Front door painted Eggshell, change to matt

Stallingrad

Painted the front door (Munster joinery Nordic pine).
Did a good prep, 2 coats of oil based undercoat two coats of oil based sandtex Eggshell.

Turns out we don't get on both the colour or sheen, so will be re-doing it in matt. Bugger.

I assume I need to abrade the paint with sandpaper, but can I use either a water based OR oil based matt paint?

Any downsides to matt paint for a front door, will it scuff easily compared to the eggshell?

Many thanks.

antiskeptic

Stallingrad wrote: »

Painted the front door (Munster joinery Nordic pine).
Did a good prep, 2 coats of oil based undercoat two coats of oil based sandtex Eggshell.

Turns out we don't get on both the colour or sheen, so will be re-doing it in matt. Bugger.

I assume I need to abrade the paint with sandpaper, but can I use either a water based OR oil based matt paint?

Any downsides to matt paint for a front door, will it scuff easily compared to the eggshell?

Many thanks.

Depends on when you painted it. If very recent then the new coat will be merely a third coat (in a different colour/finish).

I'd stick with oil if current is anyway fresh, given the time for oil to fully go off. I wouldn't like putting water on something still chemically active. Oil is tougher, far tougher too. Better for a front door

Oil takes quite a while to go off so care if sanding that its not too soft-else you'll gouge, espec where paint is thicker.

You could invest in a bottle of easy surface prep instead of sanding.

Dunno about matt and showing up marks. Front door..mmmmn.

Stallingrad

Many thanks, great advice.

One other thing, is there a way to add something to the paint to 'de-gloss' eggshell? Final eggshell finish was quite a bit more glossy than expected.