Are my skirting boards / doors gloss, matt or silk?

[charliebean]

Hi,

I have put down laminate and now before i put the skirting back on i want to sand it down and repaint it. I want it to match the doors, and the rest of the house but im not sure what was used previously.

I dont think it is gloss, and i went and bought matt, but before i open it i looked again, and maybe its not, maybe its silk or something. How can i tell?

I could take a photo and add it if that will help, but photos can be decieving cant they.

 

[Paintbrush]

Unlikely to be matt as that's normally an emulsion.

If it has a soft sheen finish it's most probably Satin for wood. Eggshell also has a similar finish but out of the two I would opt for Satin wood.

Some more info here on the two products:

http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=117518

 

[charliebean]

thanks. You can certainly get matt for wood as thats what i bought yesterday. But perhaps its not used very often.

If i was starting fresh i would go ahead and use satinwood, but i dont want to use that (or matt) and find that it doesnt match very well with everything else.

I'll go take some photos.

 

[charliebean]

ok here are two photos of the same part. One with the light glancing off it and the other at a different angle.

In reality to the eye, I would say the reflection of the surface is more like the second image, but its not without any reflection at all.


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[Paintbrush]

I would have said that's gloss as the sheen in the first photo is quite high - perhaps someone with a bit more knowledge could advise.

 

[charliebean]

yeah i would say that if i saw the photo too, but to the eye its nowhere near that glossy and not the same as gloss i have seen before.