How do you guys prepare timber doors for painting new gloss, where small patches of the old paint is chipped and flaking down to the wood.
The quick way would be to scrape away the flaking paint, prime and undercoat patches of bare wood, remove the sheen from the remaining paint and paint the entire door. However, this obviously wouldn't produce a great finish.
Is stripping all of the paint back down to bare wood the only way forward? Or are there any 'fine fillers' for timber which can be used to produce a smooth surface?
The quick way would be to scrape away the flaking paint, prime and undercoat patches of bare wood, remove the sheen from the remaining paint and paint the entire door. However, this obviously wouldn't produce a great finish.
Is stripping all of the paint back down to bare wood the only way forward? Or are there any 'fine fillers' for timber which can be used to produce a smooth surface?