Step back in pine

Richard Willott Traditional Painter in Suffolk and Norfolk breaches time. 20 years between the before and after 



handmade about 20 years ago from reclaimed pine, some of the door panels even had the old nail holes still in them. 




Some kitchens in Surrey need more than paint

Tony Pearson-Young in Surrey had a lot of preparation to do before wielding a brush. From dust-free sanding to repairing broken panels, the stunning end result is all in the prep.



The reviews coming from Tony's clients are quite something too.

I have just had my kitchen totally transformed by Tony and I'm genuinely over the moon.

I was dreading what I thought would be a real upheaval, but it's amazing how he worked round the family & the dog, providing full use of the kitchen throughout. Tony is a true professional, you really do get what you pay for, a beautifully painted kitchen like mine!

Thank you so much Tony chuffed to bits!

 
TP5?

Watch out for TP5 - it is the reference code that we ask TP readers purchasing from Holmans Paints to quote at check out time. It won't change your life, but it should make your decorating work go a little better. 


Birds-eye lens view of a couple of kitchens

Kevin Mapstone shows off some recent work on video.




 
Fox paint brushes own their own space



Fox brush is now on Twitter.


Fox Paint Brush online home

There is also a new Fox brush coming, and the new website will show off it, along with the rest of the best of British Fox brushes, in all their glory. 



More reviews


21st century forum, discussion and commenting has arrived.

Anyone can post a comment on our website without registering, and for those with a deeper interest in the sort of decorating that we cover, the forum is there for you to browse and add to 2500 posts with plenty of good info.

Til now, though, I have never been comfortable with the constraints of  a standard forum format - the typical old style software gets in the way of creating a compendium of easy reference information,  Logging in, posting photos and videos, and most of all, searching, were always a bit second rate too, I thought.

Not now.  Out with the old, in with the new. 

Timeline to see what is being discussed now.



So when you arrive at the homepage, no need to search out latest posts, they are all there listed.

Click and enjoy the rest of the forum

There are hundreds of tips and ideas, but they aren't buried any more. As I tell all newcomers, just click the buttons at the top, you will find nearly all you need to find. Especially the search button top right.




Fuss-free layout for all discussions -

e.g. the Fox paint brush on our new format forum.



Feedback says that it is a lot cleaner and easier to get around without the clutter of signatures, endless info about number of  post for every poster... What do you think?

You don't have to login to view discussions;

lurkers can view all photos and search the whole site at a click, but you will need to login or signup to use it for what it's worth.

Login if you are an existing forum member - try your username and "I forgot my password" to reset your password and let you in.

If  signing up first time, FaceBook and Twitter are also your friend. 



Look forward to seeing you there.


A Rugby kitchen 



Traditional Painter Ron Taylor had his work cut out with this kitchen in Rugby, but it came good. 




This result is thanks to his thorough approach, including preparation, courtesy of Mirka abrasives.





Kitchen hearth of the home

A recently painted kitchen by Russ Pike in Nottingham, is quite the architectural feature. 




Protect worktops as simple as plastic.

The preparation work that goes into the transformation of a kitchen isn't the stuff of sexy photos. Sometimes you will see a mid-way photo taken, just before the Traditonal Painter goes home for the day, and it can look like nothing has been masked or protected. 

Every kitchen and every job has its ways. As Jason shows here on a kitchen typical of those he hand paints in Lancashire and Cheshire, plastic sheeting during the de-greasing of wall cabinets is the most suitable protection.



You roll up the plastic in the evening, leaving the kitchen usable till the morning. And then protect the kitchen in a different way (say, lining and masking) for the nitty gritty de-nibbing and painting stage. 

Ending up with a review like this:




Know how to spray Zinsser 1-2-3?



Plenty of knowledge being sprayed around here.

Repair and reinstate with linseed paint.

Russell Woodland working his way through a bundle of laughs left behind by the previous "restoration" contractors. And there isn't even a boom on, so what was their excuse?

  

Trimaco Kleenedge is a tremendous choice for glazing work. On a modern job, the low tack tape was in top shape after 6 weeks! It peeled off leaving a perfect line. More info here.

 
DIY Decorator of the Month competition

September comes to an end soon! Judging results will be announced shortly.


To enter DIY Decorator of the Month post your project on the forum.


Sander delights by Martin Guest

If you aren't geared up for dustless sanding, how are you getting by on site, meeting deadlines by hand? And how are you even getting into people's houses with that threat of universal dust hanging over your every move?

Martin Guest, Traditional Painter in the W Midlands shows how far he and many dedicated professionals are prepared to go to make sure their preparation is absolutely right, and set up for the benefit of his clients' homes and everyone's lungs.




Speedy Fluxaf Super and Osmo Oil

Oak windows previously painted with Sadolin, which is no match for Fluxaf Super.



Safe to use, and effective, the Super is washed clean. Once cleaned down, the windows were oiled with Osmo and a trusty Fox brush.



A reliable product combination being specified in E Anglia, see Paints and Interiors and Richard Willott.

Highest calibre contributors are essential

As a group we know a lot about the trade, but we don't know everything. That is where the relationships with manufacturers comes into play, to take up the slack, and bridge the gaps in our knowledge i.e. if we don't know, we don't guess, we make a call or contact someone who will know.

This is our way of making sure that no myths and fanciful musings ever propagate online from our website, and become miserable misleading facts.

The people who actually develop paint, design sanders, or devise the brushes and rollers we use... they know what we don't, and it is good news all round to receive input from the experts right at the top of the Trade Corner companies.

Jop At Go!Paint for instance, has a handle on everything in their range.

 

Pine or granite worktop?

This is a 20 year-old pine worktop underneath the Opaque tint topped off with Osmo Polyx. A super spec also recommended by Paints and Interiors.



The product was applied by a doughty homeowner. The pine by its nature is soft, so it does dent when hit with sharp objects, which means pine worktops aren't everyone's cup of tea, but the black Osmo products appear to dent with it.

Quick drying fillers

A quick comparison of Red Devil, Toupret Redlite and Prestonnet. Most haven't heard of Redlite or Prestonnet Lightweight Filler, but often wish they had. 

 

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