Hi All,
You've never failed me yet good people of the forums so here goes!
Decorating hallway landing and stairs. 8 doors......Yay!!!
The doors in question are an unidentified species of wood which has been stained a shade like mahogany by the looks. Its got a bit of a sheen so I'm not sure if there are stains that have that sort of effect or if its had a lacquer / varnish coat after.
Anyhoo. I want to gloss them white so they stop sucking every ray of light within 200 miles out of the atmosphere and was wondering what my best method of stopping the dark colour showing through. Basically my questions are this.
1. Am I correct in assuming a water based stain would require a oil based primer and vice versa?
2. If so, how do I tell if its water based or oil based stain already on the doors?
3. Is primer and undercoat combined any good for this type of job or should I use primer, undercoat and then top coat?
4. Can anyone recommend any product that covers well in minimum number of coats? I've used cheap paint and ended up doing about 4 coats. I've used what I would consider better quality paint that rhymes with mulux and one that rhymes with frown and still ended up doing 4 coats so I thought it time I asked someone with more expertise than myself (ie. most people here!)
Thanks for your time guys.
Jim
You've never failed me yet good people of the forums so here goes!
Decorating hallway landing and stairs. 8 doors......Yay!!!
The doors in question are an unidentified species of wood which has been stained a shade like mahogany by the looks. Its got a bit of a sheen so I'm not sure if there are stains that have that sort of effect or if its had a lacquer / varnish coat after.
Anyhoo. I want to gloss them white so they stop sucking every ray of light within 200 miles out of the atmosphere and was wondering what my best method of stopping the dark colour showing through. Basically my questions are this.
1. Am I correct in assuming a water based stain would require a oil based primer and vice versa?
2. If so, how do I tell if its water based or oil based stain already on the doors?
3. Is primer and undercoat combined any good for this type of job or should I use primer, undercoat and then top coat?
4. Can anyone recommend any product that covers well in minimum number of coats? I've used cheap paint and ended up doing about 4 coats. I've used what I would consider better quality paint that rhymes with mulux and one that rhymes with frown and still ended up doing 4 coats so I thought it time I asked someone with more expertise than myself (ie. most people here!)
Thanks for your time guys.
Jim