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  • 03-11-2006 1:25pm
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    triona1
    Registered Users Posts: 593 ✭✭✭


    i moved into a house and the interior doors where satin sheen,i glossed them,i asked my neighbour why her doors come up so well, and thats when i realised what i done, help mine are awful what can i do


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    Wertz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,909 ✭✭✭✭Wertz


    I'm not with you...you're saying the doors were eggshell and you glossed them?

    Was this not your intention? What have the neighbour's doors got to do with anything?

    Define "awful".

    Are they panel doors or flush? Did you sand and undercoat them prior to glossing?


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    triona1
    Registered Users Posts: 593 ✭✭✭triona1


    no they where cream satin sheen,i did not no,so i decided to give them a gloss,they are panel doors and are much nicer with the satin sheen,i only realised when my neighbour told me all the doors are satin sheen,and they look terriable,so i want them back to the satin sheen.


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    Wertz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,909 ✭✭✭✭Wertz


    eggshell, satin sheen ; same difference

    You're saying you glossed them and don't like the finiish?
    Well to get them back to eggshell/satin finish you'll ned to sand the doors (lightly!) to break the shine then apply a fresh coat of satinwood....if you intend to change the colour it'll take at least 2 coats, if you intend to have them the same colour then you may get away with one coat.

    Use the following guide but I wouldn't pay much attention to where it asks you to use two different sized brushes; a 2" brush is fine. Do paint the door in the order shown and watch for runs and drips in the suggested places.

    paneldooranim.gif

    Top edge you can ignore, since the previous painters probably never did them either ;)

    http://www.bozzle.com/ps_Howtopaneldoor.html


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