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Thanks guys, I think Stoday hit the nail on the head!

Zampa, Many thanks for your experienced advise. I'll use oil based undercoats as primer as you've suggested. You mentioned masonry paint, which brings me nicely to another question I have. Here in France I've not seen many (if any) buildings finished in gloss masonry paint...

Hi, Recently bought a 1930 house in the Bearn region (64) which I am slowly renovating. I got a local electrician in to look over the wiring, it was fairly easy to see as almost all of it is in those horrid plastic cable ducting snaking about the walls in every room! He gave it a...

Zampa, Thanks, I'll do a test piece and see how it turns out. But the main thing is that I want it to last and not see the paint blistering after only a couple of years because maybe the woods resin has started to work its way out. Anyway, what is the chemical difference between primer...

I always understood that when painting new woodwork you always applied a 3 coat system, ie. primer, undercoat and topcoat. Here in France I find it near impossible to get wood primer. When I ask, they say its not necessary, just thin down some undercoat and apply before a second (undiluted)...