Scottish Traditional Building Skills Audit Scoping ... - Historic Scotland

Paint investigation
Paint making (binder/ drier/ solvent)
Paint stripping (including specialist techniques/ materials used such as peelaway)
Paper hanging
Patch repairs (matching in)
Plain painting
Planning/ listed buildings
Scumbling- apply, rub-in, rub-off, leaves residue giving desired effect.
Stencilling
Stripping lead paints
Traditional sign writing
Trompe-l’oeil
Understanding lead and legislation
Understanding lime washes and their application
Understanding paints and what your putting them on top of (i.e. limeplasterwork)
and matching accordingly
Understanding pigments
Understanding traditional materials and the substrates
Use of sealants (or not)
Varnish and Glaze
Wood graining
WISH-LIST SKILLS: NOT COVERED BY SVQ LEVELS 2 AND 3
Ashlar stone-effect
Assessment of existing decorative scheme
Gilding
How to make and apply a distemper paint (chalk, glue, pigment, caseine, lime)
Identifying/ preparing/ applying compatible paint systems
Paint making (binder/ drier/ solvent)
Planning/ listed buildings
Traditional sign writing
Trompe-l’oeil
Understanding lead and legislation
Understanding lime washes and their application
Wood graining
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