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Well, the saga continues ... I have left the oil-based undercoat for a full month to dry and hopefully dissipate the oil. I put a coat of Zinsser Bullseye 123 over two doors as a trial and left it 12 hours to dry. I then did a 'masking tape test' and all the Bullseye peeled off. Have I...

Thanks for the advice again footprints and chri5. How long will it take for the new undercoat to fully dry and harden? I'm thinking of leaving it for a month and then trying again? And if that's no good then try the stain blocker. Also, I guess I need to strip off the peeling paint I put on the...

Interesting results... 1 Aqua satin over aqua primer-undercoat - absolutely fine 2 Aqua satin over oil-based undercoat - peels 3 Aqua primer-undercoat over oil-based undercoat - cissing (at least that's what I think it's called having hunted on the web for a description) but sticks OK where...

Thank you for the suggestion, I have started a little test with some scrap wood.

Finally tackling repainting old oil-based glossed woodwork ... Tried sugar soap, rub down and appiedy modern (low VOC) oilbased undercoat - adhered fine. Left it a week to dry thoroughly and applied aqua satin finish but it is peeling off all over the place. So I tried water based...