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longshanks · 2008-05-27 17:11:56

how do folks? at the minute i'm getting bored looking at the skirting and door frames in a couple of the rooms in my house. i've decided they'd look better painted, but the problem is those badboys are varnished. is it much of a job to paint over? does the varnish need to be completely removed? sanded down? stripped…

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27-05-2008 6:11pm

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longshanks

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how do folks?
at the minute i'm getting bored looking at the skirting and door frames in a couple of the rooms in my house. i've decided they'd look better painted, but the problem is those badboys are varnished. is it much of a job to paint over? does the varnish need to be completely removed? sanded down? stripped chemically? (without spending a fortune hiring someone etc.) whats the dealio kids?

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#2 27-05-2008 6:17pm
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There's a DIY forum here: http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=116

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#3 27-05-2008 6:40pm
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truly you do learn something new every day, for that is one nugget of information of which i was not aware. thanks javafella

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#4 27-05-2008 6:43pm
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Google seems to go the chemical way
http://www.colehardware.com/howto/varnish/varnish.htm
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/pt_staining/article/0,,DIY_14208_2271380,00.html
http://www.videojug.com/tag/diy-house-and-garden

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#5 27-05-2008 9:58pm
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just leave them, and angle your chair a different way so you dont see

life is far too short for using nitmores on skirting boards amd no one will notice

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#6 27-05-2008 10:13pm
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I did something like that before, i just sanded down the door (which was varnished), and painted over, its still grand!!!

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#7 27-05-2008 10:19pm
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Please refer/reply to http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055302046 in the appropriate forum.
If you'd prefer that this thread be moved there, and the other one closed/deleted, drop me a PM.

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#8 28-05-2008 8:51am
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All the door frames in our old property were varnished and I painted the lot with an oil based interior undercoat and gloss. I lightly rubbed the varnished surfaces first to help key the undercoat, but I didn't try to remove the varnish - just rought it up a bit. Two coats of undercoat killed the natural colour and the gloss finished it. Looked fine and I had no problems with it after it had hardened.

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#9 28-05-2008 1:03pm
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Threads merged.

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