excess paint layers

[florrie]

I am about to begin decorating my hallway (the last room to be done hoorah!). Having removed 4 layers of textured wallpaper some with glitter painted onto it i've got to prepare the doors/skirting for a new coat.

From a brief look at some of the doors/skiring there is a layer of gloss, covered by matt which had been covered again with gloss.

In an ideal world i'd rip out all of the skirting/doors and replace them but i can't afford to do it.

I want the finish to look nice as its the first 'room' you come into in my flat but i've been decorating for the past 6 months and its starting to get on my nerves!

Is it better to strip all remnants of paint and start again (and cross my fingers that the wood underneath hasn't disentegrated completely) or would it be ok to sand it all down and paint one coat of undercoat folowed by a coat of gloss?

Many Thanks

 

[confidentincompetent]

Hi flo. Is the paint flaking and cracked?? this is the main reason we strip/ replace.. If its just a case of old paint runs and gobby uneveness and the paint is generally sound, consider first using a sander to level out the runs, then hand sand the rest. Then as you say undercoat and gloss. I'd go for a satinwood (low gloss) finish which will hide the imperfections a little.
good luck..

ps.. satinwood is self undercoating.. so skip undercoat and use two coats of satinwood..

 

[florrie]

Thank you for your reply

It is 'just a case of old paint runs and gobby uneveness and the paint is generally sound' so I'll sand it as you suggest.

Thanks for letting me know that satinwood is self-undercoating I've already painted all the other doors/wood in the flat with undercoat and 2 coats of gloss!

At least i know for next time!