quick q - does woodwork need fully cleaning before every coat?

usman330

Painting woodwork in house at moment.
Steps I have followed:

1. sand then thoroughly vacuum and wipe down
2. undercoat & primer
3. light sand quick wipe down
4. satinwood coat 1

Thats were im at. Next I will be giving the first satinwood coat a light sand to de nib it.

How far do you have to go in regards to cleaning, I dont fancy puling the vacuum out and hoovering thoroughly again, would a quick wipe of the woodwork be ok between coat?

Or is it recommended to go all out and properly vacuum and wipe down between every coat as that will take around an hour each time its had a light sand between coats

Im using this Dulux trade satinwood looks like it will need 3 coats, very watery stuff!

ritesh

Hi There,

The steps you have taken are absolutely fine. Just one question were there any knots in the wood and if so did you apply knotting treatment to these?

A quick wipe down after sanding is also perfectly fine as well.

London50

usman330 wrote: »

Painting woodwork in house at moment.
Steps I have followed:

1. sand then thoroughly vacuum and wipe down
2. undercoat & primer
3. light sand quick wipe down
4. satinwood coat 1

Thats were im at. Next I will be giving the first satinwood coat a light sand to de nib it.

How far do you have to go in regards to cleaning, I dont fancy puling the vacuum out and hoovering thoroughly again, would a quick wipe of the woodwork be ok between coat?

Or is it recommended to go all out and properly vacuum and wipe down between every coat as that will take around an hour each time its had a light sand between coats

Im using this Dulux trade satinwood looks like it will need 3 coats, very watery stuff!



I would not bother vacuming between any extra coats, once the paint is dry and sanded just wipe off any dust with a damp cloth then apply next coat.
Most vacuum cleaners will end up {unless with a good HEPA filter} putting as much dust back as it removes.:)

Hoploz

You don't absolutely have to sand between coats, but if you do it'll be a bit smoother. I don't usually bother, esp with satin rather than gloss these days. Just put the second coat straight over the first once it's gone off. Have not had any problems doing this

usman330

Thanks all.
Its been a couple of days since the 1st coat so I think I will just give it all a very light going over with fine sandpaper and them run a damp cloth over it to clean then put the next coat on.

In regards to knots, its old skirting etc that has been sanded back but still had paint on so I didnt use any knotting solution as I think it any knots were to show they would have done by now.