"jal" wrote in message
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I really hate painting gloss. Trouble is, all the woodwork in our
(60s)
house is painted white, and it's mostly looking grubby now, so I'm
going
to have to re-paint it all. There's bloody miles of it, plus some
big
panels on the stairs.

Is Sugar Soap good enough to prepare the surfaces? I'm thinking: a
good
wash with Sugar Soap (and presumably a good rinse); undercoat Dulux
Professional Brilliant White; topcoat DPBW.

Can I get away with that?

John

I can sympathise - when I did my hall stairs and landing last year
prior to sale it felt like the Forth Bridge ! 14 Edwardian 4 panel
doors, and acres of 17" high skirtings, architraves etc. Quite a bit
to be said for boring modern houses !

AWEM