Outdoor Living is Bright and Easy with Plascon

Introducing colour into your spaces is both easy and inspirational is Plascon’s Colour Combination for 2024, a selection of aquatic hues that bring a sense of calm and optimism.

When Matt Paint is a Better Option than Sheen or Gloss Paint

Are you in the process of decorating your house but unable to choose the perfect type of paint for bumpy or textured walls?

How Do I Know Which Primer to Use?

With any painting job, you need to know which primer to use for whatever you are painting if you want a long-lasting finish.

Interactive Experience from Plascon and Superbalist

Immerse yourself in an interactive retail experience from Plascon and Superbalist at Decorex 2023.

Protect the Exterior of a Home with Plascon Micatex

Plascon Micatex is a UV-resistant water-based coating with a unique combination of special-grade mica for stretch and marble for strength that provides its WeatherTough Protection.

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Make Every Drop of Paint Count

Rather than throw away any leftover paint, here is a great tip for using any paint you have leftover from a project and also how to safely dispose of paint.

 

Tips for Refreshing Exterior Floors and Paving

Take advantage of the Builders Promotion on exterior paint to refresh your outdoor floors and paving.

 

Gilders Paste is Great for Furniture

Gilders paste is a mixture of wax and metallic or organic pigments that can be applied to metal, wood, glass, ceramics, leather, and more.

Paint Ideas to Keep your House Looking Clean

If you want to make sure that your walls hold memories and art not stains, then these tips will help you keep them clean.

All the Supplies you need to Paint Indoors and Outdoors

With the rains almost over and cooler weather setting in, painting indoors or outdoors should be on your list of projects to do and the Builders Paint and Cleaning Solution promotion on now make it even more affordable.

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Why Plaster, Steel or Wood Primer is Absolutely Essential

When painting walls, wood, or steel for the first time, using a suitable primer is the difference between a job well done and a job you will need to do again.

Should You Buy Expensive or Affordabe Paint?

As with paint products around the globe, there are affordable paint brands and expensive paint brands, but do you really need to pay more to get a quality paint?

Technology is Revolutionising Coatings

Once you’ve read this, you’ll never look at an ordinary can of paint the same way again…

Premium Finish to augment Innovus Decorative Products

Launching in mid-October, the all-new Spirit Finish, designed to complement the existing woodgrains category, combines the elements of Matching Life with modern and contemporary interior decorative applications.

Why Oil-Based Enamel Iaint is Becoming a Thing of the Past…

Enamel paints are still in use today, but as we look for more eco-friendly alternatives and move towards reducing the VOC's in our homes, solvent-based paints are being replaced by better alternatives that offer the same benefits

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What Paint To Use To Prime And Paint Tiles

When you want to paint a tiled wall, using an all-in-one primer and paint is the easiest way to go.

The Future of Paint is Green

With its leaps and bounds in green technology, Plascon is leading the charge with a phalanx of eco-wise coatings.

Use A Spray Paint Gun For All Your Painting Projects

Using a paint spray gun for all your painting projects ensures a successful job every time and provides a professional-looking finish that is hard to beat.

How To Paint {Or Clean} Staircase Walls And Ceilings

When you need to paint staircase walls and ceilings it is difficult to know the best and safest way to do this and a ladder levelling platform is a project to make this job easier and safer.

Advice On Having Custom Paint Colours Mixed

I often get asked for information on colours used in various interior design pics, but that's not the way to go about choosing custom colours.

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Can Paint Be Eco-Friendly?

Just finished painting the ceiling in my bedroom and gagging on the smell for two days, despite a label that says the paint I purchased is eco-friendly.

Plascon Professional 4-in-1 Textured Coat is a hardworking multitasker

Plascon Professional 4-in-1 Textured Coat is developed specifically for the low-cost and affordable housing sector and it’s a versatile, flexible and high-quality paint designed to combat a host of building challenges while delivering a professional finish.

Plascon Micatex Now Contains Polycell For Even More Strength

Tougher Together - Plascon Micatex, the strongest exterior paint, now contains Polycell for even more strength, toughness and protection.

Frenchic Paint is taking over Upcycling and Makeovers

Fast becoming a global phenomenon, Frenchic Paint is a chalk and mineral paint and is THE paint for upcycling and makeovers - on all surfaces.

Plascon Launches Air Purifying Technology For Its Paint Range

This year, Plascon will change the way that consumers experience paint by incorporating air purifying technology.

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How To Revamp Furniture The Easy Way!

When you want to revamp furniture, give it a new look or a makeover, you don't want to spend hours, days or weeks doing it, and that's why chalk paint is so popular.

Use only the Best Painting Tools

Today, paintbrushes, paint rollers and painting equipment are manufactured to the highest standards and it pays to invest in the best quality.

What's Happening with Paint?

As Builders start their paint promotion, we thought it might be great to find out what is happening with paint; from technology to colour trends.

Have Fun Spray Painting Your Rooms

If you need to spray paint rooms and are a beginner, these tips will help you avoid making mistakes and creating a mess of it.

What exactly is Chalk Paint and when should you use it?

There is a lot of misunderstanding when it comes to chalk paint and I know of a more than few people that use this paint incorrectly than for what it is originally intended.

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Update your Home with Modo Paint Colour

Create a feature wall with Modo matt or low sheen colour options.

Hassle-free Chalk Paint for Furniture

If you haven't yet got round to try chalk paint, here's how easy it is to transform a piece of furniture.

Roll-On Pattern Paint Rollers

Roll-on pattern paint rollers are great if you want to add pattern to walls without using stencils or wallpaper.

New 5-in-1 Fired Earth Breakthrough

Fired Earth 5-in-1 Breakthrough is a fibre reinforced acrylic sealer, primer, waterproofer, undercoat and top coat for interior and exterior use.

Give your Front Door a makeover

First impressions are everything and we tend to forget the state of our front door when decorating a home and giving your front door a makeover will instantly transform the look and feel of your home's entrance.

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Paint your ceiling with Fired Earth Ceiling Paint

With the Builders Paint Promotion now on, there's never been a better time to paint your home with Fired Earth paint.

Duram ColorPro - Mix your own paint colours

Duram ColorPro is a paint pigment that is stirred into Duram white paint to provide custom, rich paint colours. There are 17 colours in the Duram ColorPro range.

How to use a Bosch PFS spray system

Give furniture a new look the easy way... use a Bosch PFS spray system. Now you can makeover furniture quickly and easily.

How to make chalk paint... the easy way!

If you want to make chalk paint for painting furniture, the easiest method is to combine equal quantities of interior crack filler and water, mix to a smooth past and blend into 1 cup of your acrylic paint. That's right... interior crack filler!

Paint your house from top to bottom

If you haven't given your house any attention in the last 5 years, it's probably starting to look a little faded and drab. A coat or two of paint will add curb appeal and also increase it's value. Here are some of our top tips for painting a home exterior from top to bottom.

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Refresh a ceiling

When redecorating a home it's easy to overlook the ceiling, but ceilings need refreshing just as much as walls. Prominent Paints offer some practical tips on painting a ceiling.

Wall finishing trends

Why tile when you can inject colour, texture and personality into a home with skim-on, cement-based decorative plasters amd wall finishes.

Prominent Paints Sale

Where the Prices are as Retro as the Promo!

Cemcrete CemWash

In this article we look at some of the technical aspects of Cemcrete's CemWash and explain you how to make use of it for your various home improvement and decorating projects.

Prominent Paints paving paint adds curb appeal

It has been over a year now since I laid new paving down when making changes to the front entrance at my house. Time to add a coat of paint to dress the bricks and add curb appeal. This was an easy project with Prominent Paints paving paint in Terracotta.

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Expert advice for painting a home interior

Paint is a simple and effective way to revive your home and give it a new look. Whether you choose neutral or colour, a fresh coat of paint instantly refreshes and updates a home.

 

WIN with Prominent Paints this Father's Day

Prominent Paints are offering a hamper of Premium exterior products to the value of R1000 that is sure to make any dad happy this Father's Day.

 

SAPMA takes a stand for the use of safe paint products

The South African Paint Manufacturing Association [SAPMA] has been the voice of consumers for safe paint products for almost 40 years, and continues to lend a voice to manufacturers that continue to use lead and other toxic components in paints.

 

Bathroom gets a makeover

My master bathroom is in the process of getting a much needed makeover. I used Prominent Paints Select Matt in a whisper grey to paint the walls.

 

Bosch PFS 2000 spray gun

Painted furniture allows DIY enthusiasts to create beautiful furniture for a home at a fraction of what it would cost to buy new furniture. Here's how to achieve the most professional finish for your painted furniture.

High performance exterior coating with 15 year guarantee

One of the most durable waterproof coatings in Africa, Prominent Paints' Neuklad is the first exterior paint to offer a 15-year paint film guarantee in over a decade.

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Time to paint your home exterior

If the weather is good and you haven't yet got round to painting your home exterior, do it now before the rainy season sets in. You will need to set aside a week to include prep and painting.

Select the right paint for your DIY painting project

The choice of paint for the job at hand requires careful consideration; using the most suitable paint for the most appropriate setting will yield the best results.

Practical training to address industry skills shortage

Prominent Paints is addressing the industry skills shortage within the local paint industry through its Training Academy.

WIN with Prominent Paints this Mother's Day: Give her premium paint - a gift that keeps on giving

This Mother’s Day surprise your mom and give her a gift that if properly applied, will keep on giving for up to seven years before it needs attention. A R1 000 hamper could be yours this Mother's Day.

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Plascon guarantees its range of premium paint products

Plascon, a  trusted name for paint products for many years, has become South Africa's first paint brand to offer up to 15 years guarantee on its exterior paint brands and a 12-year guarantee on its interior brands.

Fix up damp before the rainy season

If you haven't yet got round to solving the problem of rising damp, now is the time to do it before the rainy season gets in full swing and you end up with even more problems.

Plascon green decorating solutions

By making its decorative coatings lead free, low VOC and eco-kind and producing the most groundbreaking green products on the market, Kansai Plascon has successfully advanced the industry conversation beyond the need to remove lead in paint.

Plascon Velvaglo water-based enamel

 Plascon water based Velvaglo offers the same benefits of oil-based Velvaglo, with the added benefits of being quick-drying and low odour. Added to that Plascon Water based Velvaglo contains Silver Protect and comes with a 12-year guarantee.

Plascon One Coat ceiling paint

There have been plenty of paints that claim to be one-coat, but there's really only one that is truly one coat... Plascon One Coat ceiling paint. This revolutionary new formula means you spend less time on a ladder and more time admiring your paint job!

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Annie Sloan Chalk Paint now in SA

Developed over 20 years ago, Annie Sloan chalk paint is used around the world by decorators looking for a versatile paint that can be used as a limewash, as a paint for furniture, and for painting projects in and around the home.

Paint gutters and downspouts with Plascon Metalcare

Painting gutters and downspouts is a project that adds curb appeal when combined with painting a home exterior. If galvanised gutters and downspouts are looking drab, or perhaps rusty, they can easily be refreshed with Plascon Metalcare.

A professional paint job needs a quality paint brush

Walk down the paint products aisle in your local Builders Warehouse store and you will be inundated with choices for paint brushes. Not only different sized paint brushes, but specialist paint brushes and paint brushes with synthetic and natural-hair bristles.

Putting Plascon RemovALL to the test

I am one hundred perfect behind any product that is eco-friendly yet still does the job it's supposed to do - and Plascon RemovALL is one of those products. Plascon RemovALL is a new generation of products that don't harm the environment.

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Home transformation with Plascon Micatex

This entry into our Bosch Home Improvement Competition shows how Charlene and her husband used Plascon Micatex to transform their newly-bought house from a very old peeling paint-job to a beautiful dune colour.

Change to water-based enamel paints

Are you still using oil-based enamel paints because you think they are better than water-based enamel paints? If so, it's time to change. Believe it or not water-based enamel paints are far more superior that oil-based enamel paints, and friendlier to the environment.

Stop leaks immediately

Rust-Oleum Leak Seal is an easy-to-use, rubberized protective utility coating designed to fill and seal leaks and cracks. It provides a water-tight, flexible seal that prevents moisture penetration, rust and corrosion.

Plascon Nuroof Cool

Nuroof Cool's Enviroshield™ formulation reflects at least 30% of the invisible infra-red light off the surface, resulting in cooler roof surfaces, which translates into cooler interior spaces.

Fired Earth... exclusive to Builders Warehouse

Your local Builders Warehouse offers Fired Earth all-in-one and ultimate are advanced paints with nano solution technology, formulated with improved benefits for maximised protection without compromising the environment.

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How to make milk paint

As one of the oldest forms of paint, milk paint is one of the most versatile and eco-friendly paints that you can use in a home. Used for centuries to paint furniture, this completely natural paint is extremely durable once dry.

Which paint brush should I use?

Brush shapes and sizes should be matched to the job - wide brushes for large, flat surfaces like walls and ceilings, narrow ones for narrow surfaces like cornice, mouldings and trim.

Which paint roller do I need?

The main difference between paint rollers is the pile or nap (thickness and length of material that covers the roller), as well as the material used for the nap. Most rollers are covered in either synthetic or wool and there can be a big difference in price between these two.

What is epoxy paint?

Epoxy paint is a two-part paint product that was originally designed for industrial flooring application. Now available for residential use, epoxy paints provide a tough, durable protective coating that makes them easy to maintain.

Which paint is the right paint?

Paint manufacturers are constantly developing paint products that are not only safer to use, but are also higher quality. Most of today's new paint products are lower in toxic chemicals, have less odour, and more eco-friendly.

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Paint for concrete and cement paving

Despite its many wonderful attributes, concrete or cement products can be downright boring. Whether we are talking about a concrete verandah, a pathway or a driveway, there is something very uninspiring about the flat, dull look of grey concrete.

Choosing a paintbrush

 I am constantly trying out new paintbrushes in the hope that someone will eventually invent one that doesn’t shed hair all over my newly painted wall or project. My interest piqued, I decided to try out the Addis range of paintware.

Care for your paintbrushes

Spend a little more on quality paintbrushes that will provide a professional finish to your painting projects. With care and proper cleaning these brushes will last a long time. Here are some tips for using, cleaning and storing your paintbrushes:

Methods to Remodel A House and use skirting boards Perth

For anyone keen to know innovative ideas about home renovation, this article will be helpful.

7 Tips for Finding and Hiring Painters

Painting a home, whether it’s the interior or exterior, can be a highly stressful task but not if you find and hire experienced painters in your region.

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