Painting & Decorating Questions

Oil based undercoat as an exterior finish paint?
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Can I use a quality oil based dark grey undercoat as a finish for exterior use? I like the dry colour and the sheen finish from this paint. Cheers.

Waterproof Sealer for Interior Walls
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Hi Guys, Hoping you can help. First time home buyer who has decided to do a lot of the work myself in doing the place up and ive got a waterproofing question I could use some assistance on. Basically... ive had my bathroom completely replastered (over plaster board) so I …

What's the best water based SATINWOOD to use?
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I need to know the best Satin to use.... People have recommended a sikens product with their primer undercoat... I swear by Dulux Once but the customer wants water based.... Please help... I'm gonna spray the stair case from start to finish. Prime, undercoat & satin - skirts, frames & …

Brush or roller for painting interior doors?
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What is best to use when using gloss paint to paint door: brush or roller?

what paint is best for interior woodwork in a victorian house?
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Wallpaper over cracked painted wall
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Hi I've painted my downstairs toilet on one wall the paint cracks and peels off right down to showing the plastered wall only in about 3 spots the rest off the wall is fine can I just peel off paint rub down and then just wallpaper the wall its driving …

How much paint do I need for painting skirting boards?
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I'm looking at painting room, I want to get the satinwood paint the same colour as the wall. Just not sure if I need 1litre or 2.5l of the satinwood paint. It's for skirting and radiator

damaged wall - does is all need repainting
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I accidentally drilled through the wall when installing a shower and damaged the wall on the other side. I patched it up with some plaster but doesn\'t look great. Can I just repaint that part or does the whole wall need repainting?

Painting walls in new house
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Hi. Our house is 3 years old & just started painting first room. The wall has never been previously painted but just has the builders wash/plaster on it. However it seems that it’s needing more paint than usual. Is this due to the wall being more porous due to never …

Wallpaper pulling paint off the walls following application
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We have recently had a decorator in to paper over a 12month wall. The house was a new build 12 months ago and the wall was painted with white emulsion. The decorator has primed the walls in prep for the wallpaper, left it to dry for 24hours and following the …