Clear varnish over satin gloss?

[ukal]

hi. I have just bought a 'ready primed' window board to use as an internal step to finish off our french doors. I was going to paint it with Satin Gloss but wanted to protect it further with it being a step.

Can i apply some kind of varnish (I'm after a satin finish), to protect the gloss? If so which kind would you recommend?

Or am I best off putting wooden floor paint onto the door step with no varnish? If so which kind would you recommend?

any advice welcome.

many thanks

 

[Robbie uk]

Varnish wont protect it any further. Varnish over oil based paints tend to make it look yellow aswell.

 

[big-all]

if its mdf then it will fail quite quickly unless you keep it dry

 

[ladylola]

I seem to recall that Tecaloid vehical paint had a varnish top coat system. It was used on our council lorries in the 70/80's according to my father who worked for the local authorities at the time .
Not that it really helps answer the question.

 

[ukal]

thanks all. and er...thanks ladylola

So perhaps wooden floor paint is the way forward for better protection from being scuffed etc? Yes its primed MDF.

 

[WabbitPoo]

What's "satin gloss"?

 

[ukal]

Amateur speak for satinwood.

 

[wilsonspaints1990]

Which is Dulux's terminology for Acrylic Eggshell

 

[dcdec]

Satinwood is not Dulux's eggshell, eggshell is Dulux's eggshell, acrylic or not.