it down with an electric sander but still as you can see the second picture the surface is uneven at an angle. Would like...

Hi chaps I just got some dark grey undercoat from bnq and have done my backdoor both sides its a nice color but I didnt know they gave me just undercoat lol, so I now need a good dark grey satin paint to finish, (the same color they are doing on new builds windows). The undercoat I have used is...

Hello, Can someone advise how to remove spilt eggshell paint on an acrylic bath? We had had our bathroom renovated and bought a very expensive freestanding bath. After a few months since our bathroom was renovated, I used the bath for the first time and realised there are very slight spots of...

Hi guys, Just coated my living room wall with its second coat of Dulux Magnolia Emulsion. However after drying, there are light and dark patches on areas of the wall. I have applied two mist coats (underneath) and used a 9" extendable roller. Should I apply a third coat, or change my approach...

Hi. I'm wanting to find out the kind of paint that's on a commercially made desk. Because I want to use the same on a project of mine. So, does anyone know if the blue paint on the desk is a particular type or brand. It's got a matt finish, looks like a pastel kind of colour. Thank you. Rich.

I am planing to repaint 3 window sills. Each one is 54cm x 178cm. 2 are south facing and get full sun (as and when) most of the day. I need to sand down and am not sure what sander to get. I have had a orbital, which was great for dry walling but I don't think so in this situation. A detail...

Not sure how to repaint an inherited summer house. The exterior is reasonable sound but has been painted with an old oil based paint. I have repaired rotten shiplap, filled and sand exterior to provide a key. What is the best paint to use to repaint the entire exterior, it is not possible to...

Mrs bought a wooden home sign and left them on the radiator cover in the hallway she's since noticed the oil or paint that was in the wood has stained the radiator cover. The radiator cover is just MDF it's not very expensive but was wondering if the top can be sanded and sprayed with a white...

I've just finished putting one coat of matt emulsion onto our bathroom walls before realising a more durable, wipeable finish would be better (duh, decorating newbie!) What I'm wondering is, as the same paint is also available in silk emulsion, can I just pop a coat of the silk on top of the...

Hello all, I'm in the process of up-cycling a piece of furniture which appears to be made from particle board with some kind of veneer coating. I sanded the whole piece, vacuumed and then wiped down with a damp cloth. Then it came to painting. I opted to go with Leyland acrylic...

Hi all, started using the diamond range from Dulux yesterday, hot day, add around 7% of water added to help consistency. It was quite smooth anyway, though, thought add some water would help. Though as soon as roll paint on walls and final lap the wet edges 3 mins later, literally the paint is...

Hi all, started using the diamond range from Dulux yesterday, hot day, add around 7% of water added to help consistency. It was quite smooth anyway, though, thought add some water would help. Though as soon as roll paint on walls and final lap the wet edges 3 mins later, literally the paint is...

Hi guys, I am having serious problems with this Paint finish (Diamond), i opted for highest durability finish tinted colour (dusted moss 4) to paint over my 5 year old emulsion painted wall.Though i have been having a nightmare with this paints drying times. It is just drying way to quickly...