hi i have had conflicting advise about how to repaint my exterior windows i have been told to remove and sand down flakey paint then only use undercoat then a top coat of gloss i have asked if priming the sanded surfaces is necessary and been told no as it was already primed some timber ie the sills i have completeley sanded back i am also getting a painter in to do all the high timber eaves etc etc and want the job done correctly so primer or no primer? cheers
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Simple rule of thumb...if you have bare wood, prime it..if its just existing paint, dont.
But to save messing about with a seprate tin of primer thin some oil based undercoat out by 30% and use that.
From experience id say that most painted use thin undercoat these days and not traditional pink wood primer.
But to save messing about with a seprate tin of primer thin some oil based undercoat out by 30% and use that.
From experience id say that most painted use thin undercoat these days and not traditional pink wood primer.
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