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Painting fireplace problem

  • 22-08-2016 3:36pm
    #1
    SupaDupaFly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 398 ✭✭


    Looking for advice from any experienced painters. My partner decided to paint our varnished pine fireplace white.

    He washed it down with soapy water and then used RUST-OLEUM Universal All Surface Paint in Matt White. Its supposed to be a primer and paint in one.

    Problem is the fireplace is now completely tacky and sticky and if anything is left on it chips of paint come off with it.

    What can I do to fix this? Can I paint over it or will it just peel etc?

    Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    mad m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,016 ✭✭✭mad m


    Prep is the key here. Soapy water obviously didn't clean off grease etc over the years.

    Should of given it a good wash down with sugar soap or white spirits to degrease it before painting. Then sanding any glossy varnish coat that was left on it before putting on your primer...

    The layer your partner has put on hasnt taken to it and thats why its tacky. You will have to strip it back and start again.


  • #3
    SupaDupaFly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 398 ✭✭SupaDupaFly


    mad m wrote: »
    Prep is the key here. Soapy water obviously didn't clean off grease etc over the years.

    Should of given it a good wash down with sugar soap or white spirits to degrease it before painting. Then sanding any glossy varnish coat that was left on it before putting on your primer...

    The layer your partner has put on hasnt taken to it and thats why its tacky. You will have to strip it back and start again.

    Thanks mad m. Started stripping today. Such a pain.


  • #4
    docst
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 ✭docst


    SupaDupaFly wrote: »
    Thanks mad m. Started stripping today. Such a pain.

    Strip it again and prime with water based primer like BIN 123, then undercoat and topcoat


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