Help with satinwood paint

ebaybaby

Posted on DIY, but no response!
Hi All,
I have a chest of drawers similar to picture in link below.
I painted it 24 hours ago with Dulux satinwood, self undercoating paint and it is still very wet, even looks very "glossy" still.
The chest does not have any grain, very smooth, with a non-handpainted finish, similar to a melamine but not if you see what I mean?.
I gave it a light sand, stirred the paint etc.
Any advice please?

Pic here

pollyanna_26

Hi it might be worth posting on the shabby chic thread on os forums .
You may even find information on there already . Excellent info on there including emma kate and traditional painters posts hth .
polly

ebaybaby

Thank you have just found it and posted.

pollyanna_26

Tried to edit my post but it wouldn't cooperate .Meant to add Dulux satinwood is not a flat finish it has a sheen . The weather at the moment is going to delay paint drying . If I recall correctly there are two versions of satinwood one acrylic based -dries quite quickly . The other is oil based and minimum six hours drying . Good luck . polly.

billyolly

I painted some cupboards with it in the summer mostly m d f and it took 3 days before it was fully dry,it does seem quite hard wearing.

ebaybaby

Thanks both of you!
It is an oil based one.
Got up this morning with the intention of wiping off with white spirit and starting again, but, it has actually started to dry, so all is not lost!

pollyanna_26

Glad to hear all is well . I know that feeling of dread and starting all over again !