If you’re considering doing some renovation work on your roof, then you’ll want to read this. Solar and Heat reflective roof paints can help to lessen energy costs and simply improve the aesthetics of the roof, and help extend the life of your roof in 3 ways: They work to reflect sunlight away from the surface which helps reduce the ...
Read More »Workplace & Commercial
Chartwell Green: How to Find the Right Paint
Chartwell Green is quickly becoming one of the most popular choices for exterior surfaces. It is a pale, fresh shade of green that makes a nice alternative to white that’s a bolder choice, but still subtle enough to look clean and elegant. A cool-toned yet inviting shade, Chartwell Green is an ideal exterior paint for front doors, garage doors, windows, ...
Read More »How to Effectively Style Anthracite Grey
Anthracite Grey (RAL7016) is a near black, natural grey shade that’s becoming an increasingly popular colour, showing up in both the interiors and exteriors of homes and businesses. Painting your front door Anthracite Grey could even help you sell your home. It’s easy to see why; the shade is stylish and endlessly versatile, able to be sleek and elegant or ...
Read More »Food Safe Paint or Hygiene Coating? Which is needed for what.
The food and beverage industry is a hard-hitting, fast-paced environment that demands food safe, hygiene awareness no matter the rush. Picture the scenes from our television screens. Every one of them will include a hygiene coating or a food safe paint: The Great British Menu has steam powdering the ceilings and walls, sweat-furred brows dashing between kitchen tops, and blue ...
Read More »How To Paint Levelled Floor Screeds
Before painting floors levelled with a screed, we need more information before we can recommend a suitable product. Read on below to see how to tackle this common query. You should check that your intended coating or use type is compatible with the floor screed used. Simply painting without prior checking will most likely result in having to re-screed your ...
Read More »That Moment When You Realise You Can Paint Over Rust
Are you looking at your rusty surfaces, such as cladding, feeling stumped? Wondering “what paint to use on rusted metal?” Can you paint over rust? Or maybe you’ve just not been able to get round to it. You don’t need to spend hours removing rust anymore. With modern metal primers, it’s simple to cover rust while protecting the surface from ...
Read More »The Difference Between Damp Proof Paint and Anti-Condensation Paint
Although they seem very similar, damp and condensation are different issues and require different solutions. Hence, there is also a significant difference between damp proof paint and anti-condensation paint. It does boil down to the same thing: moisture is either finding a way into your property or cannot find a way out. A healthy property needs to breathe, with good ...
Read More »How Rust-Inhibiting Metal Primers Work
An Industrial Guide to Protecting Metal and Steel Surfaces The key to successful application of any high-performance paint system is preparation, and rust-inhibiting metal primers are integral to many maintenance and repair systems across the industrial building, renovation, and commercial property sector. Applying paint directly to unprepared areas can mean that the paint topcoat has nothing to successfully adhere to – ...
Read More »