Have just got a new hardwood front door and I want to paint it !!!!!!
If I just stain and varnish then it introduces yet another wood finish/colour into the entrance area of the cottage so I have decided to paint.
Because it is a hardwood do I need any particular type of undercoat/primer or just a good quality exterior one ?
Final coats will be a good quality gloss.

Thanks

JBL

Have just got a new hardwood front door and I want to paint it !!!!!!
If I just stain and varnish then it introduces yet another wood finish/colour into the entrance area of the cottage so I have decided to paint.
Because it is a hardwood do I need any particular type of undercoat/primer or just a good quality exterior one ?
Final coats will be a good quality gloss.

Thanks

JBL

A good quality exterior one would be fine,
Dulux Weathersheild range, primer, undercoat, gloss, would be ideal.

i've used weathershield for the softwood door on my shed (was the side door to the old garage) and we specify it at work for new houses.

PS - sand between top coats with P220 and you'll get a nice "smooth as glass" finish

A good quality exterior one would be fine,
Dulux Weathersheild range, primer, undercoat, gloss, would be ideal.


you can use aluminium primer as well if you think the dark/hard wood will stain through (its silver in colour and its for hard wood, not aluminium!)

Dulux Decorator Centres | Dulux Trade Aluminium Wood Primer (http://www.duluxdecoratorcentre.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/DDCUK/ICIPaints/servlet/DDC_ProductView?parent_category_rn=350&catentryId=14559&catalogId=10005&storeId=10202&langId=-1)

phil

Thanks all.
Will use an aluminium primer and lots of elbow grease between coats.

Cheers

JBL

not too much or you'll rub the primer all off, just nib it down between coats once it starts body-ing up.

Phil

Cheers,
point taken.

JBL

...and with the right paper! if you go too coarse, you'll ruin all your good work. have been using 220, but B&Q sell a P180 - go to B&Q Online (http://www.diy.com) and look up "oakey finishing paper"

yep, WET 'n' DRY silicone carbide paper will be fine 120 grade, used dry, rub together to make it smoother for sanding/nibbing the finishing undercoat, before the final gloss/finish coat.

Thanks again, will get started soon.

JBL