Blackboard paint is great for creating a fun feature for kids or maybe even an artsy installation for adults. If you are planning on creating a new blackboard feature you will want the surface to be as smooth as possible to get the best results. For blackboard paint to work well you will want the…
How long undercoat paint takes to dry will depend on a couple of factors, the main one being what type of paint you used. Let’s jump into it below and go through all the options and trying times. Water v Solvent Based Undercoat This will be the number one deciding factor when it comes to…
Gloss paint can take a while to dry, maybe you found your way here after questioning why your paint still wasn’t dry, even hours later? Well worry no longer, I have gathered all of the information together from all of the leading paint brands in order to answer this question once and for all. So…
You must be here because you are waiting on some bitumen paint to dry, or you’re about to start painting with it and want to know when you will be able to apply a second coat of the paint. Or maybe even paint over the top of it. So how long does bitumen paint take…
Finding the perfect shade of fence paint can be hard, there are so many different companies offering their own colours, how do you choose? Well, to try and make things a lot easier for you we have gathered all of the different brands into one place and made our own ultimate fence paint colour chart,…
This is a really specific one, but if you have found this article then it is obviously something you want to know. Can you paint composite decking with chalk paint? Well, I have some composite decking samples lying around along with some Rustoleum chalk paint. So let’s get it painted and see how well the…
There’s only one reason you’ve made it here, you want to paint some acrylic with chalk paint. but does this even work, can you paint acrylic with chalk paint? Well, there is only one way to know for sure, let’s test it. To test whether you can paint acrylic with chalk paint I grabbed a…
So you’re here because you want to paint some melamine with chalk paint, but you are not sure how well it will work. Well, there is only one way we can figure this out for sure, test it! I grabbed a melamine sample square and a tin of Rustoleum chalk paint and did some painted….
So you want to thin down some Hammerite, possibly to spray it. But official Hammerite thinners are expensive, so what are the alternatives? well, let’s have a look at what you can use instead of the official Hammerite thinners. White Spirit Instead of Hammerite Thinners So the obvious place to start when looking for an…
I remember watching my dad repainting the skirting and doors in our house when I was a child. He would always sand back to pretty much bare wood before applying an undercoat and then a topcoat. I will admit that it left a really nice finish, but it seems like a lot of work and…
Wanting to paint your tiles? Maybe you’re thinking of using chalk paint, but is this even possible? Can you paint tiles with chalk paint? So many questions, well I have answered them for you. I got some tile, grabbed a tin of chalk paint and did some testing. Read on to see my results. Priming…
I take it you must have a veneered surface that you are wanting to paint with chalk paint. This has obviously led to you wondering whether you can paint veneer with chalk paint? And that has led you to my humble website. Well worry no longer my intrepid DIY’er, I have tested this out for…
So you want to know whether you can paint MDF with chalk paint. Well, there is only one way to know for sure, and that’s to test it. I grabbed one of my handy MDF sample squares and got out my tin of Rustoleum chalk paint. I then painted the sample and did some testing,…
If you have made it here then you must be thinking of painting your laminate countertops with chalk paint, but is this possible? Well, I got a kitchen countertop sample and painted it with some chalk paint then tested the end result. Read on to see what happened. The Laminate Countertop This is the sample…
I can see you eyeing up that lampshade in the corner of your room. Maybe it’s a little dirty, or you just don’t like the colour anymore, either way, it’s time for a change. And that nagging thought about painting the lampshade has led you here, wondering can you paint a lampshade with chalk paint?…
So you’ve got a tin of Hammerite and some perspex plastic you want to paint, but can you use Hammerite on perspex? Well, there is only one way to know for sure, and that’s to test it. So that’s what I did, grabbed some Hammerite, both hammered and smooth and painted a perspex sheet I…