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| q Can I paint over my melamine kitchen units and ceramic tiles? | |
| q I don't like the smell of gloss paint, is there a paint that doesn't smell? | |
| q My bathroom ceiling has mould growing on it, what can I do? | |
| q Can I paint my walls and woodwork with an emulsion paint? | |
| q What is the difference between vinyl silk and vinyl matt? | |
| q Why is my border peeling off my wallpaper? | |
| q My walls are powdery to touch and I want to repaint them, what can I use? | |
| q We have just moved into our new home, and all the white gloss areas are yellow with nicotine, I only want to use one coat, what's you advice?. | |
| q I am about to paint my house outside walls, what are the best products that you sell? | |
| q I want to repaper a bedroom, but it has Chipwood wallpaper on the walls, what's the quickest way to get it off. | |
| q I have got damp salty looking patches on my walls, can I do anything to stop it other than spend thousands on damp courses? | |
| q I have just bought an old house, and it needs a lot of work. There seems to be a lot of peeling paint, mainly gloss. How can I fix this? | |
| q I have a lot of cracked plaster, please could you tell me how I can wallpaper over this. | |
| q What is the best type of paint to use in the bathroom, and wont peel? | |
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| a Not necessarily. Most decorators use oil based eggshell or gloss, these products will withstand the heat. | |
| a Yes. Leave the wall to dry for a few days, then apply one thinned coat (10-20% water)of contract emulsion, followed by a further 1-2 full coats. Contract emulsion has no or very little vinyl content, so allows the wall to breathe(lets any trapped moisture out of the wall without damaging the paint surface.) | |
| a Yes, firstly you must prime the ceiling with a primer such as Seal-lock or Odourless(see our product list). The ceiling can then be re-coated with an emulsion paint or left as the primer is naturally a flat white finish. | |
| q Can I paint over my melamine kitchen units and ceramic tiles? | |
| a Yes, you must use a primer such as ESP (easy surface preparation) first. This product is clear and applied with a cloth, leave for 5 minutes, wipe off excess and the surface is ready to paint in 90 minutes.(Usually with 2 x coats of oil based eggshell paint.) | |
| q I don't like the smell of gloss paint, is there a paint that doesn't smell? | |
| a Acrylic gloss paints have been around for a few years now, they have very little odour but they are not a full gloss like an oil based finish. A good replacement is the Advanced Technology gloss, not featured on the web site,but this product is without doubt the best alternative, a full gloss finish, virtually no odour,thinnable with water and quick drying. This product is only available in brilliant white. | |
| q My bathroom ceiling has mould growing on it, what can I do? | |
| a Apply a good fungicidal solution directly onto the areas of mould. This product will kill the spores and reduce the risk of mould growing back.When the wall is thoroughly dry, apply 1-2 coats of a fungicidal vinyl silk emulsion. | |
| q Can I paint my walls and woodwork with an emulsion paint? | |
| a You can do this, however, this is not good painting practise and we would recommend that Acrylic eggshell is used as an alternative. Acrylic eggshell is a harder wearing product and will withstand bumps and knocks particularly on woodwork. | |
| q What is the difference between vinyl silk and vinyl matt? | |
| a Vinyl silk has a higher sheen level which makes it more durable and easier to wash down. Vinyl matt, however, has better obliteration properties and has a flatter finish. Both products are water based, so can be thinned and cleaned up with water. | |
| q Why is my border peeling off my wallpaper? | |
| a Most wallpapers of today have a vinyl finish to them and so you must use a heavy duty adhesive such as border and overlap. Do not try and use standard wallpaper paste. | |
| q My walls are powdery to touch and I want to repaint them, what can I use? | |
| a Stabilising solutions are the most common primers to use. These products stick powdery products back onto the wall, however you must follow the preparation codes set out by the manufacturer. We would recommend the EB.(emulsa bond) which is featured on this site. use 1 part EB to 4 parts water based paint, mix together and use this as your first coat, 1-2 full coats should finish the job nicely. | |
| q We have just moved into our new home, and all the white gloss areas are yellow with nicotine, I only want to use one coat, what's you advice?. | |
| a The short answer is no!, there is nothing that I know of in a gloss finish that will cover severe nicotine in one coat. 2 coats, probably! If you use the Insl-x odourless primer, followed by a standard gloss finish, this will block out all your nasty stains without using any sandpaper! | |
| q I am about to paint my house outside walls, what are the best products that you sell? | |
| a The best product for outside wall surfaces at this time of year is Pliolite based masonry paint. I must stress that it is not recommended to paint outside at this time of year as the moisture that is in the atmosphere and probably in your walls will not allow the paint to perform properly and could effect drying times. However.....Pliolite is the best to use at this moment in time because it is shower proof in 20 minutes! | |
| q I want to repaper a bedroom, but it has Chipwood wallpaper on the walls, what's the quickest way to get it off. | |
| a Use a steam stripper! Woodchip is a nightmare to get off the wall,it will take you hours of hard work to remove it all manually, We can hire industrial steam strippers at £10.00 if you are near by, otherwise a good decorators merchant will hire you one. | |
| q I have got damp salty looking patches on my walls, can I do anything to stop it other than spend thousands on damp courses? | |
| a The cheapest way to cover this is to buy a, "Contract Emulsion", It has no vinyl in it and so allows the wall to breathe.(Allows the moisture and salts to come out of the wall without damaging the paint). This is not a cure! eventually, you may see signs of the problem re occurring but not for a long time. The good news is the price, £8.21 for brilliant white 5 Ltr. Or £9.39 for a colour. Alternatively, use a damp proof paint or a cellar paint at Apr.. £30.00 for 5 ltrs. | |
| q I have just bought an old house, and it needs a lot of work. There seems to be a lot of peeling paint, mainly gloss. How can I fix this? | |
| a The paint is peeling because of poor preparation. This means some lazy so and so couldn't be bothered to sand down any area's. Sand well down until you can't peel anymore paint off, then use an undercoat and then a gloss or eggshell to finish. Alternatively.....Burn paint off back to bare wood, prime, undercoat and finish with gloss or eggshell. | |
| q I have a lot of cracked plaster, please could you tell me how I can wallpaper over this. | |
| a If the plaster is'nt new....then first use a good quality lining paper ie grade 1000, hung horizontally on the wall. | |
| q What is the best type of paint to use in the bathroom, and wont peel? | |
| a If the plaster isn't new....then first use a good quality lining paper ie grade 1000, hung horizontally on the wall. | |
