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Paint is any pigmented liquid, liquefiable, or solid mastic composition that, after application to a substrate in a thin layer, converts to a solid film. It is most commonly used to protect, color, or provide texture to objects. Paint can be made or purchased in many colors—and in many different types, such as watercolor or synthetic. Paint is typically stored, sold, and applied as a liquid, but most types dry into a solid. Most paints are either oil-based or water-based and each has distinct characteristics. For one, it is illegal in most municipalities to discard oil-based paint down household drains or sewers. Clean-up solvents are also different for water-based paint than they are for oil-based paint. Water-based paints and oil-based paints will cure differently based on the outside ambient temperature of the object being painted (such as a house.) Usually, the object being painted must be over 10 °C (50 °F), although some manufacturers of external paints/primers claim they can be applied when temperatures are as low as 2 °C (35 °F).

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    Filling and Sealing Joint between Tile Backer and Ceiling

    I’m just about to install 12.5mm Hardiebacker boards in my 3-wall en suite shower and I’m just wonder how I should fill and seal the joints with the existing ceiling (believe it is just plasterboard and painted). What should I use for filler? Tile adhesive and then tape the joints as normal...
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    Where do you buy paint roller heads

    Does anyone buy decent paint roller heads in quantity I can't seem to get hold of them locally without paying a lot for them, some times it's cheaper to buy a new tray and frame. I use them a fair bit for taking, priming etc
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    The correct method of sealing sliding shower doors

    Hi all. I've seen a fair share of very dodgy siliconing around the frames of shower doors. The installation instructions for my shower door state that you should not seal the inside of the frames, only the outside. This make sense to me. But in reality, what does it mean? Do you dry fit the...
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    Tiles to paint transition

    Hi Everyone I was wondering if someone could tell me if there is a "normal" way to do this. I'm planning a shower area with tiles and then immediately outside it will be painted. I was hoping that the shower door frame would somehow hide the transition but I now know the tiles need to go...
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    Best method of sealing porous tiles

    So I had to seal some slate the other week which I did with a paint brush. Just wondered if there was a better method? (I used the Tile Rite stone sealer) and applied 2 coats and then tested with a whiteboard marker on a spare off cut.
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    sealing tiles in our bathroom

    Hi Could anyone recommend the best sealant to seal these tiles please? We’ve finally got our shower up and running but water is getting through some of the grout joints on our tiles, so I’m hoping i can give them a seal? Any advice or suggestions I would be greatly thankful for Cheers
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    Encaustic tile sealing and hairline cracking

    Hi, Looking for advice please. 2 problems! We have just had encaustic tiles laid in our bathroom including wetroom style walk in shower. They were laid over a new floor (extended bathroom) which then had a layer of hardiebacker cement board on top screwed down all over it. The tiles have been...
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    USA Black Limestone – Sealing before jointing

    Hello From this forum I understand that I need to seal before jointing and understand that I need a combined impregnator and sealer. My intention is to colour enhance the stone to get it back to black. I have come down to a choice between 2 products: Romex colour enhancing sealer Miracle 511...
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    USA Bath trim and resealing advice please .

    Hi folks .Nees some advice .I had a bit of water cone through the kitchen ceiling the other night .Realised the trim around bath needs replaced but its a quarter round trim and seems to go up behind the bottom tiles.Is there a way to reseal without removing the bottom tiles .
  10. Stevev

    Spanish tiles.... Need sealing before grouting?

    These tiles look as though the design has been printed on. There's no glaze like a metro tile. Will I need to seal before grouting? Thanks
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    UK Start again or paint?

    Hi everyone. Apologies in advance if this post is a little long winded. Couple of years ago, a friend of a friend offered to tile my bathroom. It was a total disaster from start to finish. The tiling was a mess (worse than any I've seen on here) and to top it off, there were threats of violence...
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    UK Removing paint from plasterboard before tiling

    Hi guys, I cannot find a decent/fully applicable answer to this anywhere! Please help! Substrate is painted plaster board. It was painted 2 years or so ago by the house builders, trade white, so is all very sound. Tiles are 300x600 so I’m not happy with just scoring the paint to get a key...
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    Sealing - Jura Limestone

    Im laying 600x400x15 Jura Beige honed tiles on my kitchen floor, and have received conflicting advice! I bought LTP Mattstone with the tiles, along with the recommended adhesive and grout. A builder friend advised to seal the front and back before installation which I’ve been diligently doing...
  14. Ronin63

    Cleaning flamed granite and sealing, flamed granite(if required)

    Good day everyone! I had a granite company do a supply and install of flamed granite in a public walkway, inside. The grout was smeared across the flamed grout, and was difficult to remove, but most of it i was able to remove with just simple soap and water(mostly water) and those steel scrub...
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    Cleaning and sealing a marble sink prior to installation

    We have a marble sink purchased from mandarin stone. Does anyone know the best cleaning products to use prior to sealing and installation? Any ideas on sealants would also be welcome. Thanks for taking the time!
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    Tiling on to painted wall

    hi all, I am doing on a job and just looking for abit of advice. I have a stair case wall to tile in 200x100 what prime would you use? Tile master grip ?
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    My 1st Job Tiling over kitchen grease

    Hi all, I'm just about to start tiling my small kitchen. I'll be tiling over painted plaster, and while the plaster is sound, in one area the grease from a hob has permeated through the paint. Even after scraping off much of the paint the underlying plaster has a "wet look" in this area from...
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    My 1st Job Advice on regrouting/sealing

    Hello, I'm a novice to tiling and I'm looking for some advice on a problem I'm having. I'm trying to tackle some old grouting and sealant in my bathroom that has gone mouldy. Tried covering it up with some grout and silicon replenisher type product from Unibond, which has worked in parts but...
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    Removing paint from walls

    Has any one a quick and clean method for removing emulsion from walls as have a feature wall to do in a newly painted and furnished room.
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    Quartz floor tile sealing

    Hi, First post here. My name is Graham and I'm widening my DIY skills on my house in Kent. I have tiled the kitchen walls with a mirrored Quartz tile from a popular tile chain. I bought the adhesive and grout from them as they recommended. We have since decided to replace the slate floor tiles...
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