Dan
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Having looked round a show home recently, i noticed one of the walls was painted, but it had a brushed effect. I cannot find a pic anywhere, but im sure someone will know what i mean.
Basically, the whole wall was made up of brush marks, but everywhere, all different angles etc etc.
Help :/
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Dan
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Looks like it could be metallic?
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RichR
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Neoquip is a painter/decorator iirc, maybe u2u him - he's been using the site again recently
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Jay
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Might be that Crown suede paint
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Nismo
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Yeah sounds like the suede paints to me, check out dulux and crown websites.
[Edited on 24-03-2010 by Nismo]
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Dan
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Not that suede stuff, although it is nice :O
I think, its metallic paint, painted in a criss cross pattern on the top layer. i cannot find any step by steps, or pics or anything :/
it looks so smart as a feature wall!!
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Jay
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Check Crown again then, they do metallic paints.
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neoquip
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
Neoquip is a painter/decorator iirc, maybe u2u him - he's been using the site again recently
Ta,
it's called COLOUR WASH, I love it 
I used to teach Decorative Paint finishes at Basford Hall College in Nottm, it's one of the paint effect that was taught, along with graining, dragging, marbleizing, gold leaf etc etc.
colour wash...
done our kitchen like this......
lounge like this.....
then en suite is Marbled...
is it what your on about???
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Dan
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nope  
It honestly looked like wall paper but when i looked closely it wasnty.
I cant find any pics anywhere
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neoquip
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think you are on about colour wash.
It a coloured base, normally slightly lighter than the top colour, then its painted over with the top coat of emulsion glaze paint, that then looks like it's not covered properly and you see all the brush marks..... ie: Colour Wash.
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Dan
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Nah dont think its that either neo tbh.
I really must go back to the show home and get a pic lol
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neoquip
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nip into a Waterstone's book shop today and look for Kevin McCloud*s Complete Book of Paint and Decorative Techniques , or Annie Sloan's Complete Book of Decorative Paint Finishes: A Step-By-Step Guide to Mastering Painting Techniqes for the Home.
any of these books will show you what you're after and how to do it
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It is like a wallpaper! One of our offices was done in it this week, and I was thinking exactly the same thing!
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Dan
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
It is like a wallpaper! One of our offices was done in it this week, and I was thinking exactly the same thing!
Fancy doing me a HUUUUUUUGGGEEE favour and getting a good pic? i only have a crappy camera phone, and i cant get a pic of it.
Cheers!!
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I think I know what you mean aswell,if its what I'm thinking of its a leather style finish although I suppose could be done to look metallic.
My mate had this done on his bedroom wall,I can't remember the process exactly but I think paint is mixed in with a special type of plaster,its put on the wall,rubbed down,another layer put on etc and is then buffed or polished till slightly shiny?
I could be very wrong,someone else will know more about it then me but thats my input lol.Hope this helps.
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neoquip
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oh, you're on about Polished Plaster effects.
http://www.polishedplaster.co.uk/
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Dan
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Nah not that either, although that banded one is smart as fook :O
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