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On Fri, 18 May 2007 09:29:58 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
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I've had going on for sixty years of practice.

You must be perfect then ;-) Blame your tools?

Yes, the paint.

We now use Farrow and Ball (after someone here recommended it). It's not
cheap but it's beautiful. We've also used Ecos paints. We bought a large
can
of floor paint for the kitchen then were given vinyl 'boarding' which
was
being thrown out unused after a publicity show so we didn't use the
paint
for the floor. But it was a light colour so we tried it in the smallest
room
and it was perfect, we'll use the rest on the hall, stairs and landing.

When we get round to it.

Mary

Have used Farow & Ball emulsion in one room - covered well, nice
colours and good flat finish but seems very delicate - easily marks
and rubs off.

We haven't found that but we're meticulous about preparation.

Mary
Robert

That might be our problem - the paint "chips" off at the slightest
excuse.
The wall had first been painted with Leyland White Matt Emulsion, then
overpainted with F&B a few days later.
What did we do wrong ?

No idea :-)

Any paint manufacturer would say that you should use an appropriate
undercoat, I suppose.

Mary
Robert