Psychology of Colours

Painting Tips: Rubber Band Trick

Use a rubber band across the top of your paint container as a place to wipe off excess paint from your brush. That way you are not wiping the brush on the side of the can, making a messes. This way you can store the paint longer.

Decorative and Textured Wall/Ceiling Finishing

Textured Wall Finish is a revolutionary concept in wall dressing. It offers amazing textures in myriad colours. Not simply decorative, it is also durable, economical and adaptable to diverse climatic and varied surface conditions.

Win a Honda Civic Hybrid or Apple iPads 16GB with Dulux 'Go Green

To join the contest, consumers have to purchase a five-litre can of any of Dulux's eco-friendly paints, on which a sticker is attached with a simple question and contest code. Participants will then need to submit their answer along with the contest code via SMS. At the end of the contest period, 11 winners will be shortlisted to compete in an exciting finale to vie for the Grand Prize. Also, five first prize winners will win a Panasonic 42” HD Plasma TV each, and five second prize winners will each win a Panasonic Twin Door 395L Inverter Fridge.

ICI Painting Malaysia

ICI Paints Malaysia of ICI Group is one of the world largest paint manufacturers, The Business Holds an prominent position in the decorative paint industry in Malaysia.


I find the prices for ICI paints still competitive in comparative to some cheaper brands. I recently renovated my house and a 5Liter tin of Pearl Glow cost me RM88.00, from the standard colour chart, while the Colour Creation model cost me RM125.00 for a 5Liter tin.

Below are some of the links you may find use full:

1. Feng Shui colours for the year 2010

2. Delux Colour Inspirations 2009/2010

3. Use the handy calculator to find out just how many litres you will need for the surface that you need to paint.

4. Colour Scheme Selector, ICI latest colour scheme selector.


Check out their web site for Promotions and handy tips.

DIY Painting Tips

Tools of the trade
With the right paint and colours selected, you are ready to do your own painting.
Here's a checklist of the items you need for a cool paintjob:

Paint
Determine how much paints you need to avoid wastage. If you have no idea about it, you can try the paint calculator by ICI Dulux.

	Sandpaper: To smooth out uneven surfaces
	Sanding block: To wrap the sandpaper around for easy smoothing of surfaces
	Masking tape: To protect light switches, sockets and difficult areas from accidental splashes
	Covers: Use either plastic sheets or old newspapers to protect floors or furniture
	Scraper: Required to remove old peeling paint from the surface. May be used to fill putty into cracks or holes.
	Cleaning rags: For cleaning the walls and wipping up splatters and spills
	Brushes and rollers: There are various sizes of brushes and rollers for different surfaces or purposes. For advice, please check with our paint specialist.
	Roller tray: For containing the paint and draining the roller
	Roller sleeves: Different sleeves are used for different colours
	Appropriate filler wall putty: To patch up cracks or holes in walls
	Container: To soak brushes, rollers and to hold other items
	Extension pole: To be attached to roller for painting higher areas Ladder: For painting higher areas
	Turpentine: For quick clean-ups of oil-based paint
	Protective gears: Caps, masks and gloves may be used to protect hair and hands from any paint splatter

Painting Your Home (DIY) vs Contract Painting

Painting your home (DIY) vs Professional Painter

In my experience, it all depends on how much you are going to paint. I you intend to paint the whole house, please stick to the professionals or if you can source for some handyman to do the work on a daily rate, it will save you a lot of time.

Painting your own home is harder then you think. Preparing the surface for painting is more important than applying the paint. All surfaces should be sanded, clean and dry before fresh paint goes on. Yep. It’s lots and lots of work. Cracks will have to be sealed, areas with pealing paint would have to be applied with a sealer and etc.

Getting someone to paint is a lot cheaper here in Malaysia, the rate for an Indonesian labourer is about RM60 to RM80 per day, depending on your location. Local workers are around RM120 and above.

On average you should stand to spend about RM800 onwards for Indonesian labourer to paint the whole house (based on Link Home). This does not include the material and paint which you will be required to supply and subjected to how much you will be painting the cost to supply the paint and materials could reach RM2,000 onwards (subjected on the type of paint and brand).