then pay the labor lo.

ceiling how high btw. if too high no choice.

1) hi, you can get them in Ace Hardware it's together with most of the tapes (branded electrical tape is at separate location and overpriced).

i think it's from 3M and comes in Blue color with label painter tape. price i think not cheap but essential for taping corners. normal tapes will leave residue or pull out existing paints.

alternately you can buy Tamiya's masking tape they are much narrow & smaller but won't leave any residue good for taping power plugs.

2) btw are you a painter?

3) does internal wall require sealers?

4) do you recommend sealing the plaster ceiling? some say they just use acrylic paint because if seal won't be able to cut open in future.

5) is ICI/Dulux better quality than Nippon?

6) for Maxilite, are they matte white? are they acrylic/water based? i prefer more matte look.

7) and for those want to go cheap, most important is the paint doesn't have excessive toxic in them. many people move into new house then family fall sick thinking house is jinxed, in actual it's just the leaded et.al  poisoning.

8) now new paint got new gimmick claims to clean air lol.

o wad contractor do you do?

sealant do you mean primer? coz sealant usually refer to the extra last clear coating?

sealing the plaster like waterseal it so humidity won't seep in resulting the paint flaking off. people say no need seal just straight away paint water paint after plaster dried?

for water base do you still use thinner to thin or add water? i used acrylic paint for hobby my experience is water doesn't really dilute the paint as good as paint thinners. also water takes longer time to dry than thinner.

yea memento paint from Nippon, but other companies also have textured paint. Nippon need 3 tins Primer, Base color & texture color. then you need to wait the paint dry abit then start being artistic. they even have special brush & rollers just for them.

wow. got pic?

i only know you can achieve the marble effect using black paint then press plastic sheets on it to create the pattern then another top coat of lighter paint. but this requires airbrushing on the top layer as brush on will wipe away the pattern.

i bought the tape already. got 2 narrow & wide, 60yard for wide around rm50. there's also another expensive version for metal & wood cost x2.

ironically ACE hardware has the lowest price compare to online. But their 3M electrical tape was selling for rm40 when online selling rm25...

haven't used it, but tried it wasn't very sticky. so should be easy to remove. whether it's too loose i'm not sure but you won't worry about peeling paints off.

for smaller stuff like casing actually you can just use A4 paper and tape the edges with normal transparent tapes won't leave much residue anyway.

haven't used it, but tried it wasn't very sticky. so should be easy to remove. whether it's too loose i'm not sure but you won't worry about peeling paints off.

for smaller stuff like casing actually you can just use A4 paper and tape the edges with normal transparent tapes won't leave much residue anyway.

hi bobowyc, since you mentioned thinner, can I use thinner to wash the tool, roller and brush that I used for water-based paint? Then use them to paint water-based paint again? Will any thinner gets into my paint that way?
I paint on weekends, so every Sunday night need to wash them, then start painting again on next weekend. I tried using soap and water but the roller/brush still become hard and dry. If I use them, they 'drink up' my paint like crazy.

I use normal masking tape too. I have always thought they're the same 
To avoid ripping the paint, take them off right after finish painting when it's starting to dry. On area with thickened paint, I use blade to gently cut a line at the border, so when remove the tape, it won't pull the wall paint.

i use acrylic hobby paints and i always thin them using hobby paint thinners, because it's very difficult to thin them using water and with water the paint takes longer time to dry. the effect using paint thinner is better and more even.

those thinner in hardware shop may be too strong and will damage the paint, but some hardware shop like Ace sells thinner for thinning paint, comes in metal containers. you can tell the hardware shop thinner is too strong when you open up the cap.

Hi, do you mean continuous dipping them in clean water. Ok if i use the damp rollers and brush with paint later? I have to go outstation this week so had to skip painting this week. I need at least another 2 weekend to finish. I ve wash the tools and hang there to dry. Now already hardened.

Yup, very sure they're water based paint. Thanks for the tips. I will wash them and the night before use, soften them with some water, so they will be a bit damp.