Decorating New Pine Skirting Board

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Hello there, I will be decorating new pine skirting board before fitting.

Please help to confirm that this work sequence are ok:

1. fill any minor dents or knocks
2. lightly sand rough or filled area
3. apply knotting solution over knotts
4. apply 1 coat of Dulux Wood Primer
5. apply 1 coat of Dulux Satinwood
6. fit skirting board
7. apply 2nd coat of Dulux Satinwood

What should I use to clean off any 'dust' after sanding?

I have no experience of applying knotting solution. Do I just brush over once on the knotts only?

When priming, do I just prime over the front facing of the skirting and leave the back in bare wood?

Do I need to undercoat with Satinwood?

For 45 metres of 150mm skirting board how much Primer and Satinwood will I need?

I have about 2 litres of Dulux White Satinwood left over 2 years ago. Any problem do you foresee using old paint?
 
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1/ apply one coat of knotting to all knots.
2/ Apply one coat of oil based wood primer.
3/ sand down and fill any imperfections to the timber.
4/ Apply one coat of satinwood
5/ fit skirts and apply second of satinwood.


A dusting brush is usually used to dust off after sanding.

Best practice to paint both sides if the skirts are off.
satinwood needs a primer or undercoat prior to putting top coats on.
You would need two / two and half litres of paint.

paint that has been stood wil probably have a skin on. take this off and give it a good stir up. If thick add a little turps. Might need pouring through a pair of tights to get any bits out first.
 
Hi Robbie,
Thank you very much for your comprehensive reply.

I will follow your advice to coat both sides. Is it good enough to just prime the back to seal the wood?
 
As long as there is something on the back thats ok. Just in case there is any damp or any water is to run under the skirting.
 
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1/ apply one coat of knotting to all knots.
2/ Apply one coat of oil based wood primer.
3/ sand down and fill any imperfections to the timber.
4/ Apply one coat of satinwood
5/ fit skirts and apply second of satinwood.

A few questions, if someone can help............

Can i ask why you stated using Oil based primer?

Is oil based satin prone to yellowing after a couple of years?

Can i use a oil based primer then a water based top coat or vice versa?

Many thanks in advance
 
There is often confliction between what primers to apply to new work, an oil based wood primer not only raises the grain of the timber it provides the perfect base for subsequent paint systems, a very good recommendation by Robbie.

Sadly all oil based paints will yellow after time, it is in actual fact natural light that helps to deter this. Eg. If the room is subject to a lot of sunlight then the yellowing will be retarded.

In answer to your last question you should only apply a specific wood primer to new woodwork, and it should never be used as an undercoat. This is often where the confliction between a specific primer and the primer undercoats come into play.

Other than that it would be fine to use waterbased over oil or vice versa.

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Is it therefore better to use a oil based primer? And if i use a water based satin over this, will it still yellow?

i posted this earlier but accidently created a new post. This is what i was going to do. Any thoughts....


1. Rustins Knotting Solution (white)
2. Wickes Acrylic Water based Primer/Undercoat (got some in the shed)
3. Light sand down
4. 2nd Primer/Undercoat
5. Dulux or Crown water based Satin
6. Light sand down
7. 2nd Coat of water Satin
8. Sit back and wait for the wife to tell me how crap it looks (typical).
 
once u have sanded,applied knotting,n gave it 2 coats good coats of acrylic primer give it another light scuff and you will defo get away with 1 coat of satinwood.

and i would defo give the back of the skirtings 1 or 2 coats of acrylic primer just incase as any water damage and for all the time it will take you !!! just make sure you lick in the top of it 1st so it doesnt run on to the face of the skirting as tht can be a pain in the a$$ to sand down if u dnt notice it and manage to catch it before it dries.
 
Is the Wickes acrylic water based primer/undercoat ok. Just wondering - dont want to go through all this and then find out its crap. Or shall i use Dulux water based primer (non acrylic)?
 

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