I have to paint a room

Originally posted by gambit3
I am not a painter. I would guess that if you sand the door first you will give the primer or paint something better to stick to. It does not matter if you paint or sand it first? P.S. The home owner wants a good job.

Great, think I will sand done first, then paint. Its my home

Cheers

Originally posted by RSMA1234
Sounds good...I have a wooden door that is already painted white. Is it better to strip paint off then redo ? or just paint over ?

If the paint you're applying and the paint on the door are the same kind of paint (oil on oil , or acrylic on acrylic , etc) , then you can just paint over it . If the old paint is chipping off in spots , or dirty , then a light sanding prior to painting would be advised . If it's in really bad shape with lots of wood showing through and very bad chipping and spalling , then strip it chemically or with a heat stripping proceedure to bare wood , sand , prime and then paint .

I don't know what "snookers" is , but slipping out to the pub between coats sounds like great advise . Make sure to come back with a small jar of something , bag of tacks , roll of tape ; and comment to the wife how none of the stores seem to carry the "professional grade" materials to do the job right , and what hard work it is running all over town to find it .

Originally posted by Moldy Crow
If the paint you're applying and the paint on the door are the same kind of paint (oil on oil , or acrylic on acrylic , etc) , then you can just paint over it . If the old paint is chipping off in spots , or dirty , then a light sanding prior to painting would be advised . If it's in really bad shape with lots of wood showing through and very bad chippi ...[text shortened]... de" materials to do the job right , and what hard work it is running all over town to find it .

Ah- a dagger through my heart- snooker is like pool, but a million times better! The world final is on today, MC, so get to a decent pub which has cable, and ask them to switch it on for you (and maybe explain the rules a bit). Then you'll be hooked!

Kudos on the tactics, though- I can see you speak from experience. Maybe a thread on suitable strategies for a peaceful life might be a good idea. We should share the knowledge...

Originally posted by sjeg
Ah- a dagger through my heart- snooker is like pool, but a million times better! The world final is on today, MC, so get to a decent pub which has cable, and ask them to switch it on for you (and maybe explain the rules a bit). Then you'll be ...[text shortened]... aceful life might be a good idea. We should share the knowledge...

Most of the 'pubs' around here would give you the deer in headlights look if you mentioned BBC , snookers , rug , etc . (I've been curious about cricket for years . But I have to buy the premium cable package which would triple my bill just to get occasional games !) Suffice it to say N E Colorado does not have a taste for the international that London , Paris or New York has .

I'm all for sharing knowledge with the bretheren , but it puts me between a rock and a hard place philosophically . No one told us . This is hard won experience which we've paid for in blood . Do we give this away out of empathy so the brothers don't go through the same hell we went through , or charge for it ?

I smell possibilities for a joint venture here .