Painting door frames etc.

pisces47, Apr 18, 5:46am
Been painted for 25 years and need a freshen up. Will sand of course but do they need to be undercoated.

lilyfield, Apr 18, 6:34am
After 25 years you will hit bare wood with sanding, I would definetely undercoat

tintop, Apr 18, 8:21am
Unless formulations have been hanged - do not use acrylic pant on both the frames and the doors.

The paint tends to bond one to the other.

ayjay1, Apr 19, 10:04am
Why do you say that Zac? (A genuine question)
I was told by a painter that you can put oil based enamel over existing oil based enamel and get good adhesion. It doesn't seem right to me.

zak410, Apr 19, 11:29am
It's already painted so if in good condition, not flaking, I would just lightly sand and top coat it myself.

budgel, Apr 19, 2:52pm
That's nice of you to offer.

zak410, Apr 19, 3:50pm
Touché.

macandrosie, Apr 20, 2:34pm
Might not hurt to give a bit of a wash with sugar soap & hot water - just to be remove greasy fingerprints etc.

whitehead., Jan 29, 6:19am
wash the wood work before you paint it to get rid of hand grease and fly spots