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Paint is any pigmented liquid, liquefiable, or solid mastic composition that, after application to a substrate in a thin layer, converts to a solid film. It is most commonly used to protect, color, or provide texture to objects. Paint can be made or purchased in many colors—and in many different types, such as watercolor or synthetic. Paint is typically stored, sold, and applied as a liquid, but most types dry into a solid. Most paints are either oil-based or water-based and each has distinct characteristics. For one, it is illegal in most municipalities to discard oil-based paint down household drains or sewers. Clean-up solvents are also different for water-based paint than they are for oil-based paint. Water-based paints and oil-based paints will cure differently based on the outside ambient temperature of the object being painted (such as a house.) Usually, the object being painted must be over 10 °C (50 °F), although some manufacturers of external paints/primers claim they can be applied when temperatures are as low as 2 °C (35 °F).

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  1. r1k1n

    Ceiling paint recommendation - black mould on wet room ceiling

    Hello there all, I care for my disabled mum and her wet room ceiling has developed small speckles of black mould. I plan to remove the black mould and then paint the ceiling voer with a decent anti-mould ceiling paint. Can anyone recommend a decent paint brand? I know of Ronseal and Zinsser but...
  2. C

    Smell like paint or shoe polish around boiler

    I’m at a loss with this one. We renovated a run down house and have lived in it now for about 16 months. We had a new Greenstar 8000 Style 35 installed. Just before Christmas - about 12 months after install - we came home to a funny smell like paint, shoe polish etc - a very chemical smell...
  3. S

    Cheap gloss paint required

    We were painting my friends flat that he is renting. We used b and m gloss paint on skating boards etc. Unfortunately it's flaking everywhere. We don't want to spend an arm and a leg. But can you recommend a cheap but decent gloss paint so we don't encounter that problem again ?
  4. C

    Radiator Touch Up Paint

    hello got a mark on a radiator (rubbed down, paint slightly knocked off as per photo) i think the radiator is a Stelrad. Could anyone advise on what touch up paint is required? thanks in advance RAL 9016?
  5. DP42

    Radiator paint issues

    Having issues with a newish column radiator, still in warranty that's starting to craze/crack. Manufacturer blaming contact with wet towels (not possible to drape over because of height) and use of noxious cleansers....duster???? Any idea what causes this type of defect ? Thanks
  6. Bogart

    CAST iron radiator paint

    Lokking to paint a couple of cast iron rads. Seen one company who supply it but state only suitable for gas fired heating not solid fuel or oil. Now having an oil boiler thought an odd statement. Their blurb states "It is suitable for Gas Central Heating radiators - not solid fuel / oil due to...
  7. T

    paint for copper pipes

    is there a paint or spray that I can use on copper pipes? I would like to paint copper pipe on radiator (the bit that sticks upwards with the white cap on top) white. is this possible?Many thanks!
  8. Chalked

    Ba I megaflo GA black flue terminal

    Got a customer with two of these. They are 3 years old and the terminals were white. He had them sprayed black to match the down pipes, but after a year or so, it's coming off. can you just get the black terminal, like the Vaillant ones. Or will it mean getting two complete black flue kits...
  9. bright spark

    Car paint jobs

    Check out that car for a paint job. Mate spotted it in office carpark in Shanghai
  10. R

    Paint advice

    I need to paint a masonry square of about 8" square only I need it to be stipples to match in a best it can Can I mix paint with filler to try to do it? Textured paint ain't prickly enough
  11. L

    just got my van back from the paint shop................

    So, after a long wait the call came yesterday, your vans ready. Oooooh at last, ok for lunch asks I, we wil try they said, so off to home I wnet at 1230, 1330 no van, so rang and got told the delivery chaps has just gone out to Minehead, so thats me beggered till 5!!, so said to them to deliver...
  12. jaydebruyne

    Soldering new pipe to old painted pipe

    So, The story goes like this: Went to fit a new rad today but plumb centre gave me a double panel instead of a single and because I was in a rush I didn't clock this error. I just stuck it in the van and went to the property. Anyway, drained the system, put on shiny new valves and hung the...
  13. R

    10l paint

    Yep, bought this morning, went to van to get it, all over van, crack in bottom, everywhere Bad bad day Keep calm
  14. S

    Removing paint from a bath

    Any tips on what to use that won't damage the bath? Not a lot of paint but splashes everywhere due to a very poor decorator.
  15. M

    Fascia Paint?

    Can anyone advise me on some good fascia paints not too expensive which will last. We have a job coming up and I have no idea what is the best to use. Thanks in advance.
  16. J

    Paint on Silicant Sealant for Shower Enclosures

    Hi, i've got a minor leak somewhere in my shower - it's a pain in the backside but i can't seem to find the offending bit of grout... i've been online and found products such as Crommelin Water Based sealer and a similar product called Shower Plug - you simply "paint" a few coats over your...
  17. B

    paint on pipes

    how do you get paint off pipes I use grip teeth if the paints thick and then grit strips but I saw a guy use his blow torch and one of these rothenberger round external cleaners and he checked round the back with a mirror so I thought there more than on way to do this I was just interest if...
  18. D

    white bathtub enamel paint

    does anyone know of any good brand, white bath tub enamel paint, that comes in a spray form? thanks
  19. C

    Best quality Soil Pipe?

    Anyone had any past probs with soil pipe colour fading? I have at present a brown outside soil pipe that has faded over the space of 3 years it is almost white in places where the sun hits it most. I now need to change it for a black soil stack but was wondering is one make better than another...
  20. B

    Fire proof paint

    A builder I know put in an oil tank next to the (residential) barn he just built. He painted the ship lap with normal black, then over painted it with this amazing fire proof paint. Its transparent and goes on like meths, very thin. 2 coats and it meets all BS regs for fire proofing. They even...
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