If you are painting a room and want the best then it can be hard to dig through the plethora of white matt emulsion paints on the market. They all claim to be the best, but how do you actually know which one is? Well, this is where my guide steps in. I have done…
Everyone has a tin of emulsion lying around. If you have some wood that’s needs painting and a spare tin of wall paint then you may well be tempted to use it, but can you? Can you use wall paint on wood? Let’s find out. Yes, you can use wall paint on wood. But it…
Hardboard is commonly used for filling gaps in walls and boxing in pipework. For this reason, you may need to paint it. But can you simply paint hardboard with emulsion? let’s have a look. Yes, you can. Hardboard is a great surface for painting onto and emulsion can be painted straight onto hardboard. Painting Hardboard…
Emulsion is probably the most common paint in the UK and is used for all kinds of different jobs. But say you need to thin it for some reason, can you simply thin emulsion paint with water? Well, let’s find out. I got some emulsion and did some thinning in order to answer this question…
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…
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…
A mist coat is a great idea when painting any porous surface. In case you were unsure a mist coat is simply a watered-down first coat of paint. The mist coat is essentially a primer/sealer. Porous surfaces such as new plaster will soak up paint which is why we use a mist coat. The mist…
Undercoats can be expensive to buy and you may be wondering if there is a cheaper alternative that does the same thing. Maybe the thought has crossed your mind to just use regular old emulsion as an undercoat, is this even possible? The simple answer is yes, you can use emulsion as an undercoat but…
While there is seemingly a specialist paint for every single function you may be tempted to paint a number of things with good old emulsion. You probably have the odd tin of emulsion lying around, either in the shed or under the stairs. This will lead to you undoubtedly be very tempted to use that…
You can only be here for one reason, you want to paint some MDF with emulsion, but can you? Let’s have a look. Yes, you can paint MDF with emulsion. You may have to apply a few coats in order to achieve a perfect finish but there is no reason why you can’t use emulsion…