Made a (BIG) mistake of buying some un-primed MDF skirting (Edwardian design, 220m high) and architrave. In the past I'd either used pine or the pre-primed stuff you get from B&Q.
This has turned in to a nightmare. Even with the proper primer (Wickes) it takes a loooong time to get a decent finish; prime, wait, rub down, another coat of prime, rub down, gloss, wait, rub down, gloss. So (having a lot of other things to get finished) I was wondering if throwing money at it would help.
Does anyone know how it is primed in the factory, the kind of finish you see on the stuff from B&Q. That seems VERY smooth and I'm wondering if they use a special primer, or is it just that its achieved using a dedicated spray machine??
Anyone know? As I say I don't mind paying a little bit for a good quality (spray?) primer - perhaps not water based and rather more like a pva solution?
I know I'm being lazy really (before anyone says it )
G
This has turned in to a nightmare. Even with the proper primer (Wickes) it takes a loooong time to get a decent finish; prime, wait, rub down, another coat of prime, rub down, gloss, wait, rub down, gloss. So (having a lot of other things to get finished) I was wondering if throwing money at it would help.
Does anyone know how it is primed in the factory, the kind of finish you see on the stuff from B&Q. That seems VERY smooth and I'm wondering if they use a special primer, or is it just that its achieved using a dedicated spray machine??
Anyone know? As I say I don't mind paying a little bit for a good quality (spray?) primer - perhaps not water based and rather more like a pva solution?
I know I'm being lazy really (before anyone says it )
G