Coving Paint/Undercoat question

Tom d'Angler · Post by **Tom d'Angler** » Tue Jan 14, 2020 5:56 pm

OchAye wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:52 am But I was good

Very restrained.

OchAye · Post by **OchAye** » Tue Jan 14, 2020 6:07 pm

That's me

Tom d'Angler · Post by **Tom d'Angler** » Tue Jan 14, 2020 6:20 pm

bgatty68 · Post by **bgatty68** » Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:01 pm

I cant believe none of you "pro's" have used or heard of Mylands paint. Emulsion paint mixed with crushed marble.

I was also hoping someone could recommend a decent roller, for walls/ceilings? should i get synthetic or lambswool or microfibre? and what brand please

OchAye · Post by **OchAye** » Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:27 pm

I am not a "pro", behave yourself. For rollers go back to my "kitchen sink" post, 6th paragraph. I am happy to explain with the caveat I am not a "pro" but just a geek.

Don't take any advice on tools from Tom d'Angler, he only uses the cheapest shite so he can throw it away after a job (or just after a colour change). No not really, he gives the used brushes to his customers and the old dears think he has done them a favour so they put them in their rubbish bin instead of him binning them

PS. He says - if we believe him - he uses the same roller sleeves as I suggested to you in the "kitchen sink".
PPS. If you need explanations of 9 vs 12 inch roller sleeves (3 inches reach the parts other beers cannot reach) just ask

The same for length of piles.
PPPS. I have just finished some Calvados - damn wet and cold when I was stroking my large hairy friends this afternoon - so you may or may not get another sensible reply tonight.

dynamod · Post by **dynamod** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:26 am

bgatty68 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:01 pm I cant believe none of you "pro's" have used or heard of Mylands paint. Emulsion paint mixed with crushed marble.
I was also hoping someone could recommend a decent roller, for walls/ceilings? should i get synthetic or lambswool or microfibre? and what brand please

Mylands Marble is a really nice paint, not disimilar to LG Intelligent Matt. Cracking gear actually.

I'd go with Microfibre or polyamide. Sheepskin tends to spatter worse and leaves more of a texture behind. Purdy & Wooster both do good examples of these. The Purdy White Dove is really nice.

EDIT: Meant to say - If you end up using Mylands, remember to thin it out slightly. It has a 'wrist breaking' feel straight from the tin, and will probably look awful put on straight from the can.

bgatty68 · Post by **bgatty68** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:34 am

dynamod cheers for the reply, finally someone that has heard of Mylands.
Any ideas where to buy the Purdy or Wooster rollers as I am struggling to find anywhere, maybe because I am a diy(er) and don't have an account at local trade suppliers

dynamod · Post by **dynamod** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:25 am

Trade centres will happily sell to the public, so you shouldn't have any issues there.

Toolstation and Screwfix have Purdy & Wooster gear.

Tom d'Angler · Post by **Tom d'Angler** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 9:42 am

OchAye wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:27 pm Don't take any advice on tools from Tom d'Angler

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OchAye · Post by **OchAye** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 11:22 am

#metoo I am from Barcelona.

Tom d'Angler · Post by **Tom d'Angler** » Fri Jan 17, 2020 11:31 am

OchAye wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 11:22 am I am from Barcelona.

I've been watching these recently. Classic comedy.