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you won't believe it ... i pulled out the dregs of a zirkon red tin that i've been carting around 3 different houses over the last 5 years, thinking i'll give it a go and slapped some on the front door (front doors HAVE to be red). perfect match to the tiles! typical i'll now take the...

the tin says a white undercoat - but having done such today, and it's way too bright, i suspect i'll have to use a grey.

it's a red base, so i'll have to have an experiment with the undercoat colours and see what works ... it just looks a heck of a lot brighter in the tin too.

i've never before had colouring matching so frustrating (although choosing a colour is always tricky too). i want to paint the chimney breast the same colour as the tiles inlaid in the cast iron fireplace ... so ... get out the colour charts, match it perfectly, buy the tinted tin and paint...