NEWS
20th October 2023Autumn - a great time for external painting & pre-winter projects! Prices HELD Until December 31st!
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As the seasons change, it is important that you are aware of the optimum weather and temperature conditions for maximising your painting opportunities. Autumn is upon us and what a great time for those projects such as painting swimming pools, pool houses, ponds, tennis courts and roofs. Get painting!
Plan ahead and buy with confidence. Any orders placed and paid for in full, before December 31st, will be charged at the current price. For example, you may be planning to refurbish your Indoor Swimming Pool or Pool Housing for Winter use, so why not order now and make potential savings. By ordering and paying for your paint now, you will benefit from our current pricing ahead of any increase in January. Further, we will happily hold on to your order for delivery until the end of January before you start your project.
If you have any questions or want to chat through the details of your proposed project, please call us on 01202 295570.
When painting externally, beware of heavy thunder storms washing away your newly-applied paint, particularly water-based types. However, now is the ideal time to undertake those larger external jobs such as walls, roofs, industrial plant and farm buildings. It’s also a great time to dry out any damp surfaces before painting.
In the current temperatures, all paints will dry faster...some will dry too fast, so beware. Avoid painting in strong, direct sunlight, particularly on to hot metal or tarmac surfaces. You should start in the early morning, possibly in the evening and ideally in the shade. This should help to avoid ‘mud cracking’, where the surface dries too fast and the paint beneath not at all, thus resembling dried mud! When applying, don’t over thin as the paint is already thinner when warm and will set too quickly, losing its “wet edge” prematurely.
If using paints in communal situations or areas of high use, remember water-based coatings don’t smell as much as solvent types. We do however have a comprehensive range of both.
Always allow each coat to fully cure as per the Technical Data Sheet instructions…”touch dry” is NOT fully cured or recoatable.
Whatever the surface or job in mind, we offer a comprehensive range of coatings: from ROOFS to FLOORS, WALLS or PLANT and SILOs, TENNIS COURTS and MUGAs.
Please contact our Technical Team for advice and product suitability. CALL 01202 295570.
If you are suffering with “Solar Gain” (greenhouse effect) from a glass, asphalt or metal roof, see our Solar Reflective and Anti-glare water based or solvent based products. Now is a great time to give your ROOF some protection.
Once you have established the ideal end-result for your project, refer to our Substrate Index for product options and take a few invaluable moments to read our Painting Guides - see below.
SUBSTRATE INDEX
PAINT PREPARATION GUIDE
PAINTING IN COOLER WEATHER
PAINT SYSTEMS FOR STEEL SURFACES/SUBSTRATES
COLOUR RANGES