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  1. 30th January 2007, 12:28 PM #1
    Art Martin
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    Default Preparing varnished skirting and architraves

    Hi,

    I'm in the preparation process of painting the inside of my house. The skirting, architraves and doors are not painted, but look to have a layer of varnish over them. I want to prepare them for painting with a white high gloss enamel paint(or the new acrylics).

    I'm getting mixed advice as to how to prepare the surfaces for painting. Some are saying that I can prepare by just painting over the varnish with the new "3 in 1"s, others are saying a light sand then a "3 in 1", whereas others are saying a really good sanding(using a small belt sander etc), then preparing with the 3 in 1.

    Has anyone had experience with this? I am worried about the bonding of the paint on the old gloss varnished surface, so i would prefer to sand back to the bare wood with a sander But is this overkill? Should I simply just give it a light hand sand, then the "3 in 1". Any advice would be appreciated?
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  3. 30th January 2007, 02:12 PM #2
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    yes i have used the 3 in 1 from tubamans and highly recommend it.. i gave it a light sand like a really light sand so the paint would stick to the timber. but in saying that there is no rule sayin u have to sand with 3 in1 caz u dont really need to but for better results yes give it a light sand.
  4. 31st January 2007, 08:05 PM #3
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    id still give it a light sand!

    better to be safe than sorry
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