As the weather is getting better, now is the perfect time to get outside and clean any mould, algae or residual dirt from your exterior wood decking or fencing. Typically our customers use a power washer as the easiest option to clean their wood. This tends to be problematic due…
The Do’s and Don’ts of Mixing Tins of Paint
Promain’s Technical Department receive a lot of queries such as ‘’the paint is a different colour to what the tin says” or “the paint has dried in some places but not in others’’. To avoid these errors you must ensure that you mix the paint correctly before application. As simple…
Four Things To Keep In Mind For Your Office
Working in an office can come with lots of successes…and also lots of risks and failures. As each week goes by, you and your employees can have difficult times. Things may get stagnated, or something just goes really wrong and needs to be fixed with a lot of extra time…
How to Guide: Sealing & Painting Concrete Floors
During recent trips to both Paris and Berlin, I noticed how a lot of the high-end boutiques and restaurants had worn ‘’patina’’ finish concrete floors or bare power floated concrete floors. Discussing this with my fiancée who works in design, she brought to my attention that this look is very…
The Do-It-Yourself Paint Stripper Guide
Paint strippers for home, commercial and industrial use. We’ve recently received feedback from clients advising us that the paint stripper they are using is not performing how they are used to it to. This is no fault of their own, but is due to recent legislation from the EU banning…
The Andy Murray Wimbledon Tennis Court
Wimbledon and Olympic gold medal hero, Andy Murray, is also a hotelier. He is the proprietor of the prestigious five star Cromlix House, a converted Victorian mansion located in Kinbuck, Scotland (near to Andy’s home town of Dunblane, Perthshire). As homage to his Wimbledon success he painted the hotels tennis…
How to Transform Your Garden Fence or Shed?
As the warmer weather approaches and the outdoor painting season rapidly draws closer, the Promain technical team would like to share their knowledge and expertise regarding the painting of your shed, garden buildings and fences. Painting your shed, garage, summer house or any wooden building is a quick way to…
Anti-Slip and Winter Decking
Protecting your Decking in the Slippery Winter Months Typically, over the winter months, temperatures are lower and a there is a lack of sunlight. This allows algae to form on the surface of your decking. As a result the decking can become slippery. This is more common if your decking…
Preparing To Paint: How to Prepare your Decking?
How To Remove Decking Paint? If you have decided to refurbish your decking boards or decking area with a new paint colour or stain, preparation of the decking is key to obtaining a finish that lasts and gives the wood the protection and longevity you require. Though typically you would…
External Painting: Painting Exterior Brickwork
As we rapidly approach the external painting season and warmer drier weather, we would like to share our technical expertise in relation to painting external brick work. Below you will find all the factors that you should consider before you start any project. Factors to consider Moisture Content Brickwork can…