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Bonding Primer

Posted by Howard Hockedy, on Mon 03 Feb 2014 02:11pm

We have mistakenly used an oil-based bonding primer on bare wood. The tin says 'only to be used under emulsion paint'. It has dried and covered well but can we use a water-based gloss paint over it or what do we have to do to rectify the situation. We are a church group of elderly people and couldn't do a lot of rubbing down or afford much expense.

Anthony Edmunds / Kalveena Griffiths

Thu 06 Feb 2014 12:06pm

Use a water based undercoat and then a water based top gloss coat and if it can be managed a light sanding between coats with something like 120 grade good luck Tony

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