a fan and two fan heaters to speed up the drying process when painting

Speeding up the Drying Process of Paint

Professional decorator Mike Gregory takes you through the formula for speeding up the drying process of paint. This may help you moving forward.

What Makes a Good Sandwich Shop

Professional decorator Mike Cupit explains what makes a good sandwich shop after spending years and hundreds of pounds eating at them.

The Best way to Make a Glitter Wall

Professional decorator Mike Cupit takes you through the different ways to make a glitter wall to help you decide which is best for you.

Best Place to buy Trade Paint – online and in store

Professional decorator Mike Gregory explains where he thinks is the Best Place to buy Trade Paint, including online suppliers and trade shops.

Disgraceful Standard of Plastering

Professional decorator Steve Cutbill went to price a small job and found an absolutely disgraceful standard of plastering. Not good

Spray or roll – I just can’t decide

Professional decorator Pete Wilkinson talks about whether you should spray or roll, because I for one can't decide on certain jobs

Decorators on Dulux Academy Wall Mural Course

Dulux Academy Wall Mural Course Review

Steve Hunt askes professionals on the Decorators Forum for views on the Dulux Academy Wall Mural Course. He got some great feedback

Wallpaper Seams Opening – Causes and Solutions

Are your wallpaper seams opening after application? Professional decorator Mike Cupit takes you through the causes and solutions

Problems With Osmo Oil Customer Service

As professional decorator Michael Price weighs up an exterior decorating job, he has a major problem with Osmo Oil's customer service department

Dulux Crown Johnstone’s Trade Paint Centre

Professional decorator Mike Cupit talks about the differences between Johnstone's, Dulux and Crown Decorating Centres. Good and bad in each

Zinsser Peel Stop to stop matt emulsion crazing over silk

Matt Emulsion Cracking and Crazing

Professional decorator Mike Cupit talks about matt emulsion cracking and crazing, including the cause, prevention and the cure

Tips for Airless Spraying and painting

Professional Decorator and Decorators Forum UK owner Mike Cupit gives his top tips for Airless Spraying. Follow this advice for better results.

how to spray a new build house

This professional decorator explains the easiest way to spray a new build house. This is a perfect guide for anyone new to spray painting

First Time Using Tikkurila Paint

Is Tikkurila all it's cracked up to be? Professional decorator Ray Horton gives us his review after his first time using Tikkurila

Spraying Makes Sense When Decorating

A lot of decorators who haven't yet sprayed want to know whether spraying makes sense? This professional decorator explains the benefits

a bin bag in a scuttle of paint to stop flaking

Tackling Flaking paint in Scuttles

Tackling flaky paint when using a scuttle is one of the BIGGEST PROBLEMS TO EVER BURDEN THE DECORATING INDUSTRY. Here's what professionals do to remedy it

The Best Way for a Decorator to Learn how to Spray

We asked professional decorators to tell us what the best way is for a decorator to learn how to spray. This should help you make the leap.

Paint cracking over caulk – what are the solutions?

Paint cracking over caulk has been a common topic on The Decorators Forum UK over the last few years, and decorators are always on the hunt for a caulk that ‘doesn’t crack’. After a hell of a lot of research and some personal experiments, I thought I would share my...

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