wobblycogs
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I've just finished building my first sash windows and now comes the bit I don't enjoy so much, painting. As I've put in a lot of hours building the windows I'd obviously like them to last so I want to go with a decent selection of paints that will give me a few years before I need to rub down and refinish.
The windows are made out of meranti which is dry, not oily and sap free. The only exception are the sills which are made of some other unknown tropical hardwood which is very dense and again dry, not oily and sap free (and lovely to work with). Currently all the wood is sanded to 220 grit ready for painting.
I'm currently leaning towards using Leyland Trade Acrylic Primer Undercoat, Undercoat and Trade Gloss as the price is reasonable and I can pick them up from ScrewFix today for a long weekends hard work. I've read what I can find out there and a lot people seem to rate Zinsser Bulls Eye 123 as a primer, would the extra expense make any noticeable difference as I don't have stains to cover?
Any recommendations on paint choices would be gratefully received as would any tips on getting a good long lasting finish.
Cheers
The windows are made out of meranti which is dry, not oily and sap free. The only exception are the sills which are made of some other unknown tropical hardwood which is very dense and again dry, not oily and sap free (and lovely to work with). Currently all the wood is sanded to 220 grit ready for painting.
I'm currently leaning towards using Leyland Trade Acrylic Primer Undercoat, Undercoat and Trade Gloss as the price is reasonable and I can pick them up from ScrewFix today for a long weekends hard work. I've read what I can find out there and a lot people seem to rate Zinsser Bulls Eye 123 as a primer, would the extra expense make any noticeable difference as I don't have stains to cover?
Any recommendations on paint choices would be gratefully received as would any tips on getting a good long lasting finish.
Cheers