Hi all.
Does anyone know how they get the finish on the front door of 10 downing st?

Specialist paint?

Thanks.

Arthur

"Davao" wrote in message
...
Hi all.
Does anyone know how they get the finish on the front door of 10 downing
st?

Specialist paint?

Thanks.

Arthur



Give Farrow & Ball a call they make this paint.

www.farrow-ball.com

They should be able to help you.

"Stephen Dawson" wrote in message
...
Give Farrow & Ball a call they make this paint.

www.farrow-ball.com

They should be able to help you.

My recollection was that they didn't of late....I thought it was Dulux that
was used tbh.

Anyway - the finish is achieved entirely by preparation. You can get the
same result on any door if you take the time to prime, sand, undercoat,
sand, undercoat, sand, undercoat, sand, gloss, let it sit a couple of weeks,
sand, gloss, let it sit again, sand, and finally two coats without a sand-
but it's an arse load of work.

My folks had a dutch built house with balcony and huge ornate front door. I
stripped that back to the bare wood and started again following this exact
method (I could get away with it once all the paint had gone off the door
but I still had to improve the draught sealing as the door was a tad smaller
after 50 years of paint had been removed) and got an utternly stunning
finish - but you can't skimp on prep or materials.

Personally I use Dulux stuff anyway and can achieve the same results
irrespective - but none of this quick drying or one coat stuff will deliver
the results.

It's a stunning door at No.10 - mind you - it gets polished daily - so it
bloody well should look good!!

Cheers
Dan.

Davao wrote:
Hi all.
Does anyone know how they get the finish on the front door of 10
downing st?

Specialist paint?

Thanks.

Arthur

Its called building it up process.

You put the undercoat on rub it down with wet&dry,put another undercoat on,
wet&dry again,slap the first coat on,wet&dry again the final coat should
look like a mirror. :-)

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:11:54 +0100, Davao wrote:

Hi all.
Does anyone know how they get the finish on the front door of 10 downing st?

Specialist paint?

Mostly by treating it like a car painting job, with the door being properly
prepared, filled, and sanded to perfection and each coat flatted down
before the next is applied.

I got a front door to look like that once, and found it easier to remove
the door and spray it.

Davao wrote:
Hi all.
Does anyone know how they get the finish on the front door of 10
downing st?
Specialist paint?

Nah. It's baked on by all the hot air involved................


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

"Davao" wrote in message
...
Hi all.
Does anyone know how they get the finish on the front door of 10 downing
st?

Specialist paint?

Thanks.

Arthur



http://www.swindon.gov.uk/10_downing...june04_010.jpg

"Dan delaMare-Lyon" wrote Give Farrow & Ball a
call they make this paint.

www.farrow-ball.com

They should be able to help you.

My recollection was that they didn't of late....I thought it was Dulux
that was used tbh.

It's a stunning door at No.10 - mind you - it gets polished daily - so it
bloody well should look good!!

Funnily enough I always used to admire the near mirror finish of the Number
10 door but in recent years I haven't thought it looks so good. So maybe
different paint? Lead free now rather than before? Or just the polishing
staff slacking?

H

On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:26:46 GMT, Dan delaMare-Lyon wrote:

Personally I use Dulux stuff anyway and can achieve the same results
irrespective - but none of this quick drying or one coat stuff will deliver
the results.

Yes, I've had the best results with Dulux for this sort of thing. Although
my experience is that if you want that high gloss finish you need to apply
the final coat by spraying or using a foam brush. It also helps to have the
door removed from the frame and horizontal on a trestle.

On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 14:24:39 +0100, HLAH wrote:

"Dan delaMare-Lyon" wrote Give Farrow & Ball a
call they make this paint.

www.farrow-ball.com

They should be able to help you.

My recollection was that they didn't of late....I thought it was Dulux
that was used tbh.

It's a stunning door at No.10 - mind you - it gets polished daily - so it
bloody well should look good!!

Funnily enough I always used to admire the near mirror finish of the Number
10 door but in recent years I haven't thought it looks so good. So maybe
different paint? Lead free now rather than before? Or just the polishing
staff slacking?

Or the constant dripping slime from Phony and Cruella is impossible to
polish off.

HLAH wrote:
"Dan delaMare-Lyon" wrote Give Farrow & Ball a
call they make this paint.
www.farrow-ball.com

They should be able to help you.
My recollection was that they didn't of late....I thought it was Dulux
that was used tbh.

It's a stunning door at No.10 - mind you - it gets polished daily - so it
bloody well should look good!!

Funnily enough I always used to admire the near mirror finish of the Number
10 door but in recent years I haven't thought it looks so good. So maybe
different paint? Lead free now rather than before? Or just the polishing
staff slacking?

H



I think it looks bloody awful. Coat after coat of gloss, year on year
produces that "gunked up" look. I bet it's soft underneath, like the
occupants

On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:11:54 +0100, "Davao"
had this to say:

Hi all.
Does anyone know how they get the finish on the front door of 10 downing st?

Specialist paint?

I'd have thought it was ebonised rather than painted.

--
Frank Erskine

Frank Erskine wrote:
On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:11:54 +0100, "Davao"
had this to say:

Hi all.
Does anyone know how they get the finish on the front door of 10
downing st?

Specialist paint?

I'd have thought it was ebonised rather than painted.

Could be shellac?

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Davao wrote:

Does anyone know how they get the finish on the front door of 10 downing st?

I read somewhere that they have two doors, so that the spare is
repainted somewhere else and swapped in for the existing one. I expect
they spray paint it like a car - after all, presumably the thing is made
of armour-plated steel or something?!

David

I read somewhere that they have two doors, so that the spare is
repainted somewhere else and swapped in for the existing one. I expect
they spray paint it like a car - after all, presumably the thing is made
of armour-plated steel or something?!

David

Just beat me to it, I was going to say it is so glossy I had always assumed
it was stove enamelled.

The message
from "HLAH" contains these words:

Funnily enough I always used to admire the near mirror finish of the Number
10 door but in recent years I haven't thought it looks so good. So maybe
different paint? Lead free now rather than before? Or just the polishing
staff slacking?

Just tarnished by association.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

The message k
from "The3rd Earl Of Derby" contains these words:

I'd have thought it was ebonised rather than painted.

Could be shellac?

Wouldn't Teflon be more appropriate?

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Davao wrote:
Hi all.
Does anyone know how they get the finish on the front door of 10
downing st?

Why do the media always have a reporter standing outside whenever there is
an alledged 'crisis'? Wouldn't it be cheaper & easier to film the reporter
in front of a large photo of No 10?


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

The Medway Handyman wrote:
Davao wrote:
Hi all.
Does anyone know how they get the finish on the front door of 10
downing st?

Why do the media always have a reporter standing outside whenever
there is an alledged 'crisis'? Wouldn't it be cheaper & easier to
film the reporter in front of a large photo of No 10?

Course it would,but they'd look a right bunch of rsoles if someone should
set it alight. ;-)

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Lobster wrote:

I read somewhere that they have two doors, so that the spare is
repainted somewhere else and swapped in for the existing one. I expect
they spray paint it like a car - after all, presumably the thing is made
of armour-plated steel or something?!

David


I'd heard the same thing. It means that they can take as long as they
need to get the painting absolutely perfect out of the public eye and
in the more controlled environment of a workshop. IIRC they swop them
over & re-paint them every 2 or 3 years.

Michael

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
.uk...
Davao wrote:
Hi all.
Does anyone know how they get the finish on the front door of 10
downing st?

I saw a programme on TV once about this subject ....
there's two doors, one in use; t'other as spare/refurbish ....
Just in case somebody despoils it.
the doors are AIUI, metal and armoured.


Why do the media always have a reporter standing outside whenever there is
an alledged 'crisis'? Wouldn't it be cheaper & easier to film the
reporter in front of a large photo of No 10?

The journo's are standing there for two purposes;-
a) it's the method for justifying to the Revenue their claims for outdoor
clothing allowance
b0 they just might get the photograph of the Minister for Transport,
Environment and the Regions- Minister for the Regions - Minister for
nowt - leaving for good.

A better question might be why do journo's sign off with ; 'Fred Bloggs ...
Westminster!' ... when anybody with the slightest idea of geography knows
the south of the river ain't _Westminster_ but _Lambeth_! Cries from the
gallery of 'They'll never notice!"

--

Brian