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Tricks Of The Trade
Skirting boards are the last thing to paint in a room. The biggest problem with painting skirting boards is dirt and fluff off the floor or carpet sticking to the paintbrush.

Always vacuum the floor before you start painting.

Radiators should be turned off and only painted when completely cold. The longer you can leave them turned off for the paint to thoroughly dry the better.

Never paint anything outside when it is wet, likely to rain, foggy or frosty, as all these conditions will damage the paint and the finish and masonry paints will wash off, so you will just be creating problems for yourself and wasting your time doing the work.Wait for a better day.