About 10 days ago I finished painting the skirting boards in my bedroom
(with Dulux white gloss). Over the last couple of days I've had the
floor sanded and some of the stain has got onto the skirting boards and
it looks like I'm going to need to re-paint.

I called Dulux who said that I need to rub down all over again before
re-painting. It's a large room with a lot of skirting & I'm under some
time pressures (ie wife v. pregnant) so I want to avoid it if possible.
Is this the kind of thing that a manufacturer says just to cover
themselves or do I really need to rub it down all over again?

Thanks,

Michael

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About 10 days ago I finished painting the skirting boards in my bedroom
(with Dulux white gloss). Over the last couple of days I've had the
floor sanded and some of the stain has got onto the skirting boards and
it looks like I'm going to need to re-paint.

I called Dulux who said that I need to rub down all over again before
re-painting. It's a large room with a lot of skirting & I'm under some
time pressures (ie wife v. pregnant) so I want to avoid it if possible.
Is this the kind of thing that a manufacturer says just to cover
themselves or do I really need to rub it down all over again?

Thanks,

Michael


Depends what the stain is, and its solvent. Try wiping down with water/
white spirit/ meths and see if any of them has any effect.
If not, as long as you don't have blobs and ridges, another coat of
gloss with no rubbing down would be probably be the quickest option.