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Default Paint at Wickes

PeterC wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:27:34 GMT, The Medway Handyman wrote:

PeterC wrote:
In Wickes t'other day, wanting some smallish (750ml) cans of paint
for various areas.
The range is being changed v. soon to low VOC (about a year ahead of
legislation) and there are cans on sale at around £1.49 - £2.99.
Some are high VOC but many are lowish (up to 7.99%), across Master
and Trade.
Obviously limited colours etc. and stock will vary a lot between
branches.


I bought some gloss for the spare room, called Ice White or
something. Its white :-)

Pretty good paint as it goes.


Opened a tin of [some palish, brownish colour] and it was grey! Much
stirring later, it was the correct colour - phew!


I bought a paint mixing paddle from Toolstation a while ago
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hand.../d10/sd/p92433

Bought it for stirring Stain Stop paint - which takes quite a bit of mixing
to work 100% IME.

Brilliant little thing, used in a drill driver on low speed, no splashes.
Its become so handy I wouldn't be without it now.



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