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Painting wooden ceiling in kitchen

  • 02-08-2011 10:57PM
    #1
    tom leonard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭


    My kitchen has a ceiling of varnished wooden slats, which has not been decorated for many years. I've heard that it should be "washed down" with something like sugar soap? , before it is re-varnished.
    Can anyone advise what is the best way to prepare it for re-decoration?
    Thanks for any help you can give.


Comments

  • #2
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    1 wash it all down with sugar soap
    2 coat it with BIN primer
    3 fill any holes and caulk any gaps
    4 sand filler and touch up with BIN primer
    5 give two coats of satin.

    Colortrend do a lovely waterbased exterior satin, but it can be used inside!


  • #3
    Wertz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,909 ✭✭✭✭Wertz


    I think he just wants to re-varnish it.
    In that case I'd just degrease it with white spirits (or SS if it's really greasy. washing a ceiling is messy work though) quick rub down with medium grit sanding pads and two coats of your chosen finish, gloss will give it the most 'lift', but personally I like the matt finish on wood celiings.


  • #4
    tom leonard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭tom leonard


    Thank you Wertz and Michael for your comments. Yes, I think it would be best to re-varnish. It would be good to lighten the current finish and from what you say I can do this by choosing a lighter varnish and giving two coats. I also like the matt finish as you say Wertz.


  • #5
    michael999999
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    The only way of lightening the shade would be to sand all the varnish back to bare timber. Dont really think there is any other way.


  • #6
    Wertz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,909 ✭✭✭✭Wertz


    Aye you can darken wood fairly handily but lightening it is a long arduous task. Sanding/stripping it right back and maybe applying something like a liming wax or a light woodwash would be the only way. Pine/deal tends to mellow and darken with time.

    [edit] By 'lift', I meant in terms of making it stand out as having being freshly renewed...the shiny factor; not lightening it's shade.


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