how mad do you think he will be???

[Kate Moss]

:confused:
phil is away on a course tonight. i wanted to do a nice thing while he was away but it seems to have gone a little umm wrong (ish)
I bought some paint on the way home and i've started to decorate the spare room, i tried my best but it looks a bit crap - a bit splodgy and patchy and now i may have just caused him more work eeeeeek. i only did one and a bit walls because i didn't want to ruin the whole room. d'ya think he'l be mad?

[hovis]

typical

never atempt a mans job

you should stick to dusting

[Jdubya]

*hint*

Put the brush away and get a roller...

[kwak zzr]

i wont allow my wife with a paint brush, the last time she glossed a door that thick that it took hours to sand the runn's out of the paintwork.

[Wideboy]

move some furniture in front of it, no one will know

[kwak zzr]

hang a poster up.

[Bear]

Slaughter a cow and leave the entrails strewn all over the house. Then he won't notice the walls so much.

HTH

[Kate Moss]

i did use a roller. the wall i ruined i the one where a 3 door wardrobe will be going so it doesn't matter to much right??
i only wanted to do nice thing - you're right i'll stick to the cleaing!

[fizzwheel]

Sounds like it needs a second coat, what surface did you paint over existing paint of wallpaper ?

If its paint it'll need sanding lightly and then another coat putting over it I expect, but let it dry before you do so emulsion dries pretty quickly so you might get time to give it another coat this evening.

If it were me I wouldnt be mad...

[Luckypants]

Pah! have more confidence in yourself woman! If you are changing the colour quite dramatically then it will take at least two and probably three coats. Go back with your roller and go over it again, bet it looks much better after two coats.

[hovis]

If it were me I wouldnt be mad...

have you met phil?:smt014

[BristolMatt]

It may look patchy because of how it's drying if it ain't fully dry yet. Also I'm guessing you're looking at it with the lights on (seeing as it's dark outside) which can make it look worse.
If it still looks bad after a day, just give it another coat tomorrow and take the bulb out tonight :)

[Kate Moss]

Sounds like it needs a second coat, what surface did you paint over existing paint of wallpaper ?

If its paint it'll need sanding lightly and then another coat putting over it I expect, but let it dry before you do so emulsion dries pretty quickly so you might get time to give it another coat this evening.

If it were me I wouldnt be mad...

i hope he will see i tried to do a nice thing. im hoping a second coat will do the trick but i dont think il do anymore unless i make it worse!

[Kate Moss]

have you met phil?:smt014

i know hes gunna go on about this for ages :smt021

[Spiderman]

I demand pictures before i decide to give :smt056 or :laughat: or :grouphug: or :smt075

[Kate Moss]

I demand pictures before i decide to give :smt056 or :laughat: or :grouphug: or :smt075

i tried to take a photo but a pic of a white wall doesn't come out very well

[Lissa]

i know hes gunna go on about this for ages :smt021


Easy answer..................make him sleep in the spare room til he stops moaning;)

[Kate Moss]

Easy answer..................make him sleep in the spare room til he stops moaning;)

think it will be me in the spare room

[dizzyblonde]

right guys.....stop winding the poor lady up

1... well done for you to attempt to decorate a room, at least it s the spare and yes, its probably drying and seems patchy...looking at it in daylight will probably make it look different

2 ...If your blokes a nice bloke...he'll wind you up for hours then say its not that bad and offer to help you finish it#

3...if he's an **** then carry on and finish it...take your time and prove to yourself you can do it

4....DIZZYBLONDE CAN DO IT--SO CAN YOU.....for being of the single parent variety you have to be a dab hand at DIY.decorating is easy if you take your time.....If I can lay laminate floor, help put in central heating, tile a bathroom and a kitchen, paint, wallpaper, build a fence, be a mum blah, blah, blah, you can do it

JUST DON'T LET ME FIX YOUR BIKE....i'm not a mechanic


ps...have I scared them off yet????:smt110:smt110:smt110

[Kate Moss]

right guys.....stop winding the poor lady up

1... well done for you to attempt to decorate a room, at least it s the spare and yes, its probably drying and seems patchy...looking at it in daylight will probably make it look different

2 ...If your blokes a nice bloke...he'll wind you up for hours then say its not that bad and offer to help you finish it#

3...if he's an **** then carry on and finish it...take your time and prove to yourself you can do it

4....DIZZYBLONDE CAN DO IT--SO CAN YOU.....for being of the single parent variety you have to be a dab hand at DIY.decorating is easy if you take your time.....If I can lay laminate floor, help put in central heating, tile a bathroom and a kitchen, paint, wallpaper, build a fence, be a mum blah, blah, blah, you can do it

JUST DON'T LET ME FIX YOUR BIKE....i'm not a mechanic


ps...have I scared them off yet????:smt110:smt110:smt110

GIRL POWER

[Spiderman]

i tried to take a photo but a pic of a white wall doesn't come out very well

Take it from about a 30 degree angle to the wall not stnding directly in front of it and you should be able to get a decent shot of how bad it is...or isnt.

[dizzyblonde]

GIRL POWER

in the current climate DIY really does mean DIY... I find that doing it yourself gets a more satisfying result, your the one that can say 'i did that' and also the only one you shout at when its wrong....
besides Im Indoors lives at the other side of Halifax and wouldn't know one end of a paintbrush from the other, and, even though can strip a bike like lego and build it right back, runs to the opposite hill when required to do the dreaded DIY...although he will drill holes..cause when I try it for some reason the wall goes round!!!!!must be the girlie arms.

[Kate Moss]

in the current climate DIY really does mean DIY... I find that doing it yourself gets a more satisfying result, your the one that can say 'i did that' and also the only one you shout at when its wrong....
besides Im Indoors lives at the other side of Halifax and wouldn't know one end of a paintbrush from the other, and, even though can strip a bike like lego and build it right back, runs to the opposite hill when required to do the dreaded DIY...although he will drill holes..cause when I try it for some reason the wall goes round!!!!!must be the girlie arms.

phil enjoys diy but i just wanted to lighten his load!

[Lissa]

phil enjoys diy but i just wanted to lighten his load!

No....................mustn't say it....................remember the U rating!

[Spiderman]

No....................mustn't say it....................remember the U rating!

PMSL! :smt025

[Kate Moss]

No....................mustn't say it....................remember the U rating!

so many jokes....so many restrictions!!!:smt110

[dizzyblonde]

No....................mustn't say it....................remember the U rating!
:bom::bom::bom: #-o:smt043:smt043

He'll probably be really nice about it....your probably worrying about nowt
He'll look it over and pronounce ' you missed a bit!!'

[Kate Moss]

:bom::bom::bom: #-o:smt043:smt043

He'll probably be really nice about it....your probably worrying about nowt
He'll look it over and pronounce ' you missed a bit!!'

well we will find out tomorrow night! he isn't back till about 9ish so il have some time to do some touching up!

[hovis]

women.......................... dont expect any help on a tuesday

[Kate Moss]

women.......................... dont expect any help on a tuesday




or a monday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday but possibly a sun afternoon!

[dizzyblonde]

women.......................... dont expect any help on a tuesday
#-o#-o#-ohovis its a good job you ain't standing next to me at the mo

[454697819]

well we will find out tomorrow night! he isn't back till about 9ish so il have some time to do some touching up!

well thats one way of taking his mind off the wall!

[Kate Moss]

well thats one way of taking his mind off the wall!

hell yeah!

[Kate Moss]

just had another look, it looks a bit better now its drying but still not good enough for mr.perfectionist24_7

[Speedy Claire]

I do all my own decorating and quite often the first coat looks really awful until its dried. You can`t go far wrong with white depending on what you painted over, just whack another coat on it. All credit to you for even trying and if he decides to moan just go on strike or tell him to pay for a painter and decorator to come in an fix it!!! I charge £3.50 an hour plus a bit of bike maintenance, wallpapering is extra :D

PS: really daft question but you did use emulsion didn`t you???

[hovis]

just had another look, it looks a bit better now its drying but still not good enough for mr.perfectionist24_7

do you want me to come down.......... again





just give it another coat (or 2)

[Kate Moss]

I do all my own decorating and quite often the first coat looks really awful until its dried. You can`t go far wrong with white depending on what you painted over, just whack another coat on it. All credit to you for even trying and if he decides to moan just go on strike or tell him to pay for a painter and decorator to come in an fix it!!! I charge £3.50 an hour plus a bit of bike maintenance, wallpapering is extra :D

PS: really daft question but you did use emulsion didn`t you???


yes i did use emultion, i phoned my dad from b&q just to make sure!!! its blue underneath and proving quite hard to cover. il pay you 3.50 an hour to decorate for me - no wallpapering necessary!

[Kate Moss]

do you want me to come down.......... again





just give it another coat (or 2)


again...when were you here before?? was that yu sneaking around our house in the early hours??

[hovis]

b&q paint is $hite............ it will need at least 3 coats

[Kate Moss]

b&q paint is $hite............ it will need at least 3 coats

oh..is it? we have had paint from there before and its been ok. or are you just windig me up so i paint the same wall 3 times???

[gettin2dizzy]

oh..is it? we have had paint from there before and its been ok. or are you just windig me up so i paint the same wall 3 times???
it's up to you. But the extra paint stops the echoes

[Kate Moss]

it's up to you. But the extra paint stops the echoes


:smt099 but because its white doesnt that mean it will make the room echoey anyway or is the thickness of the paint that makes a difference not the colour

[hovis]

i find B&Q own make of paint is pants, and if you are covering a blue wall with white paint (i think thats what i saw) it will take at least 3 coats

IMO

i think its best to pay a bit extra for the better makes

[yorkie_chris]

4....DIZZYBLONDE CAN DO IT--SO CAN YOU.....for being of the single parent variety you have to be a dab hand at DIY.decorating is easy if you take your time.....If I can lay laminate floor, help put in central heating, tile a bathroom and a kitchen, paint, wallpaper, build a fence, be a mum blah, blah, blah, you can do it

JUST DON'T LET ME FIX YOUR BIKE....i'm not a mechanic


She still doesn't know a spanner from a ratchet though

[ASM-Forever]

i think its best to pay a bit extra for the better makes

+1 for Durex.

[Alpinestarhero]

Awwww its a nice thought and well done for attempting. It cant be that bad, can it?

Matt

[dirtydog]

B&Q paint will be fine unless it's the value/budget stuff as that's a bit thin,
for a big colour change you will need a few coats of normal emulsion or you need to use base coat which will cover the darkest of colours with 1 coat

[Kate Moss]

it looks a little better this morning but still not great! i dont know whether to give it another coat and risk making it worse or do i leave it now for phil to do??!!

[hovis]

how could it be worse?

give it another coat

[dirtydog]

give it another coat cant make it any worse!

[Kate Moss]

how could it be worse?

give it another coat

well its dried all patchy - what if the new coat does the same! fancy some painting and decorating???:help:

[dirtydog]

well its dried all patchy - what if the new coat does the same! fancy some painting and decorating???:help:


Even if it did dry patchy you probably wouldn't notice it as the colour underneath will be white as well whereas the first coat showed up as patchy cos the colour underneath was blue

You've got nothing to lose by giving it another coat of paint

[hovis]

well its dried all patchy - what if the new coat does the same! fancy some painting and decorating???:help:

if you use a roller, i can promise you another coat will look better, although it may still need more coats

are you painting a blue wall with white paint?

if so, you should have either got a tin of undercoat or durex 1 coat(which still may need 2-3 coats)

if you bring the wall to my house i will do it for you

:kiss:

[Kate Moss]

if you use a roller, i can promise you another coat will look better, although it may still need more coats

are you painting a blue wall with white paint?

if so, you should have either got a tin of undercoat or durex 1 coat(which still may need 2-3 coats)

if you bring the wall to my house i will do it for you

:kiss:

i wish i could i dont wanna die!!
il give it another coat and hope for the best if not i shall be moving out!

[Sudoxe]

Yep, go over it with another coat or two using a roller.

Whatever you do, don't go to the DIY shop and as for durex paint as a couple of people have suggested, I think they have something on the mind. You will need Dulux paint.

Dan

[Kate Moss]

Yep, go over it with another coat or two using a roller.

Whatever you do, don't go to the DIY shop and as for durex paint as a couple of people have suggested, I think they have something on the mind. You will need Dulux paint.

Dan

better protection with durex paint tho!:rolleyes:

[Viney]

:confused:
phil is away on a course tonight. i wanted to do a nice thing while he was away but it seems to have gone a little umm wrong (ish)
I bought some paint on the way home and i've started to decorate the spare room, i tried my best but it looks a bit crap - a bit splodgy and patchy and now i may have just caused him more work eeeeeek. i only did one and a bit walls because i didn't want to ruin the whole room. d'ya think he'l be mad?It just needs 2 coats im afraid. carry on the good work.

[Kate Moss]

It just needs 2 coats im afraid. carry on the BAD work.
;)

[ooger]

i wont allow my wife with a paint brush, the last time she glossed a door that thick that it took hours to sand the runn's out of the paintwork.

I have a friend who let his girlfriend paint the understairs cupboard in his absence.

She glossed it all at a cost of about £200 and various trips back to B&Q for more paint.

On the plus side its very easy to wipe down now, though when the sun shines into it you need sunglasses :smt040

[hovis]

i wish i had phils mob number so i could tell him you have destroyed your house,

[Shellywoozle]

Take the light bulb out and jump up and down on it, remove all traces of glass and hide all spare light bulbs.

I bet ya he don't go shopping and wont buy a light bulb.

As for the day keep him out of the room !

Only kidding hun, just give it another coat and it'll be fine, if it don't look right then it must be the paint that's off ;)

[Kate Moss]

i wish i had phils mob number so i could tell him you have destroyed your house,


Thats cruel:(

[Kate Moss]

haha i have recruited my friend from work who is a painter and decorator which i only found out today! she is coming over for a glass of wine and to help fix my disastorous painting attempt!!

[ooger]

Suggest a painting-first, wine-last approach to this idea, lest you unleash more more artistic mayhem.

:razz:

(well done, cunning plan)

[Kate Moss]

Suggest a painting-first, wine-last approach to this idea, lest you unleash more more artistic mayhem.

:razz:

(well done, cunning plan)


i prefer the before, during and after approach to drinking! helps my creative juices flow!!!!:smt040

[K]

Well - it's a new shade of paint from B&Q called 'Bordeux'! :roll:

[phil24_7]

Well I've looked at the wall and it's not dissasterous.

No masking was done until her painter/decorator friend came round but luckily not too many sploges on the woodwork. The paint has just gone on very thinly so it'll need another 2 or 3 coats. Suppose it'll just spur me on to get the spare room sorted as it looks terrible now!!!

Anyway, I'm gonna take the pi55 outta her for a long time to come!!

[Kate Moss]

Well I've looked at the wall and it's not dissasterous.

No masking was done until her painter/decorator friend came round but luckily not too many sploges on the woodwork. The paint has just gone on very thinly so it'll need another 2 or 3 coats. Suppose it'll just spur me on to get the spare room sorted as it looks terrible now!!!

Anyway, I'm gonna take the pi55 outta her for a long time to come!!



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