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When ordering paint how exactly does the RAL coding system work, and is there other systems used when identifying paint?

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Can someone please advise me on what is the best way to apply dulux trade diamond eggshell to paint walls in warm conditions. Having recently painted rooms in a hospital with the paint I find it is very hard to keep a wet edge between new bays when applying the paint to large areas. Would it be best...

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I have just used lining paper to l paper my hall which was previously painted with vinyl emulsion. Having prepared the walls by rubbing down and washing down with sugar soap, I proceeded to paper the wall and having done so, most of the paper appears to have adhered to the wall fine, but some sheets...

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Depending on the size of the area that is high I would opt for for a belt sander with a coarse grit paper fitted, or if you have a lot to come off use a power plane to remove the bulk off first. The best tool to use overall, but you would need to hire one probably is a tool called an edging sander w...

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Can anyone please tell me what is the difference between a lock nut and ordinary nut. I want to secure the wheels of a shopping trolley that are loose and I am thinking of using internal shakeproof washers and a lock nut to secure it, but not to sure if this will work or what exactly shakeproof wash...

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I want to add an additional 2 gang socket to a corner of my front room, the socket I was going to feed it has 1 cable entrying into the back box so I am assuming this is a spur socket. I used a continuinity tester and have traced the cable back to to a socket where there a 3 cables connected to it s...

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How can you recognise what conductor size cable is by looking at it

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RAL Paint System Explained

Painting Walls with Dulux Eggshell Trade in Warm Conditions

Edges of Lining Paper Stuck Over Previous Vinyl Emulsion Curling up

Re: How Should I Thin Down Plywood

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Can I Connect a Spur Socket to a Spur?

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