emulsion

Hi... I have an upcoming bit of painting to do but the last few times I've done any I've encountered problems with the emulsion smearing rather than sticking when applied but it only seems to happen at internal corners for two or three inches across each wall. Any ideas why this might be and...

I’ve just stripped the wallpaper off my bedroom, and there is a layer of old yellow emulsion paint The house was built in the 1950s, and I was wondering if emulsion ever contained lead.

Hi Recently fell victim to a cowboy skimmer who used Thistle Multifinish & intend to use Gardz as no doubt there will be PVA through the plaster knowing my luck. Taking no chances hence the Gardz. I will then apply Johnstones black WB matt emulsion. I intend to patch/repair scratches in...

Hi, Can I thin out some vinyl matt emulsion paint with water to paint a first coat over some new lining paper? The paper is quite absorbent so I was thinking maybe water down the paint for the first coat? what ratio to water down? Any advise appreciated?

I've been covering a wall in Leyland Trade Contract Matt Emulsion and it's starting to get on my nerves! The result is as follows: I know I made the cardinal sin of starting the middle of the wall but the paint was going off so fast I couldn't get to the top of the wall from the bottom...

Hi I skimmed a wall after a repair job and then put wallrock lining paper on. I then bought a 2.5l tin of Laura Ashley pale linen paint. Fine. Then the mrs said the lining paper looked so good why dont we put it on the other walls?. I agreed. However now I have relaised that I don't now think...

I'm repainting my flat in white. I have done all the woodwork in Dulux Pure Brilliant White Eggshell (which is a lovely white), now I want to match the walls. I got Dulux Pure Brilliant White Matt emulsion but it turned out to be CREAM! Then I got Dulux Trade Supermatt White and that turned out...

Hi guys, Just coated my living room wall with its second coat of Dulux Magnolia Emulsion. However after drying, there are light and dark patches on areas of the wall. I have applied two mist coats (underneath) and used a 9" extendable roller. Should I apply a third coat, or change my approach...

Hi All, I have run into a slight problem, my ceiling had some very bad cracks in them, I reached out to my plaster who plastered the ceiling and cracks. A month passed and the same old cracks returned. Mist coat was applied to the new plaster ceiling after a few weeks. I informed my plasterer...

I've been tucked up by a plasterer, scrim showing through the skim etc, on a sloping area of ceiling. I dug out a few spots, very thin. I remember the guy standing back from the job whilst he was doing the wall and saying that it didn't look too bad, and I had to agree that it didn't but I think...

I watered down vinyl matt paint and used it as an undercoat on top of fresh plaster thinking it was matt emulsion. I have not done a second coat yet and would like to know if I should continue or fix it and if I should fix it, how? If it is of any helps the colour that I would like to finish...

I have built an arcade replica out of MDF. I've given it two coats of MDF primer and two coats of satin black emulsion. It looks nice. I'd like to protect it with a coat of varnish but I wanted to make sure that you can varnish over emulsion with a water-based varnish or not? Something like the...

Hi In the past I've found a lot of solutions to problems on here, much appreciated. This is my first post. I've just finished installing a sink, behind it is emulsion paint. I applied silicone sealant around it which seems to have leached into the paint behind. It's not water from the taps...

Hi, a DIY novice here - as you will soon realize Due to circumstances that do not reflect well on me (inexperience, incompetence, general lack of concentration) I have painted the section of our bedroom above the picture rail not with simple emulsion but with oil-based satin internal and...