painting

I painted some doors in Dulux Quick Dry Satinwood (water based) about 12 months ago. Prepped well (sanding, primer, etc) and they came up really nice. I did 1 coat acrylic primer, 2 coats top. Since then we had some unexpected building work done, and they are all dirty enough to require...

I painted Dulux Supermatt onto dry plaster without watering it down (stupidly not reading the instructions I just used it like I usually use paint). I now realise - too late - that I should have watered it down (just from actually reading the instructions). I did the first coat yesterday and...

I have garden fence that is made of rough sawn timber and previously painted with creocote. The fence is need of repainting but has a lot of grime and that green algea/mould stuff on it near the bottom. Its difficult to sand down becuase of the previous fence treatment and the wood being rough...

Hello fellow DIYers! I absolutely hate painting, it's the worst job for me. And I've gone and painted my living room and it's not gone great :-( As you can see in the photos, the wall looks fine looking straight on, but looking at an angle in certain lights you can see loads of patches, I...

I have some attractive metal gates, with golf ball size spheres along the tops and narrow spaces between the uprights. The paint is flaking and I would ideally like to make them smooth and glossy. So, preparation being key, I wonder if you experts can tell me whether I should use sanding...

Hi, A few years ago, we installed a block paving driveway- (the typical red bricks with black border etc) We're pretty bored of that look now and were wondering if we could potentially cheaply renovate the look by painting the blocks black and then sealing it to give the effect of those modern...

Hi, Can anyone help me with what types of spray paint I can use on radiators as I want a larger variety of colours to use, my project is ombre painting for my little girls bedroom. Can any type of enamel paint work the same as radiator paint? The radiator is already painted, no rust, I just...

Hi, we are a Landscaping company based in East London. We installed raised flower beds in a project in August/September of last year. The beds were constructed of concrete blocks, rendered and paint white with an external matt paint. However, 2-3 months after the installation our customer...

I need to paint the outside of our house. The problem is that we have a ground floor extension that wraps around the back and side of the house, similar to this house (not mine!) How can I get access to the first floor external wall? House with rear extension by r_c posted 7 Jul 2016 at 8:32 PM

Hi, we have a flat from the 60s, where we just had wall paper removed. We are left with the old plaster and want to paint the walls with white emulsion paint. What is the best way to seal the plaster before painting? The decorator who removed the wallpaper suggested to sand the walls, paint over...

Hi, my windows are painted with Dulux Weathershield satin. I seem to need to keep repainting every year as it cracks and water gets behind the paint (I think it gets between the glass and beading). I am thinking of trying gloss - would that be the recommendation of you experts? If I do use...

I have built an arcade replica out of MDF. I've given it two coats of MDF primer and two coats of satin black emulsion. It looks nice. I'd like to protect it with a coat of varnish but I wanted to make sure that you can varnish over emulsion with a water-based varnish or not? Something like the...

Hello, I've just finished hanging 1700 grade lining paper in one of my rooms, which I plan to paint directly onto, and it looks great. My question is, do I need to prime the lining paper before I put the emulsion on? I've already purchased a multi-surface primer, as I thought it would be...

I have a 1940's semi which according to the surveyor is coated with a Tyrolean Render. It's looking rather tired and in some places is dis-coloured due to a leaking gutter and there is a little bit of mould. I'm looking for some advice on how to tackle this myself, in particular:- How to clean...

hi everyone. i have commissioned a professional painter and i am wondering if his work is of acceptable quality. i think theres too much paint stipple on a brand new plaster? what do you think? also shouldnt the skirting be better sanded? i took a couple of pics to show but not sure how clear...

Hi, I am really struggling to get our Graco airless 3kvs paint sprayer working http://magnum.graco.com/products/x7/ . So far I have a yellow transformer from Screwfix http://www.screwfix.com/p/portable-transformer-with-2-output-sockets-3kva/84144 which should work with 3Kva tools. To plug...

Hi folks, Excuse the newbie question, I'm sure this is pretty straightforward. Have a couple of areas in the house where the old paint is flaking. Problem is if I sand it, the paint continues to flake off until I have a large area of plaster and still flaky paint around the outside. Attached is...

Hello, I've seen similar forums to this but hoping I can get some specific help by starting a new one. Our living & dining room is currently wallpapered and we want to move towards it being painted. I'm looking to get advice on the best procedures to ensure a decent finish. We recently...

We are decorating the downstairs of our 1930's house and have removed the 'skirting boards' - plain wood about 12 inches tall - as well as dado rails. Both of these have previously been painted with a dark wood stain and then overprinted with gloss paint. We now have 3 lines of thick...

Hi Come the dry weather I need to repaint woodwork that is at roof level on a piece of apex above a bedroom window. So it's high; but how high? If I'm hiring a scaffold tower, how can I calculate the height I need, in order to start a conversation about the kit I want? Is it all standard...