Tuesday, 11 June 2013

How to Choose the Right Wall Colour for your Home

Painting is one of the easiest and most inexpensive ways to add instant oomph to your rooms. The effect you get depends on the color you choose. But, choosing the right paint color from one of Medal Paints Ranges can be daunting -- especially when you're confronted with the thousands of colors offered.
Follow these tips to learn how to choose the right color for your walls, trim, and accents -- and how to use paint to minimize your room's flaws:

Friday, 7 June 2013

3 Easy Steps on How To Paint Your Roof

A corrugated metal roof is an excellent, hard-wearing choice for many DIY projects such as outhouses and sheds. To get the best results and maintain its condition, you need to protect the metal with a layer of paint. If you choose the correct paint and apply it correctly, a single paint treatment will provide up to 10 years of protection so it's worth your while doing the job thoroughly by following these simple steps.

Wednesday, 5 June 2013

DIY Tip of the Week

 Many times, we are faced with the dilemma of not being able to be in two places at once. Now, imagine this happens while you are in the middle of painting your house. Scene: you have just opened and mixed your Medal Paints High Gloss Enamel, your brush is wet and you have already started smearing paint all over your living room wall. Then suddenly you hear a loud CRASH, a high pitch SCREAM and your 3 year old runs passed you with a peculiar smile on his face...what do you do?

Thursday, 30 May 2013

Tip of the Week: Paint Furniture

New furniture isn’t cheap. And if you have to furnish a whole room, let alone a whole apartment or house, even an small bill feels like a big drain on your bank account.
But there is a way to keep your furniture costs in check: Finish it yourself. Buy all the Paint you need online & receive a 5% Discount! What a great way to save money!

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Hot Tips for Varnishing Wood

Varnish provides a method of protecting wood as well as highlighting the beauty of the grain. With coloured varnishes it is also possible to modify the appearance to blend with other woods. This can be particularly useful where a softwood has been used and you wish to give the appearance of a hardwood such as oak. But take care, as with dyes, that you do not allow the varnish to be ‘double coated’ at the joins in your work.

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

10 Things You Must Know When Painting a House Exterior

From choosing the right paint to storing leftover paint, learn these tips from DIY experts and make exterior painting a breeze.

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

The Power of Green

When deciding on a colour to use, whether it is to paint your roof or to douse the walls inside your home with a fresh coat of paint, one must take into account the psychology behind the colour you choose. Today we are featuring GREEN, in particular, Historical Green by Medal Paints, Roof Paint.