Painting Tips
After completing a paint job, the last thing you want to see is paint blisters and bubbles. While latex and acrylic paints are most prone to blistering, bubbles can form on all paint types, and on both interior and exterior paint jobs. How Do Paint Blisters Occur? Blistering occurs when the top coat of paint…
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Using a primer before you paint is a great way to improve the quality of your paint job. You don’t need to prime your surface in all situations, but when used properly, a primer can make all the difference. When You Should Use a Primer Priming before you paint isn’t always necessary, although there are…
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When giving your property a paint makeover, there are a few things that can go wrong. We’ve put together a list of the top 5 painting mistakes to avoid and added some tips and tricks to ensure a successful improvement project. 1. Lack of Preparation Preparing your walls or exterior for a fresh coat of…
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Interior paint colour can transform your home. Choosing the right colour can be tricky, so we have listed a couple of things to keep in mind. Paint Colour Creates Mood The colour of the walls establishes the mood of a room. When you are deciding on a colour, consider how you want a room to…
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Over time, enamel solvent-based paints begin to oxidise, giving your once white walls a yellow tinge. This is a property of oil-based paints and varnishes, and cannot be avoided completely. Oxidisation can be accelerated, so we have listed a few causes and solutions to help keep your white walls white. Causes: Oxidisation is the main…
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You wouldn’t believe how many bad paint jobs we see when we’re out and about in people’s homes. At a rough guesstimate I’d say we are asked to quote on fixing dodgy paint jobs at least once a week. Some of this work has been done by the homeowner who was trying to save money…
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Whether you are doing your own painting or employing reliable painters to paint your home for you, it is essential to be aware of safety issues. These range from fumes from cleaning and paint products to hazards that might cause an accident. Of course, as professional painters, we take all necessary precautions to avoid any…
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As interior house painters, we are all too familiar with the smell of freshly painted walls. The odour of fresh paint comes from the evaporation of solvents in the paint. Once the solvents are fully evaporated, the paint is dry and the smell will disappear. When we paint interiors we use high quality non-toxic paints,…
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As passionate house painters, we have a whole toolbox full of tips and techniques that we use to work as effectively as possible. Here are just some of them: A House Painters History Book It is amazing what we find when we uncover old paint. By gently scraping away the loose paintwork, we can reveal…
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Painters are often at the mercy of extreme weather conditions so it is crucial that our professional Brisbane home painters assess weather conditions before starting any exterior painting project to ensure the best results and long-lasting finish. Manufacturers of the quality paints that we use provide recommendations on the paint tins for things like: minimum…
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