I am building a floor to ceiling cupboard the front of which will be flush to give the appearance of a wall. Some timber will be showing and will need to be knotted. I want to paint the cupboard with emulsion to match the walls. Can I emulsion over the knotting? or apply a water based primer then emulsion? or possibly use another finish in the same colour (this can be mixed at Dulux trade)
Emulsion over Knotting
- Thread starter maltaron
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The emulsion will take over the knotting but it would be wiser to use a primer to cover the wood before the emulsion.
Emulsion paints are not really designed to be applied to timber and should never be applied to a bare timber surface, you can if you wish after applying your knotting solution apply a coat of primer undercoat, then when dry lightly sand and then repeat this one more time. This should offer a stable surface of which to apply your emulsion, yet is always a better option to select a paint system that is designed to be applied to a particular surface.
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