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Using water based satin on wood
Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 2.49 PM
Have chosen water based satinwood (Crown) as it won't yellow over time. I'm having a real problem keeping a wet edge on the panel doors. My process is:- Sand Coat 1 When dry coat 2 When dry coat 3 No matter how fast I work, I'm getting brush marks on the 2nd and 3rd coat. I've tried very thin coats (seems that the paint dries even quicker and I get drag marks) and thicker coats (get drip marks). Any tips before I just pay someone to do all my woodwork?!
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Anonymous user
hi Paul
whenever i'm using water borne satinwood or gloss for woodwork and doors, i use a product called floetrol which helps slow the drying time of water borne products. also if you're getting what we call in the trade as tram lines, look at the brush that you are using, i recommend purdys for water borne paints.
Regards
Louis @ L.n.J Decorating Services
Answered17 March 2014
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shawsdecor
Rating: 4.9 out of 5
hi paul
I have found from my exsperiance of using any water based for woodwork in hospitials that is not hard waring as is the oil based, I have used the satinwood and do find on a lot of my jobs at alderley edge that they mark very easy and the marks do not wipe of,
I would recommend for you too use an oil based eggshell for woodwork if you do not like having gloss.
craig
Answered23 December 2014
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