AppAs the electric car market evolves in the UK, thermoplastic car charging signage and points are becoming more a more frequent piece of street furniture. With the risks of pollution and high emissions, it is clear that electric transport is high on the governments agenda. Transport for London (TfL) are…
How To Remove Efflorescence and Laitance
Our technical team frequently get reports of customers looking to remove a whitish residue from substrates such as brickwork, concrete or floor tiles. If you have noticed construction looking like the below pictures, you may have come across laitance or efflorescence. We would like to explain the differences between the…
How To Store Paint Correctly
When it comes to industrial paint, it is important to go back to basics to ensure storage is performed correctly. One of the most simple pitfalls in regards professional painting is how to store paint. Typically, most of the general public when asked tend to keep their excess paint within…
What Causes Hot Tyre Pick Up?
Hot Tyre Pick Up is when a vehicle is parked on a paint coating and the paint sticks to the tyres when the vehicle is moved. When a vehicle is driven the tyres become warm. This can be proved by feeling the tread of the tyre in the morning, or…
What Is The Best Floor Paint For My Garage?
Are you considering painting your garage floor by adding some colour to the concrete? Promain’s technical team are here to help you find the best garage floor paint that won’t break the bank. Promain provide a vast range of floor paints suitable for garages. It is often difficult to see…
What Are The Ideal Weather Conditions For Painting?
When it comes to decorating outside, weather conditions for painting are an obvious important factor to account for. Although it may seem obvious to not start painting outside when it looks like it is about to rain, but what about other weather conditions such as wind or bright sunlight? Read…
Introducing Solar Reflective Paint
In an uninsulated building such as an industrial unit or garage, the rise in temperature caused by solar heat can make the interior conditions uncomfortable. This temperature increase leads to a higher carbon footprint and running costs. This results in cooling devices such as air conditioning units and fans being…
Wet Abrasive Blasting Industry News
A number of changes in the industry have led to the development of new abrasive blasting tools and methods, driving the widespread acceptance of vapour and wet abrasive blasting to replace dry blasting for surface preparation and cleaning. New Rules Aim to Reduce Silica Dust A new ruling that went…
Exterior House Paint With Bedec
Our sales team were contacted by an elated customer after using a range of Bedec exterior house paint products when renovating the exterior of their property in a village just south of the Shropshire Hills on the English Welsh border. “I’d like to thank Promain for all their great advice…
Textured Paint For Modular Buildings – Glixtone EM18
Promain’s technical team are frequently contacted by clients looking to give their exterior masonry a textured paint finish. This is rather than with a whole new potentially expensive rendering system. We were recently contacted by a contractor that had been requested to provide a textured paint finish to a modular…