painting doors

[Neil]

Hi

Can someone confirm to me if new internal doors (bare wood) do not need to be prime, just undercoated and the one coat glossed, I've got lots to do so, I'm trying to shave time off the job.

Thanks

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

Undercoating it, is priming it. ;-) use a small roller it gives a better finish to the gloss and saves some time.

[Neil]

so i dont need to buy primer to prime the bare wood , just straight on with the undercoat using a roller and then gloss with a roller when dried?

[Chris Bacon]

1) You'll need to apply knotting, if the doors have any knots. 2) You ought to apply primer, use a small roller for speed. 2) Apply undercoat with a roller, lay off with a brush for a superior finish. De-nib with fine glass paper. 3) Apply gloss with small roller. Lay off with a brush for a superior finish.

[Stuart Noble]

Acrylic primer/undercoat dries quickly and won't fill the house with fumes if you're having to sleep there. You'll need at least 2 coats on new stuff. Use an oil based gloss for the topcoat though.

[Stuart]

Try eggshell.It looks classier ..

Stuart

[Stuart Noble]

Gloss looks fine if it's only the finish. Trowelling it on to get the opacity you should have achieved with the undercoat does look awful though.

[Lobster]

Better to use either oil- or water-based paint for all coats, don't mix and match. I've come a cropper myself in the past from doing that.

David

[Stuart Noble]

Can't see how, unless the u/c hadn't dried. I always mix and match them.

[PeTe33]

Dunno about that, but one tip I got off Tommy Walsh to give a perfect finish is to remove the door, put 2 screws in each end of the door and place the door between 2 supports (chair backs etc).

You can then paint or roller the door on one side, flip it over with assistance and paint the other side without any chance of runs.