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Painting exterior walls-undercoat?

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Behooven · 17/08/2015 13:19

So dulux Weathershield or similar for the top coat, what goes underneath? Oh and do I use the same kind of paint in exterior woodwork?

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PigletJohn · 17/08/2015 13:37

If you are using a water-based masonry paint, you treat bare wall with one (or preferably two) mist coats thinned with water and well stirred. The dry wall will suck it in. You will know the wall is done when it no longer sucks paint off your brush.

Same as emulsion paint on bare plaster.

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PigletJohn · 17/08/2015 13:39

For woodwork, an oilbased gloss, undercoat and primer system. Aluminium wood primer is especially durable.

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Behooven · 17/08/2015 18:54

Great, thank you!

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