The client wanted to add some colour to a room and had the idea of painting her old battered upright piano. With a lot of rubbing down to create a key for the paint, a shellac based undercoat / primer was used and a durable water based enamel top coat.
On an exposed slope near the coast, the customer wanted to bring her old garden furniture back to life for an upcoming family event. With a lot of scrubbing and rubbing they came back looking like new.
I got a call from the organisers of the Norfolk and Norwich festival to see if I could re-paint the big N's. The only difficulty was I had to find a paint that could be mixed in Printing Industry Pantone colours. A quick call to the paint merchants and a product was found.
With so much inspiration available now the days of white woodwork and magnolia masonry paint are long gone. All of the paint manufacturers have so many ways of visualising different colour combinations now, taking the guess work out.Preparation is key to painting exteriors and also advice on what paint system best suits your property. Ensuring the maximum amount of protection is realised .