On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:16:31 +0100, LSR wrote:

jal wrote:
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

It can't hurt to wrap some wet-and-dry paper around the cloth or sponge
you're going to wash it down with.

You can buy sponges with emery faces in several grades.
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
http://www.jimscott.co.uk