painting over vanished wood

janey70

hi im after a little advice im in middle of trying to decorate my living room and have open plan stairs in my living room there a dark vanished wood and with easiest and quickest way possible would like to gloss them white ,havnt got time to sand them down is there anything i can get to paint over them as ive read that you cant just gloss over varnished wood ? not an expert at diy so plz be gentle with me

devotee

I'm afraid you'll have to sand the floor before painting it. Sorry!

martinthebandit

devotee wrote: »

I'm afraid you'll have to sand the floor before painting it. Sorry!

he has to sand the floor before painting the stairs? really?

if the varnish on the stairs is fairly old then you should be able to get away with putting a coat of undercoat on first.

But personally I would still give them a light sand to provide a key first, then undercoat and then gloss

Ms_Chocaholic

Yeah I had similar dark varnish on my stairs when I moved in, I did as martinthebandit suggested, a light sanding, undercoat and then gloss - they look good but they did take some doing

devotee

martinthebandit wrote: »

he has to sand the floor before painting the stairs? really?

if the varnish on the stairs is fairly old then you should be able to get away with putting a coat of undercoat on first.

But personally I would still give them a light sand to provide a key first, then undercoat and then gloss

Sorry misread! Where's the doh button when you need one

nickj_2

prime it with bin primer http://zinsseruk.com/shop/Product.aspx?cId=130&pgId=354 ,

just give a light sand down , prime with bin primer and then undercoat and gloss or 2 coats of satinwood ,

janey70

thanks made me giggle about floor lol when you say light sanding any easy tips for this ,like wire wool or something soz for being bit thick im having to do this all myself :0( . also is there anywhere where i can by the b.i.n on line none of stockists are close to me ?

jennifernil

It is probably mahogany, painting it would be sacrilege!!

Why do people not appreciate the different timbers these days?

White paint will need constant maintenance, unlike varnished timber.

macman

How long does it take to lightly sand an open staircase? Since no risers, 45 mins max, even by hand? Or 20 mins with a power sander.
Prep is more than half the work, skimp on it and the shortcuts will be apparent in the end result.
If you are going to do it, do it properly as nickj specifies. Clean and wipe down with white spirit before each coat.

devotee

janey70 wrote: »

thanks made me giggle about floor lol when you say light sanding any easy tips for this ,like wire wool or something soz for being bit thick im having to do this all myself :0( . also is there anywhere where i can by the b.i.n on line none of stockists are close to me ?

Giggle back at you! Just noticed your thread says "vanished wood" :rotfl:
Think we are both having blonde moments today :eek: