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paint for outdoors

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  • 06-08-2018 9:39pm
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    RobAMerc
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    hi all,

    I am looking to paint a simple garden mural. My problem is I am unsure of what type paint to use ?
    Obviously outdoor house paint, but the colours are a little limited.

    Does anyone else know what kind of paint I should be looking at using ?

    Thanks


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    New Home
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    Try talking to someone in a paint shop,they might be able to mix the colours you want for you.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Colourtrend outdoor acrylic paint. A bit expensive but does a good job.



    House1_Copy.jpg


    House2_Copy.jpg


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    RobAMerc
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    that looks superb - is that your own work ?


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    [Deleted User]
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    Cheers, it is, but it was taken before the job was totally finished. I did it last year. If it had been up to me, I would have gotten rid of the green window surrounds, but the lady who owns the house wanted to keep them.

    The paint for this job cost around €160. The trick is to get a large container of white, and use that as a medium to mix the blues through. This way the paint goes further.


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    Dramatik
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    spray paint will do the job, you can get good quality spraypaint for 4.50 a can here in Dublin, not sure where you are based. You'll have a much broader selection of colours as well


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    New Home
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    I'm pretty sure that's just the cost of the materials.


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    Dramatik
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    New Home wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure that's just the cost of the materials.

    Yeah sorry I deleted my post, only realized after when I reread the post


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