Pliolite is often mentioned by people requesting advice about exterior masonry paint and, it seems, there is some confusion about what it actually is. 'Pliolite' is a form of synthetic rubber resin …
Wallpaper Questions
Preparing previously papered walls for painting Hi, I hope this isn’t a daft question. I’ve removed some old wallpaper, removed as much old paste as I can, filled holes and sanded them flush. I’ve …
Varnishing Over Paintwork
Question i have a battered internal staircase (wood) in my 150 year old victorian house in dalston, london and i am in the process of trying to sort it out. i am not even going to attempt to replace …
Painting Interior Woodwork & Metal
Tacky Satinwood Hi, I painted some interior doors well over a month ago now with Dulux Quick Dry Satinwood and all the doors along the edges close to door handle are slightly tacky. The edges aren’t …
Painting Rendered Walls
Question My 1860’s house has solid brick walls that have been covered with a sand / cement render followed by a tyrolean finish. I want to paint them with an exterior emulsion to reduce dampness when …
Paint Stains
Stained cupboard doors We have pine doors on our wardrobe – about 30 years old! Can't get anyone to replace them so decided to paint them ourselves. Put 2 coats of primer undercoat on, then 2 top …
Paint Fumes
Mitigating the Effects of High VOC Sealant Hello I had a question about VOCs in paint. If I use a high VOC plaster sealant but then paint and/ or wallpaper over with low VOC paint will that mitigate …
An easy way to repair damaged walls?
Question Hi Darren, Love this blog, thank you for the advice on paintbrushes. So we have a Victorian terrace that is covered in woodchip wallpaper. Unsurprisingly the plaster underneath is in various …
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Painted plasterboard
Question We have a 5 year old house built by Bellway Homes in Andover. The internal plasterboard walls have been painted directly with trade matt emulsion. The walls are in good condition with only a …
Painting over old wallpaper
Question HI, Just decorating a house from the late 70’s early 80’s build and the painted over wallpaper has separated at the joins, it looks like it’s gone back to the plasterboard, can I just seal it …
Removing Calcium Plumbate Primer
Question What removes calcium plumbate from a cast iron fireplace? David Answer Hi David As you have, no doubt, found calcium plumbate sticks very well to some metal surfaces and can be difficult …
Bubbling Paint on Walls & Ceilings
Question hi I bought paint for ceiling from b q began by stirring the paint as normal and started painting ceiling with a new roller the paint does not go on as expected (flat and Smooth) But bubbles …