Paint interior door and skirting

catoutthebag

Never painted in my life!:eek:

Thinking of giving the above a ggo rather than get someone in as I did with interior.

They both seem in good nick. Main concern is getting paint on the locks or my floor with the skirting.

Is it sufficient for both to sugar soap clean and then apply a coat of dulux white and then second coat a day later?

And the doors are types with the 4 covices (?) So this is best with a brush rather than roller? Ditto with skirting? How to avoid streaky brush marks though :eek:

Thank you

flashg67

Use a decent quality brush and don't apply the paint too thick. Others may disagree, but I find it easier to get a good finish with non drip gloss. I always remove door handles and latches before painting. Protect carpets with dust sheets from pound shop shop and mask the edges of the carpet with masking tape pushed down the edge of the carpet if you can't lift it up.
A light sanding between coats will give a good finish and allow you to spot any drips/runs.

Give it a go - you'll get a sense of satisfaction afterwards and save some money.

aggypanthus

MY OH prefers normal gloss. He uses a roller for the flat areas of the door, then the brush for the edges, panels etc. one coat will do if its on top of the same colour, probably white? Work the paint in well .

catoutthebag

Thank you so far

I'm not very diy as you can tell so I'll probably use tape over handles.

Is gloss same as paint?

Can I use same product on door and skirting? Is a quick clean and one coat sufficient? Don't really want to get into sanding, removing handles and doing lots of coats . I'll probably use a brush for both ...as long as no brush marks? !

catoutthebag

Will I have to sand between coats, !?

The whole door? Each side, 4-5 doors :eek: just normal fine grain sand papier?

pendragon_arther

I use a George (plastic protector) for skirting (a long plastic triangular tool with a handle to push down the edge of the carpet at the edge by the skirting to get below its level. You need a rag dampened with white spirit to wipe after each stroke but its 12" length makes the job quite quick.

Waterlily24

My hubby doesn't like gloss at all. Can't think of the name of what he uses normally but I know sometimes he mixes two sorts of paint together to get a more matt finish. Must admit that I prefer the matt finish too.

Waterlily24

It's eggshell and if he can't get hold of that for some reason mixes gloss with undercoat.