#EXTERIOR PAINT 2 OR 3 COATS FREE#

We always can recommend applying one coat of paint and then back rolling the surface to ensure even coverage and paint penetration. Paint now provides better coverage and hide and is also more durable than ever before! Our most common paint jobs are one coat paint jobs. The “One coat” Paint Job: Over the years paint tech has improved. After painting and overseeing hundreds of exterior painting projects, we have found the number of paint coats depends on the current color, the color selection (for the new paint job),and how long the customer wants the paint job to last. If you are finding that the paint is drying too quickly you can add Floetrol.One of the biggest questions we get when doing an exterior painting estimate is whether to provide one coat or two coats of paint to the home. If using waterbased paints don't use Terebene or Owatrol oil. Whilst painting the top and bottom faces, any paint that runs on to the front edge is removed by lightly running my finger over the surface (ensuring that the paint on the front edge is still wet). the screws on one end of the shelf are positioned wide enough apart to prevent the shelf from tilting to the side, the screws in the other end are close enough for me to be able to rest my palm over them both to secure the shelf whilst painting.

I then paint both the top with the shelf laying flat and then lift it up right, using the two screws in the top to hold it steady so that I can paint the underside.

#EXTERIOR PAINT 2 OR 3 COATS FREE#

I paint the front edge of the shelf first then use a lint free J-Cloth to wipe away any excess that runs on to the top/bottom edge. I hammer the screws until they are deep enough to support the weight of the selves. Shelves- if the shelves are removable, I normally hammer plasterboard screws into the ends so that I can lean two shelves against each other whilst they dry (think of an inverted V). If you are going to use oil based eggshell, I would recommend adding a little white spirit if you are using a decent brand (eg Dulux Trade), a tiny amount of Terebene oxidising agent (to speed up curing) and Owatrol Oil (it helps you maintain a wet edge (not cheap but lasts for ages). The pads however are faster and provide a more even coverage. Unfortunately the decent Anza paint pads are difficult to source (note: Anza also make foam backed pads).īefore discovering the Anza pads I used to use a roller to apply the paint and then dragged a brush over the surface to achieve the tramlines (brushmarks). All other paint pads soak up too much paint and the paint splurges out of the sides as you pull them along the surface. They are the only ones on the market that don't have foam backing under the pile. 4 days later the paint was still clogging the paper. Ordinarily I would expect to be able to sand the undercoat the next day using 240 grit Festool Granat mesh paper. Both the oilbased undercoat and eggshell were mixed with the same pigments. Premixed paints are less of an issue (I guess the manufacturer uses darker bases and different pigments).īy way of an example, I recently painted a door in post box red. The more pigment used, the longer the paint takes to cure.

The pigment used to colour both waterbased and oil based paints in store is universal. Providing that the second coat is applied within a couple of weeks of the first coat, there is no need to sand.īe advised that if the dark gloss you are going to use is oilbased and mixed on purchase by a store, it may take a very, very long time to cure.

With regards to glossing over oil based gloss- when painting exterior woodwork I apply two coats of gloss. If a gnat lands on it an hour later you don't need to repaint the whole panel. It is easier to apply and far more forgiving than gloss. Not sure if you have considered eggshell or not. All of the rest were finished with oil based eggshell. Of the hundreds of bookcases that I have hand painted, only one set of bookcases was painted in gloss. A decorators' merchant can mix the undercoat to the same colour as the gloss. As Chris1982 suggests, use undercoat to do that. Gloss (on its own) is rubbish at obliterating previous colours.

Exterior paint 2 or 3 coats