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by Nick-Horn
Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:35 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Old Paint Peeling in Sheets and Bubbles in Plaster
Replies: 3
Views: 2881

Re: Old Paint Peeling in Sheets and Bubbles in Plaster

Hi there. This is a common problem I here quite often. I'm new to paint but it seems a lot of people use PVA under paint thinking that it will increase adhesion or seal the substrate. I'm told by my chemists that this is bad! We produce specialist water based product so I shouldnt say this is how it...
by Nick-Horn
Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:09 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Painting Mirrored Wardrobe Doors but Paint Bubbling and Peeling
Replies: 4
Views: 6352

Re: Painting Mirrored Wardrobe Doors but Paint Bubbling and Peeling

Hi Painting glass with a standard sort of coating you would use in a domestic environment is not that easy. As glass is very smooth and hard a lot of coatings find it difficult to adhere. Oil based products go very hard over time and can flake off easily. Water based products are more flexible but c...
by Nick-Horn
Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:53 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Painting Garage Door Help Needed as now Some Paint is Flaking off
Replies: 3
Views: 2571

Re: Painting Garage Door Help Needed as now Some Paint is Flaking off

Hi Ben, It's not recommended to paint in low temperatures and high humidity because it stops the formation of the dry film. Where the particals bond during the drying process they will not bond correctly and the adhesion part of the paint will not adhere to the substrate. This is especially true for...
by Nick-Horn
Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:35 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Paint Sweating on new MDF Shelves
Replies: 3
Views: 2184

Re: Paint Sweating on new MDF Shelves

Hi there, I'm new to this forum. Basically joined to learn a bit about problems people are having with paint. I work for a small paint manufacturer so it's a bit of R&D for me. But from what I have learnt from the chemists I work with the problem your having could be down to the ingredients used...
by Nick-Horn
Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:33 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Paint Sweating on new MDF Shelves
Replies: 3
Views: 2184

Re: Paint Sweating on new MDF Shelves

Hi there, I'm new to this forum. Basically joined to learn a bit about problems people are having with paint. I work for a small paint manufacturer so it's a bit of R&D for me. But from what I have learnt from the chemists I work with the problem your having could be down to the ingredients used...
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