Masonry Paint

Got a mixing paddle for your drill?

Ive just repainted a 17 year old paint job in sandtex professional masonry paint. Mostly the stuff was still OK

Damned good paint.

Dulux sure lasts well. But their prices...

NT

Yes - I'll give that a go, thanks. And thanks for the brand tips downthread.

The tip no longer will take paint. I know this to my cost. Brian

Free permit for 12 cans every 6 months here, or just tip in onto sheets of newspaper and leave it to dry in the sun

or freecycle

I do wonder if the longevity depends a lot on if the property has been painted before. The original coat of paint is onto a rough surface which forms a good key. Subsequent coats will be onto old paint which will deteriorated over the years. I don't recall ever seeing anyone removing the old masonry paint, apart where it is obviously flaking off by itself, before repainting.

I at my local tip the other day and someone in earshot asked about paint.

Paint that has hardened in the tin = general rubbish bin at the tip. Tin of paint with a minor amount of liquid paint - general rubbish bin at the tip. Tin with significant amounts of paint = special bin at the tip - leave paint in the can with lid.

The tip staff are now very strict about what goes in the hardcore skips which is limited to ceramics (toilet systems/wall tiles) concrete and bricks. Cement (powder- bags of) not allowed nor is plaster from walls. The latter two are general rubbish. No plastic rubble sacks or empty cement/plaster bags being recycled for waste transportation are allowed in the skip.

Plaster board, new off-cuts or used, have a special recycling bin.

That's odd. Recently took my 25 year collection of paint tins that might come in useful someday to the tip and left them in the box provided for that purpose. (But our LA isn't yet as draconian as a lot of them.)