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…
A standard sheet of plasterboard in the UK is 2.4m x 1.2m (8ft x 4ft) and are available in different thicknesses, commonly 9mm and 12mm. Smaller 1.2m x 0.9m (4ft x 3ft) sheets are available and tend to be common in DIY stores as they can fit neatly inside car boots. Why is 1.2m x…
If you have ever gone to buy plasterboard, you will have been faced with a choice you may not have been expecting. Should I buy straight edge or tapered edge plasterboard? What is the difference, and why would I choose one over the other? Well, worry not, we have the answer for you! So, what…
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…
We all know that metal paints can provide exceptional protection to metals that are left in the elements for years on end. There are lots of areas where you want lots of protection such as window frames and you may be thinking if exterior wood paint will provide enough protection. This has probably left you…
Its time to clean up that patio, and you obviously want to do it in the quickest and easiest way possible so you can get back to the footy. Enter the pressure washer, saving countless man-hours painstakingly scrubbing patios since its inception in 1926. But alas, your home does not have an outside tap, what are you…
This is a question we have heard time and time again when it comes to newly plastered or plasterboarded walls. Many people are of the belief that they need to “seal” the plaster with PVA before painting. Is this a good idea? Should I PVA my walls before painting them? Well, we have done the…
So you’re contemplating giving those old radiators a lick of paint to bring them back to life. Maybe you’ve seen the price of specialist radiator paints and are wondering if that tin of satinwood you have will do the job? So can you paint radiators with satinwood? Well, you’re a lucky sod, because we have…
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…
So your finally sick of that dark and danky wallpaper and have mustered up the courage to give them a lick of paint. They are so dark though you may well be wondering how well the paint will work. Can you even paint over dark wallpaper or is it doing to take a billion coats…
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…