Decoration is preparation

[dynamod]

Had this one up on the dec forum to illustrate a post about wet sanding, but thought I'd share it outside the paint slingers room. The door was a pock-marked nightmare on a Victorian house, that badly needed sorting. Originally done in a nondescript brown, the brief was to achieve a smooth finish, high shine, in black.

The door was initially machine sanded, primed and filled with 2-pack to level out the worst of the indentations. Then 2 layers of Toupret Gras a Lacquer surfacing filler, 3 grades of wet sanding, followed by 6 coats of Sikkens Rubbol XD (wet sanded with 1000 and 1200 grit used wet between coats)

A bit out of the ordinary, but very rewarding. The only problem with Rubbol XD is its prolonged drying time, so polythene was stretched over the door with brick tape to prevent damage/flies landing etc.

[jmcp]

That is an incredible transformation, well done.

Cheers, John

[Gadget]

Great job!....

[Themissus]

Absolutely stunning!