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Apply caulking before or after painting skirting??

  • 18-07-2011 8:09pm
    #1
    paddy147
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    Do you apply caulking to new skirting board before or after painting it??

    Also,do you paint on an undercoat 1st and then paint on the eggshell,or do you just paint the eggshell straight onto the new skirting??

    Thanks.:)


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  • #2
    slimjimmc
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    Caulk before painting, that way you can paint the caulk the same colour and it won't pull away if the paint peels. As for undercoat, do what it says on the finish paint tin. Most paints need an undercoat on bare wood, but some are formulated not to need it so it depends on what your paint manufacturer specifies.


  • #3
    Joey the lips
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    Caulk, Sand, Undercoat, if still lumpy or a hole then more calk then undercoat over the calked area then gloss.


  • #4
    paddy147
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    slimjimmc wrote: »
    Caulk before painting, that way you can paint the caulk the same colour and it won't pull away if the paint peels. As for undercoat, do what it says on the finish paint tin. Most paints need an undercoat on bare wood, but some are formulated not to need it so it depends on what your paint manufacturer specifies.


    Thanks for that.

    Machpherson eggshell paint,and it does say that new/bare wood surface needs to be primed before eggshell is painted on.

    So I presume that a primer would be a normal wood undercoat paint???


  • #5
    slimjimmc
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    There's a slight difference between undercoat and primer but they're commonly incorrectly used to mean the same thing like I did. An under coat can be used as a wood primer but it's a bit thicker and tends to hide the grain and blemishes more. You could use a true primer or undercoat or both. Make sure you don't use an oil-based primer/undercoat when you're using a water-based paint. Water-based paints don't bond well to oil based-surfaces, but the other way around is ok.


  • #6
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    slimjimmc wrote: »
    There's a slight difference between undercoat and primer but they're commonly incorrectly used to mean the same thing like I did. An under coat can be used as a wood primer but it's a bit thicker and tends to hide the grain and blemishes more. You could use a true primer or undercoat or both. Make sure you don't use an oil-based primer/undercoat when you're using a water-based paint. Water-based paints don't bond well to oil based-surfaces, but the other way around is ok.


    Thanks for that advice.:)


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