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Painting fire surround

Blue Duck · 2013-01-22 14:18:52

Hi, My fire place has a mahogany effect surround with black insert with tiles. While i like the insert and tiles the mahogany looks dated. I know this can be painted but im looking for someone who could do this for me. I want to paint it matt black. Any experience from people who have either done this themselves or had…

22-01-2013 2:18pm

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Blue Duck

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Hi,

My fire place has a mahogany effect surround with black insert with tiles.
While i like the insert and tiles the mahogany looks dated.
I know this can be painted but im looking for someone who could do this for me. I want to paint it matt black.

Any experience from people who have either done this themselves or had someone do it for them?

Thanks

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#2 22-01-2013 8:39pm

byrybak

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what u need to do is:
1. good sand down
2. primer
3. undercoat
4. 2 coats of finish ( matt, satin, gloss )
sending u pm

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