Upside-down paint

[The Pet Human]

I have just finished repainting the exterior woodwork on my house. I'm no expert, but I was very pleased with the result of all my preparation and sanding and painiting.

When I do this sort of work, I usally seek advice from my neighbour, a retired man who is a fount of useful advice on all things practical. This time, he tells me that I have put the paint on upside down ... but apparently it'll be okay if I do another coat.

I don't mind doing another coat, but I don't want to make this mistake again. How do I know whether I'm painting the right way up?

[John Rumm]

It is an easy mistake to make. There is however an easy fix. Simply leave the paint as it is, and turn the house upside down instead. That way the paint will end up correctly aligned.

[Rusty]

What puzzles me is when somebody gets into a scrap or an explosion on BBC2 Thunderbirds, which happens far too much IMHO, instead of seeing a lot of scratched paint and dented woodwork, they get bruises and blood. Wierd

rusty

[Graham Dean]

If you hold the brush in your left hand you'll be fine.

Graham

Ps. Unless you're left-handed obviously!

[david lang]

Much easier - move the house to Australia.

Dave

[ben]

Your supposed to turn the tin upside down thats why they made non-drip paint. :-P

[Mary Fisher]

Don't worry about it, not many people will notice and if they comment you can say that it was deliberate, that you don't like being boringly conventional.

Mary

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[Broadback]

Look at it this way, it is only upside down for 12 hours of the days, then 'tis right side up! So just think of it as night time paint.

[Huge]

Are you sure it's upside down and not back-to-front?

[rrh]

Is it striped paint? If so, upside down is fine. What you have to worry about is painting it on sideways. Makes your house look short and fat.

[Mary Fisher]

Oh yes - I wish I'd thought of that!

Mind you, unless hedoes it with the light on he wouldn't be able to see it ...

Mary

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[Dave]

That is a variation of painting by numbers. When I do that, I lose all contact with colour :-)

Dave

[Mary Fisher]

But he said nothing about colour, just orientation ...

Mary

[david lang]

I've only just twigged it. He is winding you up! That would only apply to patterned paint and you used a plain colour!

Dave

[John Laird]

Or inside-out ?

[Mary Fisher]

Don't ask the poster, ask his neighbour.

Perhaps all this confusion will put him off asking advice. He should come here first and cut out the middle man.

Mary

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[Ian Stirling]

To bring this around - is it possible it was not a wind-up? I.E. topcoat on woodwork, then primer over the top?

[Mary Fisher]

Pragmatist!