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painting skirting boards

  • 03-11-2016 12:30pm
    #1
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭


    Can I paint skirting boards using ceiling paint? There IS a small touch of varnish on the boards.


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  • #2
    Overture
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    cena wrote: »
    Can I paint skirting boards using ceiling paint? There IS a small touch of varnish on the boards.

    You could but it will look terrible and probably scuff


  • #3
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭cena


    Overture wrote: »
    You could but it will look terrible and probably scuff

    I am looking for a cheap way as I am heading away next week


  • #4
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    You can use any paint anywhere, but it can end up looking ****.

    If there's any kind of sheen or varnish already on the boards, then you're probably wasting your time. The paint will likely start to flake off and you'd have been better off leaving it alone.


  • #5
    NiallBoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭NiallBoo


    It's a false-economy.

    Ceiling paint is cheap because it's not made to be durable or resist scuffing- you just don't need it because you never touch a ceiling so there's no wear-and-tear.

    The skirting boards will look fine at first but you'll want to paint them again in a few months.


  • #6
    dodzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    cena wrote: »
    Can I paint skirting boards using ceiling paint? There IS a small touch of varnish on the boards.
    No. Get a tin of oil based satinwood.


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  • #7
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭cena


    Not shine on the skirting. Wood paint is expensive


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