TCX
16th March 2008, 12:57 PM
I have a horrible feeling I know the answer to this, but my aching arms demand I check! I am in the process of sanding back a wooden mantlepiece that had a couple of layers of old paint on it. Most of the top layer came off with chemical stripper (marvellous stuff!) and now I am in to the sanding to get through to the wood. After several hours I am now back to bare wood on approximately one-tenth of the overall area!! My question is this - do I have to get back to bare wood over the whole thing before I can paint it again and expect to get a reasonable result, or is it sufficient to get to a "flat surface" (i.e. sanded so there are no loose flakes, bumps etc) and then use some sort of primer so the subsequent topcoat sticks?
I'm not going for the natural wood finish (thankfully!) and just want to get to a point where I can get a good finish with white wood gloss. Do I need to spend the next three months of my life sanding it full-time in order to get there? I will if I have to, but I'd REALLY rather not ;)
I'm not going for the natural wood finish (thankfully!) and just want to get to a point where I can get a good finish with white wood gloss. Do I need to spend the next three months of my life sanding it full-time in order to get there? I will if I have to, but I'd REALLY rather not ;)