NEWS

Monday 2nd October 2023

Autumn is coming. Get Preparing and Painting!

Autumn is around the corner and what a great time to start those external projects such as painting swimming pools, pool houses, ponds, tennis courts and roofs. Get planning & preparing before painting!

Plan ahead and buy with confidence. Any orders placed and paid for in full, before December 31st, will be charged at the current price. For example, you may be planning to refurbish your Indoor Swimming Pool or Pool Housing for Winter use, so why not order now and make potential savings. By ordering and paying for your paint now, you will benefit from our current pricing ahead of any increase in January. Further, we will happily hold on to your order for delivery until the end of January before you start your project.

If you have any questions or want to chat through the details of your proposed project, please call us on 01202 295570. 

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Any prolonged cold and very wet weather from the previous Winter may have left damage to surfaces that will need attention before painting. The freeze/thaw action could have broken down asphalt and tarmac surfaces and blown many poorly protected concrete surfaces such as pools, pool surrounds and roofing areas in particular. Many will need cutting out and replacement sections put in place.

We offer a full, free advisory service to help you before you paint. Just email us with a broad outline of your project, ideally with photos to show the condition of the substrate. We will assess your situation and give you our recommendations along with a painting specification and timings to help achieve your end result. If the condition of the substrate is too damaged or outside of our product range, then we will advise you accordingly.

We offer a comprehensive range of paints and performance coatings for most situations and surfaces. Some popular types are in stock and others are made to order within a few working days. With new resources, we are now able to offer a faster turnaround on our most popular products.

We are pleased to receive enquiries of a technical nature. Call us on 01202 295570 or email us with your enquiry. We have a vast range of mainstream and specialist products suitable for domestic or commercial swimming pools and pool environments. We also have over 70 years of expertise to call upon so we rarely come across a requirement we haven’t seen before and we can supply both water based and solvent based systems for professional and trade use.

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If you suffer with “Solar Gain” (greenhouse effect) from a glass, asphalt or metal roof, see our Solar Reflective and Anti-glare products which are available HERE.

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Pool Paints - We offer a wide range of standard colours available in either WB148 Water Based Pool Paint or our A148 Chlorinated Rubber Pool Paint, delivered within a few days, and other bespoke colours typically available in about 7 days.

If you are lucky enough to have combined sports facilities, we make Squash and Tennis Court Coatings along with the appropriate Line-Marking Paints. A full range of Specialist Primers and Coatings for your steel superstructures are also available, along with Smooth and Anti-Slip Flooring Paints for all applications.

You should start your seasonal maintenance process by identifying the surface (substrate) to be painted, it’s general condition and what you want the end result to look like (such as colour, texture and sheen). Once you have established your ideal end-result, refer to our Substrate Index for options and take a few invaluable moments to read our Painting Guides - see below.

HOW TO PREPARE YOUR POOL FOR PAINTING
HOW TO PAINT A SWIMMING POOL inc TROUBLESHOOTING
SUBSTRATE INDEX
PAINT PREPARATION GUIDE
PAINTING IN COOLER WEATHER
PAINT SYSTEMS FOR STEEL SURFACES/SUBSTRATES
COLOUR CHARTS RAL, BS4800
DOWNLOAD TECHNICAL DATA SHEETS HERE

If in doubt or you need guidance, just pop us an email or give our Team a call on 01202 295570.