External paint work

[robgil]

For the life of me I cannot work out why the human race invented paint in the first place.

It was you Italians.

Some bloke looked up at the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and said, "Well... it's nice, but I dunno - it just needs something.

It was Rex Harrison:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUqiSigNu7Q

He almost got 3000 nuggets for that, bet his heart skipped a beat when 3000 suddenly became 2000.
Surprised to see some sucking in through the teeth as well.

 

[middi]

Now that Gareth has jogged my memory Michelangelo also must have been totally p*$$*d off with paint. Not only he got covered in the stuff, it took him about ten years to finish.

Things people do for money.

Middi

( ok , ok it was a decent painting , I still hate paint)

Middi

 

[robgil]

He must have used a hell of a long handled paint brush to get away up to that ceiling.
How did he manage to dip it into his pot of paint? Now thats a mystery right there.

 

[Gareth Hughes]

He must have used a hell of a long handled paint brush to get away up to that ceiling.
How did he manage to dip it into his pot of paint? Now thats a mystery right there.

Easy. You hold the far end of the brush when painting the ceiling, and the near end when dipping it.

 

[middi]

I dont know about sploges but i do like a good Van Gogh, In fact i would like a few good Van Goghs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkvLq0TYiwI

I have seen the odd girlie who really does suit face paint , as opposed to the real thing underneath.
Although beer goggles can have the same effect.

Call me uncultered if you like, I cannot see through "splodged" sunflowers. I would prefer to lessen to the song all day whilst staring in contemplation at a REAL sunflower field.


Middi

 

[Penners]

It was Rex Harrison

Typical! He talked to animals, too, didn't he? :roll:

I have to say, I react in much the same way that Charlton did, when Mrs P commissions me to paint the living room ceiling.

It's nice to see dear old Harry Andrews as one of the standers-by in that clip.

 

[robgil]

For me his paintings are not so much the subject matter but more the painter him self although obviously the two are connected.
A field of sun flowers , some tunes, a deck chair and table , a large jug of cocktails and a snooze.
Thank god its spring, it is spring isnt it?

 

[middi]

For me his paintings are not so much the subject matter but more the painter him self although obviously the two are connected.
A field of sun flowers , some tunes, a deck chair and table , a large jug of cocktails and a snooze.
Thank god its spring, it is spring isnt it?

Exactly, what has paint anything to do with it all .Unless one likes painting, of course.

 

[Penners]

For me his paintings are not so much the subject matter but more the painter him self although obviously the two are connected.
A field of sun flowers , some tunes, a deck chair and table , a large jug of cocktails and a snooze.
Thank god its spring, it is spring isnt it?

Uh-oh! Rob's daydreaming again. :?

 

[FamilyWiggs]

For me his paintings are not so much the subject matter but more the painter him self although obviously the two are connected.
A field of sun flowers , some tunes, a deck chair and table , a large jug of cocktails and a snooze.
Thank god its spring, it is spring isnt it?

Uh-oh! Rob's daydreaming again. :?

But at least his dreams can be braodcast before the watershed...

 

[Penners]

Ah - I think you may be referring to another thread.

In my own defence, I must emphasise that my ramblings there were of an advisory nature.

 

[robgil]

Day dreaming, indeed i was. Makes a change from dreaming about a lottery win though.

Aghhhh , A field full of sunflowers , some tunes , a deck chair and table, a big jug of cocktails , a big suitcase full of 50's and a snooze.
Thats better.

Oh , and a lady in old fashioned attire with the back of her skirt up around her ears. :lol:

 

[CatherineB]

Dumb question, but is there any way you can tell whether your existing external paintwork is "breathable" or not?

Ours will need repainting, and I would like to use breathable paint, but there doesn't seem to be much point if the existing paint is Dulux weathershield or the like.

In the furry dog's defence, if it his his handiwork, it is in VGC nearly everywhere, but I want to take the opportunity in the next few weeks while there is scaffolding up for reroofing.

 

[JoceAndChris]

Have a good look round your exterior paint work and find a spot where it's failing a little. Broadly speaking, if it's plastic unbreathing paint, it will be characterised by flaking, of significant size, and peeling. Getting the heat gun on it, and a scraper, you'd be able to peel off a significant sheet. There may be a sheen in the paint.
If it were limewash, it would be characterised by mottling and crumbling: small flaking. It appears to chip off in weeny layers, and to have a more dusty texture. I can't imagine peeeling off a stretchy skin of limewash.
If it were a breathable paint, it would be more likely to have a chalky, uneven, look to the colour - not exactly the same all over.
How the modern breathing paints look I don't know though - I believe there are experts you can send samples of your paintwork to.
You could post some pics here.