For a good job wether painting or staining, the prep is almost the same. New paint over the existing surface may flake or react within a month or less..... Theres no super quick way to do it. Thats why house painters quotes aren't cheap but worth the expense. Putting the finish on is the easy part....

Hi Phillipa I would sand a section and see the true colour underneath and then decide based on the overall condition. If sanding them doesn't lighten them up enough you could also bleach them. Cheers

Hi we want to paint our home, which is a combo of warm bricks with a (warm creams, tans, hint of terra, tad of random small dark splashes of dark burnt black type) on the lst floor with weather board on the 2nd level with tin roof. We were thinking the roof to be Surfmist, gutters Ironstone, the facsia and weather boards Paperbark. we will be having the small balcony in black pool fence railling with wood top to be painted a colour ?Ironstone or Paperbark or Surfmist. will this color combo work?

Hi I tried it as a sample column on my south facing wall It is dark I’m finding the greys are either to dark or go blue if I chose a light colour Try half strength perhaps Good luck