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I'm on my third rinse after the sugar soap .....and the sponge is just coming off white with paint. Initially thought it was just sugar soap residue....but now I can see two old test pot squares appearing through the top coat !!, so the white top coat just appears to be dissolving off. It's a toilet...

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Thanks Stoneboy Further queries: Will the Zinner Cover Stain block salts/should I block for salts ? Do I need a very wide filler knife/edge for best chances of the edges not showing in the final finish. How wide ? I now have a lot of paint edge to fill against ( paint removed 0.4 -0.5 mm thick) I’ve...

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Hi A long standing leak from the chimney now to be fixed ( back in November & wall seems dry). Water had tracked to several places on the chimney breast and marked the emulsion, cracking and lifting it in a few places. I started to remove paint.....and it looks like even the unmarked paint isn't...

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Chimney.jpg I think I know the cause, but suggestions on my envisaged fix sought. Anyone good on lead working? I attach a picture of my chimney rebuilt a few years ago. A lead tray was included, but I think it can’t have an upstand in the lead where it fits over the last section of the 8” clay line...

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Hope this is the right forum. Just had my 40mm laminate kitchen worktops replaced. The chippy cut the sink cut-out too tight for the clips, then left for another job. The plumber could only get the clips on one side so put them at the back and used a silicone bead to seal. (The sink being re-inserte...

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Sugar soap / rinsing removing the paint !?

Re: Repainting chimney breast after damp repair

Repainting chimney breast after damp repair

Leaking Chimney – dodgy tray I think

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