aaaaphroditeeee 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2007 I was thinking of doing myself since it's only 1 side of the wall...I plan to paint it with vermillion or orange reddish...can i do this by myself without seeing any patches?what brand of paints do you all reccommended?thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenix 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2007 (edited) I was thinking of doing myself since it's only 1 side of the wall...I plan to paint it with vermillion or orange reddish...can i do this by myself without seeing any patches?what brand of paints do you all reccommended?thanks!if u got energy, why not its really cheaper. labour in s'pore is pretty ex. but if your wall bery 'mor-peng', u need to plaster first.. this one i think need some 'gongfu'... maybe ask professionals to do better. Edited December 14, 2007 by phoenix Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaaaphroditeeee 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2007 lol.. it's a new unit....jus afraid got patches Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted December 15, 2007 if you have the patience and time, you can DIY by all meansjust have a piece of fine sandpaper and a scrapper on handuse the scrapper to remove any protruding bits and sand down the walluse putty to fill up any holes or cracksand you can paint liao Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
golady9 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2007 if you have the patience and time, you can DIY by all meansjust have a piece of fine sandpaper and a scrapper on handuse the scrapper to remove any protruding bits and sand down the walluse putty to fill up any holes or cracksand you can paint liao !!How about if my walls & ceilings are still very good condition, but I want to change the colour, do I just need to sandpaper it? the x owner stayed for 3 yrs, I dont know when were they last paint it. What brand is good and economic? can u recommend a good contractor to do it since doing ceiling is quite a tough job.Thank u Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted December 16, 2007 hmm 'very good condition' is rather subjectiveas long as it's a smooth surface you can just paint over itgo get a copy of the 2008 ICI catalogue, there's a step-by-step guide at the back showing you how to DIY a paint jobpersonally, i'm using 3-in-1 medifresh from nippon coz of the anti-bacteria qualityeconomic wise just go for the basic range from either nippon or ICI, both are the same to mei used ho bee for my home and i have to say they did a great jobprice is $90 / day excluding cost of painttook them almost 12 days to complete my unit of 134sqm !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenix 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2007 hmm 'very good condition' is rather subjectiveas long as it's a smooth surface you can just paint over itgo get a copy of the 2008 ICI catalogue, there's a step-by-step guide at the back showing you how to DIY a paint jobpersonally, i'm using 3-in-1 medifresh from nippon coz of the anti-bacteria qualityeconomic wise just go for the basic range from either nippon or ICI, both are the same to mei used ho bee for my home and i have to say they did a great jobprice is $90 / day excluding cost of painttook them almost 12 days to complete my unit of 134sqm hey applefreak,can i check with you how much ho bee charged u for the painting job for your unit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted December 17, 2007 total was $1,450 for my whole unit with medifresh 3-in-1, 4 colours and white Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
