Preparing bathroom walls for painting can seem like a daunting task, but with the right steps, it can be done with ease. Key Takeaways Video Prefer to watch rather than read? We’ve got you covered! Removal of Fixtures and Fittings Before painting bathroom walls, it is important to remove any fixtures and fittings such as…
Yes, you can pour a “flexible” self-levelling compound directly onto a tiled floor, without the need for a primer, under the following conditions: You use a flexible self-levelling compound, these normally come with a bag of self-levelling cement and a tub of latex – in a premixed ratio. This also means you don’t have to…
Wanting to get the perfect finish but not sure whether you can sand Zinsser 123 primer or not. Then you have come to the right place as I will be putting Zinsser Bulls Eye 123 to the test, including giving it a good sand. So let’s get this test started, it’s fairly basic as far…
Looking to paint some MDF and wondering whether Zinsser 123 will work well as a primer on MDF. Well luckily for you I was wondering the exact same thing and decided to do some tests and try it out. So keep reading to see my test painting MDF with Bulls Eye 123. Testing Zinsser Bulls…
We all know that Zinsser Bulls Eye 123 is a great primer and stain covering paint, but how well does this water-based paint cover knots? Will it make a knot disappear forever or will the resin from the wood soon begin to bleed through your paint? Well, there is only one way to find out,…
If you are painting a large area with masonry paint then you may have considered spraying it as a way of speeding up the painting process. But is this possible if you are using Sandtex masonry paint? Can you spray Sandtex masonry paint? Only one way to find out, do it! Spraying Sandtex Masonry Paint…
So you have some masonry that needs a fresh coat of paint and are thinking of using Sandtex masonry paint. But there is one thing you need to know before you use it, is sandtex masonry paint oil-based? After all, this will greatly affect how you use the paint, or maybe if you even buy…
Zinsser primers are exceptional paints, so good in fact that you may wonder if you even need to paint over them at all. There is no easy answer to that and my go-to response would be the classic “it depends”.So let’s have a look at all of the different circumstances and see if you do…
Painting Melamine is always a tricky task. The shiny, plastic surface doesn’t allow the paint to stick to it too well. This doesn’t mean it isn’t possible though, just that it will require a little extra prep work to get right. Can You Paint Melamine? Yes, it is possible to paint melamine. You will just…
If you are doing some painting with one of the Zinsser primers, be it Zinsser B-I-N, Zinsser Bulls-Eye or Zinsser cover stain then you have probably wondered when is it ready to paint over? Well, let’s have a look through each of these three Zinsser primers and see exactly how long it takes them to…
Filling any lumps and bumps can be a great way to improve the overall look and feel of your walls when decorating. But when it comes time to paint over the filler how do you get the perfect finish? Do you need to primer it or can you paint straight onto filler? Painting Filler You…
Satinwood is a really popular painty finish. But it is important to get it really smooth because satinwood is a mid-sheen paint, any imperfections such as brush strokes will show through in the final result. So this inevitably will lead to you wondering if you can paint satinwood with a roller. Well, there is one…
Painting the skirting boards in a house can really lift and transform a room, but what paint should you be using? What is the best paint to use on skirting board? To Colour or not to Colour? This is the first question that will help us decide what paint to use on skirting boards. Are…
Chimineas can start to look a little rusty after a few years outside. For that reason, you probably want to paint them. Maybe you’ve looked at that tin of Hammerite in the shed and wondered if it will do the job. Can you paint a chiminea with Hammerite? Regular Hammerite will not stand up to…
Hammerite is a direct to rust metal paint, for whatever reason you obviously don’t want to use Hammerite, so what paint is similar to Hammerite? Let’s have a look. Paints That do the Same Thing So as I just stated, Hammerite is a direct to rust metal paint. Let’s have a look at a few…
If you are looking to thin Hammerite then you will want to know what thinners work. Well luckily for you we have done some thinning and spraying of Hammerite with a few different thinners. Official Hammerite Thinners To start with Hammerite sell an official thinning product. You can see it in the bottom right of…