Painting over dark varnished doors/skirting boards

jtz

Hi,
I've got 4 doors in my dining room all varnished in dark mahogany. I really want to paint them all white and just painted one of them now, thinking the paint will stick:rolleyes:. However, it doesn't look too good and will probably look the same after a second and third coat. Has anyone got any ideas of what products I could use first before painting them e.g primers as really don't want to have to sand them down:o

This is the paint I will be using on the doors and skirting boards-http://www.dulux.co.uk/products/info/non-drip_gloss.jsp

Thanks a lot in advance:o

littlerose12345

I think you're going to have to sand them down... Then prime then gloss them.. We used an undercoat from B&Q and gloss was also from B&Q and look lovely. Sanding was key though and gave a lovely finish.

playa1406

preperation is key to a successful finish is what i was always taught so I'd definatly sand back to wood or use a paint stripper

McKneff

like littlerose says, sanding is the key to a good job.

The paint needs a purchase which is where sanding comes in.

Sand and brush off the dust between each coat and just lightly sand between undercoat and top coat.

You will see a big difference in the finish and it will last longer.

MX5huggy

Dark wood to white I would expect to have to do 4 coats, after sanding 1 primer 2 undercoat and 1 top.

littlerose12345

McKneff wrote: »

like littlerose says, sanding is the key to a good job.

The paint needs a purchase which is where sanding comes in.

Sand and brush off the dust between each coat and just lightly sand between undercoat and top coat.

You will see a big difference in the finish and it will last longer.

Oohh i didn't realise you had to sand between coats?! Might have to try that one..!

jtz

thanks everyone for the replies. the doors have panels of glass, except one so there are lots of grooves on them, making it harder to sand down so would it be easier to use a paint stripper or will I be better off just sanding them both manually and using an electric sander?
also, if I did sand them, could I do wet sanding?
TIA

ormus

i would have stripped the lot off with heat gun first. so much easier. take care near the glass of course.
wet sanding is not really a goer with wood. theres no need either.
from dark to white, four coats is probably the minimum.