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Hi all,
I am painting some MDF units and whitewood picture frames.
I have used an MDF primer of the units, 2 coats and sanded down. On the whitewood doors I have used Zinsser BIN to help prevent knots seeping through. I used 2 coats of this as per Zinsser guidelines.
The top coat is a Valspar Deep Space Echo from B&Q - customers choice. Ideally they recommend using a grey undercoat in conjunction with this top coat in satin. However, the MDF primer and the Zinsser is white. Never used valspar before, so just assuming it won't darken as much as it should, so may require a third top coat. I did ask and they said 2 coats is usually the best, though a third won't hurt. If you want it darker.
I wanted to ask, would it be ok to put a coat of grey undercoat on top of the 2 mdf primer undercoats, then 2 top coats of the dark grey on top? I know it's more time, but would zinsser react with the grey undercoat or the mdf primer?
Thanks in advance
I am painting some MDF units and whitewood picture frames.
I have used an MDF primer of the units, 2 coats and sanded down. On the whitewood doors I have used Zinsser BIN to help prevent knots seeping through. I used 2 coats of this as per Zinsser guidelines.
The top coat is a Valspar Deep Space Echo from B&Q - customers choice. Ideally they recommend using a grey undercoat in conjunction with this top coat in satin. However, the MDF primer and the Zinsser is white. Never used valspar before, so just assuming it won't darken as much as it should, so may require a third top coat. I did ask and they said 2 coats is usually the best, though a third won't hurt. If you want it darker.
I wanted to ask, would it be ok to put a coat of grey undercoat on top of the 2 mdf primer undercoats, then 2 top coats of the dark grey on top? I know it's more time, but would zinsser react with the grey undercoat or the mdf primer?
Thanks in advance