Thread: Painting interior of a house

I used low shin on my last 2 houses (water base) Semi gloss is ok as well
Just give a light sand to remove any scale or gloss patches and then if you like to have a pait surface that would last 10 years or more give oone coat of Tubmans 3 in 1 and then two coats of the finish paint.
I used Dulux for the finish coats
But what it is working for me not necessary wil be good for others

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Originally Posted by dullbird

This might seem like a dumb question....

but when painting doors, door frames and skirting boards....do you have to use gloss?

As in lip?

Originally Posted by Stuuu

As in lip?

could you imagine how long that would take

Originally Posted by dullbird

could you imagine how long that would take

Keeping the lip gloss on while you painted?

The advantage with full gloss is that it's easier to wipe clean, worth considering on doors and frames, places that attract hands.
With painting, 90% of the result is in the preparation.
It is also of utmost importance that when applying paint, be it undercoat, primer or topcoat; matt, semi-gloss or high sheen, you get the sticky side to the area to be covered.
Hope this has been helpful, remember to post photos, before, after and during; include painters.

Don't save money and buy cheap paint. Expensive paint has more pigment and stuff so takes less coats to get a good finish. More expensive brands often also aply more easily, so make the job shorter.

If you're painting gloss enamel you could try using an applicator pad rather than a roller or a brush - get the paint tray with the roller wheel to load the paint onto the pad. They give a really good finish more quickly than a brush.

And, the one time I used waterbased enamel I regretted it, maybe it's better now.

have no intention of using cheap paint.......already picked out colours in the dulux range

its just that in the uk everything was glossed when it came to doors etc...and I just hate the look of it, it may wipe clean easier but I think I would rather something be a little harder to wipe clean then look tacky....because a shiney gloss to me looks just like that tacky..

also we have always found when its time to paint again over a gloss...as it always is unless your going white but even then it always turned to an off white its a bloody bitch to paint over..and there is just as much or even more work in rubbing it down

Dulux do satin gloss Lou,we use it keeps the colour and easy to wipe down.