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Painting over gloss

  • 19-10-2010 7:01pm
    #1
    cantgetright
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    just painted our wooden back gate a gloss black and it looks terrible, what would be the best paint to go over the gloss?


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  • #2
    Latchy
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    Maybe one undercoat of grey gloss followed by another of ' good quality ' white gloss .


  • #3
    builditwell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭builditwell


    As with most paint suppliers they always have a suggested undercoat colour for the topcoat/gloss finish. Give it a really good sanding so u provide the undercoat with a good key to adhere to exsisting gloss. Then undercoat in grey (2 coats) and select your gloss finish colour and coat twice to get a great finish on the paint :)


  • #4
    cantgetright
    Closed Accounts Posts: 394 ✭✭cantgetright


    Thanks for your posts..
    Its the gloss finish i want to get rid of, theres to much of a shine and when it rains it looks kind of greasy.


  • #5
    CarrickMcJoe
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    ITS GROUNDHOG DAY!:D


  • #6
    soundsham
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    cantgetright wrote: »
    Thanks for your posts..
    Its the gloss finish i want to get rid of, theres to much of a shine and when it rains it looks kind of greasy.

    ok so,
    1 undercoat followed by 2 coats of eggshell finish (semi-gloss)


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