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Tannin staining

Browse Dulux specifications, product datasheets, substrate information and safety data sheets.

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Poor gloss retention

Painting Technical Advice To Improve Your Performance | Dulux

Get answers to poor paint performance issues such as blistering, adhesion loss, efflorescence, burnishing, fading, yellowing, chalking, and opacity.

Performance Technical Advice | Trade

Interior Sagging

Interior Wrinkling

Efflorescence

Nail head rusting

Acousticoat Ceiling Tile Paint

Fading and poor colour retention

Interior Poor hiding power/opacity

Technical Advice

Deep colour issue

Colour fading

Paint Weather affected surfaces | Dulux

Harsh Australian weather conditions can cause issues to your painting surfaces. Here is some advice and assistance for properties that have been affected.

Weather Affected Surfaces Technical Advice

Technical Advice For Paint Applications | Dulux

View our range of Technical Advice articles to help professional painters solve problems and enhance application techniques. Find out more.

Application Technical Advice

Air assisted & airless spraying advice

Lead is a health hazard so take it seriously! How to deal with old paint coatings containing lead.

Interior Roller Spattering

Paint Preparation | Dulux

Read about all the features & benefits of Dulux preparation products, including Dulux PRECISION, Dulux Acrylic Sealer and more. Need help finding the right product for your job? Contact our Technical advice team.

Technical Advice Paint Preparation | Trade

Get detailed information about the physical and chemical properties of our products. 

Safety Data Sheets

Glancing Light

Opacity of whites

Peeling

Interior Poor sheen uniformity

Tax tips for tradies

Interior Yellowing

Paint adhesion loss

8 tips to get more painting jobs

Ensure that previously painted surface is sound by conducting an adhesion test. To do this, cut a small X through the existing paint with a sharp blade. Press cellulose tape firmly across the cut and then rip the tape off. If the paint comes off, it is unsound and should be removed. Repeat the adhesion test at random across the painted surface, to thoroughly test the soundness of the area. If you are unsure that the substrate is sound (dry and undamaged), please contact a qualified tradesperson. In addition, please remember that the product information provided here is to be used in conjunction with the recommended product label instructions. Once an adhesion test has been conducted, property owners can determine which parts of their homes can be repainted, and which areas require surfaces to be replaced. Here is some quality advice and product recommendations to successfully painting both weather affected surfaces and also brand new surfaces.

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Surfactant leaching

As a tradie, knowing what you can claim at tax time can help you make real savings. 

Trade products including can of paint and paint sprayer

Burnishing or marring

Discover the differences between water-based and oil-based enamel paints.

Water-based versus oil-based enamel paints

Exterior paint problem solver

Discover how to touch up a small area of a newly painted surface to conceal repairs to minor damage or to cover up small surface defects.

Chalking

Wrinkling

Blistering caused by hydrostatic pressure

Spray painting and back rolling

Trade Product page CTAs | SDS, Tech advice, DuSpec | Generic

Interior Roller marks/stipple

Interior Poor Stain Resistance

Interior paint problem solver

Yellowing of enamels

Interior Poor scrub resistance

Water based vs oil based enamel paints

Poor alkali resistance

Professional painter problem solver | Dulux

View our range of Technical Advice articles to help professional painters solve problems and enhance application techniques. 

Professional problem solver technical advice

Ink Bleed

Level of finish for plasterboard and their decoration

Dulux Aquanamel Application Guide

From ‘old school’ tactics to the latest digital strategies, we’ve put together 7 ideas to help you get more work. 

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Paint touch-up

Exterior Lapping

Drying and hardening of water based paints

Low VOC paints

Blistering of exterior decorative paints

Advice for those challenges that arise in your busy and varied days.

Technical advice

Exterior Mould

General Technical Advice | Dulux

For a successful paint job, you need the right equipment and technique. Follow Dulux's Tech Guides to find all the tricks and tips you need.

General Technical Advice

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