Hi J.P., No, do not apply knotting on a blanket basis, shellac is very brittle and crazing is very likely to occur. Some options:...
Hi Tremain, Thanks for your confirmation. Here's hoping Dave and his mate get it right.
If using Zinsser then the solvent-based version of AllCoat would probably do the job best. Primer/Sealer, stain-blocker (including dark colours)...
Hi Dave, Am I reading you correctly, you have applied seven coats of vinyl silk emulsion from three manufacturers and you still have not...
As it would appear that you want to keep the job as simple as possible, you would do best to follow Tremain and Balders's recommendations. You...
Hi Orange, If the pigments were not remaining disbursed then from what you have described I would suspect that the protective colloid and/or...
Without further information, I am taking a guess that this undercoat is very oily and has not dried sufficiently to receive the gloss coat and you...
Don't be confused Mick, I was merely endorsing what you said about the lack of information using the doctor analogy.
A man goes to see his doctor: "Hello Doctor, I've got an absolutely blazing headache. Any idea what's causing it?
Hi Lad, In answer to your question all I want to say is; in the main, I have never been a fan of Polycell products.
Hi John, Thanks for the acknowledgement, don't see many of those on this forum.
Hi John, I'm going to trust that the substrate is stone and not a sand and cement render. It is very important that when painting stone the...
Hi John, You'll have to give more pertinent information if the good posters of this forum are going to have a reasonable chance of helping you....
Hi Mac, You have only one elevation to paint so simply do it while it is in the shade, do not paint in direct sunlight. Use your judgement...
Hi Carbon, As this pebbledash is around seventy years old it is likely to be dry and friable so I would suggest the following: Brush these...
Hi Dude, Varnish on exterior woodwork can be very high maintenance, even those formulated with UV filters can deteriorate quite quickly. For...
Balders, Forget paint pads, like all surfaces which are to be painted you require to be close up in order to; wash down, rub down, fill and so on,...
You are unlikely to stop your staircase from creaking completely, after all, it is made from wood and will continue to expand and contract. ...
It is likely that the original paint was applied before the render was fully dried and so moisture exiting the render beneath the paint has caused...
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