Hi 👋
So all the skirting, doors/door frames in my house were originally mahogany but have been painted white. Very badly.
They are all chipped, thick paint runs etc. It's awful. I got a painter in that had a pretty good reputation and he told me that not matter how he painted it, it would now always chip because the wrong paint had been used. I refused to pay hundreds of pounds if it were to just chip again.
SO.....Ihave been reading on here about Zinsser paint?
My question is A) Do I have to sand it all off, right back to the mahogany and start again OR
B) Could I sand it down a little, sugar soap it, use the zinsser, followed by and undercoat then the satin paint I want?
Help!
Thanks in advance :)
Are you a tradesperson and able to answer this question?
Your painter is right, you need to rub it right back to remove all the paint and shine from the mahogany, then 1 possibly 2 coats of zinsser BIN (red tin) depending on if the stain bleeds through. Then carry on with your undercoat and 2 satin coats, rub down lightly between coats.
Answered24 July 2020
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Anonymous user
Yes you will have to sand or burn all paint of before starting over again will zinger primer
Techinally Zinseer Bin was formed to stick to anything (which it does). However as I often explain to customers who want to go from stain to white.....its always going to be at risk of chipping. The same principle that if you knock a corner of a door badly..... your chip can expose bare wood.
I agree with the previous answers in the sense that you will need to sand back to remove all runs/etc.
However if you take it back to bare....then you may aswell just prime/undercoat/gloss. Zinseer'ing it would be unneccessary if going that route.
Your painter is right, you need to rub it right back to remove all the paint and shine from the mahogany, then 1 possibly 2 coats of zinsser BIN (red tin) depending on if the stain bleeds through. Then carry on with your undercoat and 2 satin coats, rub down lightly between coats.
That said,
Depending on the size of the area concerned it may be worth considering replacing the timber.
Time and effort + materials vs cost of replacement.
