If you are building anything outdoors then you will probably be using treated wood. In the UK at least you commonly get either green treated or brown treated wood for outdoor use. The treatment helps to stop the wood from rotting quickly but still needs to be painted ideally. And you have landed here because…
If you are looking for a specific shade of masonry paint then look no further. We have gathered together all of the colour charts from the biggest brands of masonry paint available in the UK. So you can see what shades everyone offers all in one place, nice and easy! Dulux Weathershield Colour Chart Dulux…
If you are painting the exterior of your house with masonry paint you may well be tempted to paint your uPVC facias to match, or maybe you have another reason for wanting to use masonry paint on plastic. Either way, you are probably asking the question, can you use masonry paint on plastic? After all,…
MDF is a common building material used in pretty much everything these days from furniture to even walls, but what is it? and what does MDF stand for? Whats does MDF stand for? MDF stands for Medium Density Fibreboard. And this explains exactly what it is, a man-made wood made from lots of fibres stuck…
MDF is a great material for cost-effectively building all sorts of furniture and decorations. But once you have built with MDF how do you paint it? Can you paint MDF with gloss? Well worry not, we have done the test for you! So what is the test? Well, it’s quite a straightforward test as far…
Masonry paint is a fantastic protective paint and has a lot of features that make it appealing to use indoors. But can you? And, even if you can, should you? Well, I did the testing and the research for you, so let’s jump in! Will masonry paint work indoors? Yes, masonry paint will stick to…
Modern masonry paint is available in a range of colours, you can see the full Sandtex range here, but maybe you can’t find the perfect shade. You may then be wondering “can you colour mix masonry paint?” well I have done the test to find out! The test So for the test, I will paint…
There are lots of different reasons why you may want to water down your masonry paint before applying it, but is it possible? And, should you? We have got some masonry paint and tested watering it down ourselves so read on for the results. Testing if you can water down masonry paint So this test…
Masonry paint offers great protection, and for this reason alone you will undoubtedly be tempted to use it on other surfaces than just masonry. Indeed metal may well be something you are thinking of painting with masonry paint, but can you? Well, I did the test, I grabbed an aluminium plate and a tub of…
This is a good question to ask, after all, masonry paint provides exceptional weather protection, so will it offer that same protection to your fence? Well, there is only one way to know for sure, test it! So I did just that, I gathered some fencing timber, painted some with masonry paint and some with…
Maybe you have just finished painting the exterior of your house, or just a little wall. No matter the size of the project completed the dreaded time has come, clean up. You have that paint covered brush in your hand and are wondering how hard is it to clean masonry paint off brushes, would I…
We have answered this question once and for all, and to make it as thorough as possible we grabbed five different types of wood along with four different possible wood paints. We painted our wood samples with masonry paint, exterior gloss, fence paint and finally allcoat. Let’s find out how the masonry paint got on…
We will be looking at the best masking tape currently available. A little more specifically, the best masking tape for painting and decorating. So without further ado, let’s get some testing done! So as you can see, we have both regular and delicate surface frogtapes, along with ProDec Advanced, KleenEdge Ultra, ultratape and eurocell up…
This is a question we see asked a lot, so we grabbed a tin of Hammerite and some plastic and decided to find out for ourselves! So Can You? Yes, from our quick test it definitely looks like you can. I was wondering whether the Hammerite would be flexible enough to work with plastic due…
Hammerite has a reputation for being really hard to clean off your brush after your done painting. But is this reputation justified anymore, or is it leftover from a different era when Hammerite had a much different formulation? Is Hammerite hard to clean off a paintbrush? The simple answer is no, not anymore. It is…
You’re obviously in the market and have seen the two types commonly offered, smooth and hammered, but what exactly is the difference between these two Hammerite paints? Well it all comes down to the finish, and is as simple as it sounds, one provides a smooth finish and the other gives a hammered look. Hammerite…