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How to Upgrade The Fire Resistance Of Doors

Fire safety is something you should always be thinking about – everything from internal walls and ceilings, exterior cladding, structural steel to interior doors should be considered. Avoiding fire safety measures, and the maintenance that comes along with them can result in serious accidents, fines and building regulation violations – click here to skip recommended products and to continue reading. ...

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How To Ensure Effective And Long-Lasting Concrete Repairs

Most minor concrete repair works can be carried out quickly and simply, by hand, with Sika’s range of concrete repair products for industrial and commercial use here at Rawlins Paints. Concrete surfaces can be found in a variety of situations, often chosen not just for its strength but for ease of use when laying. Concrete may have to withstand tough ...

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How To Paint Over Indoor Graffiti

An issue for businesses, schools and landlords, our 3-step guide shows you how to quickly and easily paint over indoor graffiti and tagging – preventing bleed through –  using Zinsser products, with the powerful stain-blocking B-I-N Primer Sealer and PermaWhite Interior available in over 4,000 colours and 3 finishes. You can find more “How-to” guides, such as painting over exterior surfaces ...

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How To Paint Over Vinyl Wallpaper

Businesses and landlords can save considerable time and money by painting over old vinyl wallpaper, blocking dark colours and bold patterns, stained surfaces and odours with Zinsser’s high adhesion products. Click here to skip recommended products and to continue reading. Shop Best Selling Products Our 3-step guide below shows you how to prepare, prime and decorate over vinyl wallpaper properly, ...

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How To Paint Over Aluminium

Our 3-step guide will show you how to correct prepare and prime interior and exterior aluminium surfaces using Bulls Eye 1-2-3 Primer Sealer, a primer with outstanding adhesion to difficult substrates, and finish with Perma-White Interior or AllCoat Exterior in more than 4,000 colours – match existing décor and corporate branding easily! Contents Click on a link below to jump to ...

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How To Paint Over Glossy/Slick Surfaces (Odourless Method)

Transform glossy and slick surfaces in just a few hours with our simple to follow, 3 step guide using super-adhesive Zinsser products, and finishing in over 2,700 RAL, BS and NCS colours and shades. Contents Click on a link below to jump to the section: Zinsser Paint Plastisol Products The Benefits Step 1. Surface Preparation Step 2. Priming Step 3. Decoration ...

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How To Paint Plastisol

Plastisol can be difficult to paint over as it requires coatings with good adhesion to stick to the surface. Our 3-step guide is easy to follow and shows you how to prepare, prime and finish plastisol with Zinsser Allcoat Exterior, an ultimate performance plastisol paint with outstanding adhesion that is available in Satin and Gloss finishes in over 4,000 colours. ...

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How To Paint Interior Mildew Areas

An easy-to-follow 3-step guide for painting over interior mildew, showing you how to prepare and prime the surface for finishing with Zinsser’s decorative Perma-White anti-mildew paint to block fungal degradation. See our blog post “Quick & Cost-Effective Ways To Paint Over Mould” for help with interior mould, and check out our further reading section for more solutions for painting problems. ...

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