Just to piggyback on this... I've a load of internal doors that I'm going to paint with gloss. They're just bare wood at the moment. Can I use ordinary emulsion as an undercoat/primer, or do I need to buy one of the special undercoat paints, which seem a lot dearer?
Just to piggyback on this... I've a load of internal doors that I'm going to paint with gloss. They're just bare wood at the moment. Can I use ordinary emulsion as an undercoat/primer, or do I need to buy one of the special undercoat paints, which seem a lot dearer?
I wouldn't recommend that at all. Undercoat paints exist and are significantly different to emulsion for a reason, and not purely to line the pockets of the manufacturers.
Leo
.If you seen 2 doors painted one with undercoat as you call it and one with lefeover emulsion paint, you would see no difference, the proof is in the pudding try it, also it is better on the pocket and better for the enviroment that we recycle this as best we can, but if you are a label man then go with what Leo says,
Our joinery was painted a few years ago with non gloss (satin?) top coat and it is none the worse for it (even with a 2 year old giving it socks!). I thought that Leo's point was about proper preparation and layering of undercoat followed by finishing coat with the latter not necessarily being gloss?IMHO gloss paint is mainly to protect a surface such as doors, skirting boards etc and emulsion is not hardwearing enough for the job.
Our joinery was painted a few years ago with non gloss (satin?) top coat and it is none the worse for it (even with a 2 year old giving it socks!). I thought that Leo's point was about proper preparation and layering of undercoat followed by finishing coat with the latter not necessarily being gloss?
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