Gloss Door to Satinwood (paint scratching off)

[dumdum]

My doors were been painted with cream gloss paint by previous owners. The original factory was brown doors.

However, I had been reluctant to re-paint the doors, as the original was such a good job and they did n't have any brush mark and very smooth finish. Almost factory finish.

A couple of years ago, I decide to finally re-paint the door, as looking tired. I was worried about leaving brush marks. I decided against using oil paint.

I hand sanded the gloss paint layer to provide a key and painted using Dulux Satinwood (the water based one). (They had another one with oil).

However, I have managed to graze the door and the pain layer has come off. The original paint layer can be see underneath.

I don't remember if I used undercoat.... I did whatever the Dulux guy recommended to me....

Are these new Satinwood paints like that?

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[Stevie darling]

I’ve never had much luck with water based satin paints.

I had a similar problem with glossed door frames. Eventually I used some oil based satin my dad had in his shed. It looks as good as the day it went on 2 years ago.

I’m no professional painter, it’s just my experience with these satin paints.

 

[sparkwright]

With respect, how much of a sanding did you give these doors?

Does the old oil-based cream gloss that you have revealed feel shiny or 'flat'?

It may have been better to have sanded the old paint, then applied an oil-based undercoat, then the water-based.

Water-based paint over oil-based gloss is always going to be a concern unless thorough rubbing down is done.

Some of these water-based paints used on the wood in the home sometimes feel soft and almost slightly sticky, and you just know you could pick at it with your fingernails.

I think you're more likely to get brushmarks more with water-based than you would with oil-based, IMO.