Painting wood panelling in a bathroom

[tapir]

Hi

We are considering panelling our bathroom with wood tongue and groove panels from the floor to about a metre off the floor.

However, I'm not sure how to decorate them. Ideally I would like to use specialist bathroom paint due to the damper atmosphere you get in a bathroom - however, I don't know if you could use this emulsion on wood.

The wood will be untreated to start with. A bloke working in Homebase told me that I could just use wood primer to start and then I could use the Bathroom emulsion over the top.

Does this sound right? I'm sure there must be some way of doing this as you see it in all the poncy magazines!

By the way, there is no shower involved and the room has pretty good ventilation.

Thanks very much for your help.

 

[gcol]

Steer clear of that kitchen and bathroom paint - it's blurdy awful stuff to apply.

 

[tapir]

I know! Sadly I have used it on the walls in the kitchen, and i used so much of it!

I have also been recommended eggshell, and kitchen cupboard paint (for the bathroom wood)

 

[Zampa]

Id go for oil based eggshell for decent protection but make sure you prime and undercoat the back and the ends of the grain...this wil help reduce or even stop swelling and flaking

 

[Jasonb]

I've done a couple of bathrooms with panelling, I used oil based eggshell over Quick drying primer/undercoat and just a coat of left over oil paint over the primer for the back.

You can get the eggshell mixed to match your wall colour, but don't go for the waterbased one.

Jason

 

[joe-90]

Satinwood is as good as anything in a bathroom.




joe

 

[tapir]

Thanks very much to all of you for your replies.

Like the sound of the oil based eggshell. However, I'm not sure how you would know whether it was oil or water-based - sorry to be thick!

Have had a quick look on the Dulux website and they say their eggshell is "solvent based" - does this mean it's oil based rather than water?

Or, at the risk of sparking a debate, can anyone recommend a specific brand/product please?

Ta v much!

 

[gcol]

Yeah if it says solvent based, then it'll be oil based. An easy way if you're not sure is to see what it says on the tin regarding cleaning of brushes - clean in water = water based, clean in white spirit or turps = oil based.

 

[Jasonb]

You will probably have to go to a decent decorators suppliers or trade paint outlet to get the oil based one mixed. I generally use Dulux but the crown one is just as good.

Jason

 

[tapir]

Thanks to all of you for your help!

 

[Zampa]

Nice bit of advertising...but the thread 4 years old mate..I think he might be sorted by now..