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Should I put on undercoat when painting panelling?
Hi. I have new wooden panelling a mixture of mdf tulip wood and pine. I primed it 2 to 3 times until it was evenly white. I didn’t undercoat because farrow and ball only supply a combined primer and undercoat and another combined option like that was v thick and viscous and difficult to work with. So I went straight to farrow and ball modern eggshell for a 40-% sheen. I have put two coats on and from a distance it looks fine bit up close it looks streaky and pretty obvious brush marks. The paint goes on v smoothly and looks v nice but once it dries it looks terrible. Can you help???
Joins on lining paper over thermal lining
Hi, I’m confused because when I hang lining paper I can achieve a good finish, I very rarely see any joint and I can’t figure out why if I hang lining paper on graphite thermal wall lining which has a kind of paper on it, I have joint problems! When I paper over it I seal the paper on wall lining, then hang lining paper and it looks the same as it would on just plaster. It’s when I emulsion that I can’t understand because it shows every joint not as a gap but it’s as if the paint builds up on joints. I was thinking paint may be lifting joins but then none appear lifted when looking closely. Also, why would they lift if stuck with the same ready-mixed adhesive used for plastered walls and recommended for the thermal lining? Like I say there is no appearance of joint not stuck, just looks like a build-up of paint on the joint?
Painting living room ceiling
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Painting tiles - enamel paint?
Could I use radiator enamel spray paint on tiles? It's only a small area.
Painting fresh plaster
I have used watered down emulsion to paint new plaster but it was dulux silk. It said on the tin that it could be watered down 10% to seal new, porous surfaces but I have since read it must be Matt. Have I ruined my plaster?
Bathroom paint Dulux
What paint would you say is better for bathrooms? I’m choosing between Dulux Trade Diamond range and the Dulux Easycare Bathroom range but have seen some negative reviews for the Easycare range
How long does paint last unopened?
How long do different types of paint products last when unopened?
Old doors inside doors brown in colour would like to paint them white
Old brown wooden door painted white what sort of paint would I use and do I need to sand them down
Should I gloss or leave wooden finish skirtings / staircase
In the progess of getting the house done, full refurb. Do you think it is best to have treated wood skirtings and stair case or have them painted and a different colour on the wall to offset? House it rather modern but I do want it to age well!
Stripping wall paper
How much to strip wallpaper from hallway and two staircases and landing including ceiling of all of it except hallway?
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