What Is It, and How Does It Apply to You? The British Coatings Federation (BCF), in association with the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA) and the Scottish Decorator’s Federation (SDF), launched a new initiative ‘PaintSafe’ on November 28-29 at the 2017 National Painting and Decorating Show. Its aim is to promote the safe use of paint and related products and ...

Recently, we have been blogging about two major brands that we stock here at Rawlins: Sika and Rust-Oleum. These major paint brands are used for small and large scale projects worldwide, from famous landmarks as The Golden Gate Bridge to small carparks in the Netherlands. Today, we’re adding our third brand to this list of VIP brands: Zinsser. Zinsser have a ...

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 ...

The ‘7 wonders of the world’ are famous ancient landmarks, which you may know, or at least, recognise from photos. They include ancient structures such as the Great Pyramid of Giza or the Statue of Zeus at Olympia. In more recent times, the 7 wonders of the world have included structures such as the Great Wall of China, Stonehenge and ...

Sports stadiums are not only for practical reasons but for entertainment and bringing fans together. For many sports teams and fans, it’s exciting to visit your home stadium, more-so when it looks like a home of winners. For this reason, sports teams will often invest time and money to make sure their stadiums are top of the line. Fans are ...

When undertaking a project with a high performance coating, you need to think about how you will measure the coating thickness to ensure it is applied to specification. The thickness of a coating is often key in ensuring your coating performs the way it should both at the time of application and when in service. Generally the thicker it is, ...

Here at Rawlins Paints we think the UK needs a fresh lick of paint. Some of the UK’s most famous landmarks were built, carved, chiselled and put up many many years ago. It’s a shame some of these landmarks look so worn down. Here are a few of the paints we’d use to breath life into the UK’s most famous ...