paint satin varnish over varnish gloss

[vik2001]

i have some internal doors in the house painted in varnish mahogany, then have been finished with clear gloss varnish.

serveral years later i now need to repaint the doors. i bought a tin of Ronseal satin mahogany varnish. can i just paint straight over the gloss varnish with the satin varnish??

 

[Robbie uk]

Give them a gentle Flat off with some wet'n'dry and then wipe over with white spirit. Then you can coat them up with the satin no problems.

 

[vik2001]

thanks robbie. whats flat off with some wet and dry mean?? i didnt understand that term...

 

[Lyngarth]

Wet and dry is the name/make of some fine paper to rub down with. Flat off means to rub down just enough to take the gloss /shine of the doors.

 

[Robbie uk]

As Lyngarth says..Its Wet ' n' dry because you can use it with water, this enables you to get a super smooth finish. It also stops it clogging up.