Zinsser Bulls Eye 123 is a water-based primer from Zinsser. it is recommended for a whole heap of surfaces including plaster, brick, fibreglass, concrete, wallpaper and many more. But will it work on Aluminium? Well, as it happens, I have a tin of Zinsser 123 up at the workshop, along with an aluminium finger plate….
Have some rust that you need to get rid of? You will have no doubt seen that there are tons of products available for this exact purpose. Hammerite are one of the biggest names in the metal painting business and their no.1 rust beater has been around for a long, long time. But is it…
If you are here then you must have a rust problem, whatever rusty object you have you have decided to do something about it. Hammerite Rust Remover is specially developed for the safe and effective removal of rust from metal items. Ideal for car parts, nuts, bolts and garden tools. The gentle formula of this…
Do you have some really rusty metal that you want to paint but you think it may be a little too rusty, even for something like Hammerite? Well, that is where products like Kurust come in. Hammerite Kurust is a brush on rust treatment that converts iron oxide (rust) to stable iron complexes. This can…
MDF or Medium Density Fibreboard is a popular building material due to its smooth surfaces and affordability. But can it be used outside? Let’s find out! Can You Use MDF Outside? Yes, you can. However, it needs to be either sealed or painted first to protect it against the elements. If you put MDF outside…
Bathroom paint is a good quality paint intended for usage in bathrooms, obviously. But let’s say you had some paint leftover in a colour you really liked and you were wondering if you could use it in your bedroom? Could this work, let’s find out. Can you use bathroom paint in a bedroom? Yes, you…
Kitchen paint is known as tough, durable paint that also has moisture resistance built-in. It sounds perfect for use in a bathroom, but can this be done? Let’s have a look. Can you use kitchen paint in a bathroom? Yes, kitchen paint can be used in a bathroom. Kitchen paint is washable and moisture resistant…
Bathroom paint is a special kind of emulsion formulated to work well in bathrooms. Because of its intended use, this is normally a tough paint that is moisture resistant. because of these properties, many people will no doubt have wondered if you can use it in the kitchen? Can you use bathroom paint in the…
You are decorating the house and have decided to go for a change of colour on the walls, but you worry about how many coats of paint it will take to properly cover the wall. After all, you are going for quite a drastic colour change. Maybe you have pondered using a specialist undercoat, but…
Priming masonry before painting is a pivotal step if you want to achieve a perfect standard of finish. But if you have just started looking for masonry primer then you may be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of different types of masonry primer on the market, what do they all do? Luckily for you, we…
Sandtex masonry paint is a great masonry paint, and I would say, with absolute zero proof, that it is probably the most sold masonry paint in the UK. It’s available everywhere, but often shops only carry a very limited colour range. You know there must be more options, but what is the full-colour range. Let’s…
If you are thinking of creating your own blackboard then you may well have wondered if you can use blackboard paint on pine. After all, pine is a cheap, smooth building material so could work well as a DIY blackboard. But does it work? Well, I got a scrap piece of pine and a tin…
Zinsser primers are known for their quality, and more and more people are recommending them to new users. But this brings with it its own problem, which one do you use? It can be really confusing, especially to new users, after all, they all claim to do nearly the same thing. So where are there…
Let’s set the scene, you’ve just finished painting your walls, carefully cutting in around your windows when disaster strikes. You notice you got some emulsion on your uPVC windows a while ago without noticing and, oh no! It has already dried on. What do you do? Well, I have done some research and got together…
If you peruse DIY blogs as often as I do you will have undoubtedly come across the term “latex paint”. Commonly used by our burger-loving cousins across the pond in the good old USA. But what the heck is latex paint, and what does it translate to in proper English. Well, I was intrigued by…
Laminate flooring was all the rage 10-20 years ago, my parent’s house can testify to that, it is still full of the stuff. But as with all trends, tastes change and now many people are thinking of replacing their laminate flooring. But what if there was a simpler solution, what if rather than having to…