Surface preparation

Find out how to prepare surfaces prior to painting to ensure optimal results.

The surface you are working with may have to be treated differently depending on its current state.

• ALUMINIUM
  • New / uncoated
  • Previously painted & sound
  • Previously painted & flaking
  • Original finish (Not coloured)
• CONCRETE
  • New / unpainted
  • Old / unpainted / sound
  • Previously painted and sound
  • Previously painted and in poor condition (flaking & peeling)
• COPPER
  • New / unpainted (Water pipes)
  • Previously painted and peeling
• FIBRE GLASS
  • New / unpainted
  • Paint work in poor condition
• GALVANISED IRON
  • New / unpainted
  • Unpainted / Rusted
  • Previously pained with Aluminium or bitumum Aluminium paint
• GLAZED TILES
  • Old and unpainted
• PLASTERED WALLS
  • New / unpainted
  • Previously painted & in a good condition
  • Previously painted & in a poor condition
  • Moisture penetration of walls and causing cancer or efflorescence
  • Solid plastered walls and unpainted
• PUTTY
  • New / unpainted
  • Previously painted
• PVC
  • New or weathered
• RUBBERISING
  • Ute liners, trailers, caravans, farm implements, etc.
• TIMBER
  • New / unpainted
  • Previously painted
  • Fencing
  • Blackened\weathered
  • Oil and preservative dressing
• WATERPROOFING
  • Tanks, parapets and flashing
  • Repairing extensive cracking and leaks in dams, parapets flashing
  • Concrete roofs
• WROUGHT IRON OR STEEL
  • New uncoated
  • Previously painted
  • Rusted and not painted previously