Wooden front door painted but very blotchy

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Hi
As you can see below the paint job has not turned out as expected.
The wooden door was originally stained/varnished. When sanded it was still botchy (i assumed that this was due to uneven staining?).
Anyway it was painted with Johnstones Flexible primer and then Flexible Gloss (both same colour - sweet pepper). 2 Coats primer and 1 coat gloss.
Any ideas of why its turned out like this and also what i can do to correct it? My present plan is to just paint it black but dont want to do anything until i understand the underlying issue.
thanks in advance
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[sparkwright]

Are the primer and topcoat oil-based or water-based?

When painting over varnished hardwood doors, one option is a thorough sand down, aluminium wood primer (oil-based), undercoat (oil-based), topcoat.

Do you need all those hinges?!

 

[geraldthehamster]

The underlying issue may be that you've only applied one coat of gloss, which is seldom sufficient.

 

[blightymam]

The underlying issue may be that you've only applied one coat of gloss, which is seldom sufficient.

Exactly, esp when changing colour so much.

 

[Bosswhite]

What time of day was it painted?, looks like damp/dew has caught the gloss paint before it has cured. or the paint was not thoroughly stirred before use.

 

[geraldthehamster]

In any case, another couple of coats should fix it. I like the flower.

Cheers
Richard