Rawlins Paints Blog Industrial Paint Tips, Guidelines & DIY Articles

When considering to remove paint, whichever kind, from an exterior wall or surface, it might be tempting to go it at with guns blazing. Power washing, sandblasting, wire brush: all these methods will work for most jobs, but at which cost? These power methods can be risky as they can seriously damage your brickwork and other surfaces, leaving them exposed ...

In our last blog post, we delved in to one of the high profile brands we stock at Rawlins Paints – Rust-Oleum. As we stock so many great brands, we are dedicating an online series of articles to some of them. We’ll be exploring projects and famous landmarks, to expose the depth and versatility of our VIP brands. Today, we’ll ...

You might not be aware of this fact, but at Rawlins Paints we stock many high profile brands and products. Many of these brands have been used for well-known landmarks and projects! For instance, did you know that the Golden Gate Bridge has been painted with both Sherwin Williams as well as Rust-Oleum paints? If the paint is good enough ...

As with every summer, the inevitable task of cleaning up the mess left by wintry weather is upon us all. Unless you plan to ignore the problem, or call in a professional contractor, now is the ideal time to repair a damaged tarmac driveway and do some pothole repair work. This mission, should you choose to accept it, will look at cost ...

Viewing on your mobile? Shop the range mentioned in this blog. Previously on Rawlins Paints’ Blog, we looked at how to prepare and apply epoxy floor paint to your old garage floor using Rust-Oleum’s Epoxyshield Garage Floor Coating Kit. In this post, we’ll look at concrete floor repair products for a range of different sized garage floors with varied levels of concrete ...

With information available online, it’s never been easier for parents and carers to build sensory rooms on a budget. It’s also never been easier, thanks to sites like Pinterest, to develop day-centre ideas, producing inspired rooms for educational and developmental purposes. So, with a little inspiration and perspiration, together with sensory room paints and products available at Rawlins Paints, this ...

Like Aerosmith, Rawlins Paints encourages you to ‘walk this way’ and read our guide to anti slip solutions and products available in the UK. Find out how to stay steady on your feet with anti-slip floor paint, or how to add that extra layer of grip to steps and stairwells with anti-slip GRP products and anti-slip tape. It couldn’t be simpler to ...

Some of the most commonly asked online “painting and decorating” questions are “what is and where can I buy eggshell paint?”, “can you paint uPVC doors and windows?”, “how do I get a chalky/vintage paint finish?” or “can I paint over gloss paint?”. Then directly below we list the best products you can buy at Rawlins for these problematic decoration ...