Hi

Can someone confirm to me if new internal doors (bare wood) do not need
to be prime, just undercoated and the one coat glossed, I've got lots
to do so, I'm trying to shave time off the job.

Thanks

Neil wrote:
Hi

Can someone confirm to me if new internal doors (bare wood) do not
need to be prime, just undercoated and the one coat glossed, I've got
lots to do so, I'm trying to shave time off the job.

Thanks

Undercoating it, is priming it. ;-) use a small roller it gives a better
finish to the gloss and saves some time.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

so i dont need to buy primer to prime the bare wood , just straight on
with the undercoat using a roller and then gloss with a roller when
dried?

Neil wrote:
Can someone confirm to me if new internal doors (bare wood) do not need
to be prime, just undercoated and the one coat glossed, I've got lots
to do so, I'm trying to shave time off the job.

1) You'll need to apply knotting, if the doors have any knots.
2) You ought to apply primer, use a small roller for speed.
2) Apply undercoat with a roller, lay off with a brush for a
superior finish. De-nib with fine glass paper.
3) Apply gloss with small roller. Lay off with a brush for a
superior finish.

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Neil wrote:

Hi

Can someone confirm to me if new internal doors (bare wood) do not
need to be prime, just undercoated and the one coat glossed, I've got
lots to do so, I'm trying to shave time off the job.

Thanks


Undercoating it, is priming it. ;-) use a small roller it gives a better
finish to the gloss and saves some time.


Acrylic primer/undercoat dries quickly and won't fill the house with
fumes if you're having to sleep there. You'll need at least 2 coats on
new stuff. Use an oil based gloss for the topcoat though.

On 8 Mar 2006 02:00:47 -0800, "Neil"
wrote:

Hi

Can someone confirm to me if new internal doors (bare wood) do not need
to be prime, just undercoated and the one coat glossed, I've got lots
to do so, I'm trying to shave time off the job.

Thanks


Try eggshell.It looks classier ..


Stuart

Stuart wrote:
On 8 Mar 2006 02:00:47 -0800, "Neil"
wrote:


Hi

Can someone confirm to me if new internal doors (bare wood) do not need
to be prime, just undercoated and the one coat glossed, I've got lots
to do so, I'm trying to shave time off the job.

Thanks



Try eggshell.It looks classier ..


Stuart

Gloss looks fine if it's only the finish. Trowelling it on to get the
opacity you should have achieved with the undercoat does look awful though.

Stuart Noble wrote:

Acrylic primer/undercoat dries quickly and won't fill the house with
fumes if you're having to sleep there. You'll need at least 2 coats on
new stuff. Use an oil based gloss for the topcoat though.

Better to use either oil- or water-based paint for all coats, don't mix
and match. I've come a cropper myself in the past from doing that.

David

Lobster wrote:
Stuart Noble wrote:

Acrylic primer/undercoat dries quickly and won't fill the house with
fumes if you're having to sleep there. You'll need at least 2 coats on
new stuff. Use an oil based gloss for the topcoat though.


Better to use either oil- or water-based paint for all coats, don't mix
and match. I've come a cropper myself in the past from doing that.

David

Can't see how, unless the u/c hadn't dried. I always mix and match them.

Neil wrote:
Hi

Can someone confirm to me if new internal doors (bare wood) do not need
to be prime, just undercoated and the one coat glossed, I've got lots
to do so, I'm trying to shave time off the job.

Dunno about that, but one tip I got off Tommy Walsh to give a perfect
finish is to remove the door, put 2 screws in each end of the door and
place the door between 2 supports (chair backs etc).

You can then paint or roller the door on one side, flip it over with
assistance and paint the other side without any chance of runs.

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