Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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How long does Gloss usually take to harden?
It's been on now 4 days and still quite soft. Want to sand it and put on the final coat.
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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day at the max? is it cold in your gaff??
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Andrew
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It was a B&Q paint. Think it must have been a little dodgy. I'll give it a few more days as it will be sticky when i give it a little sand.
It's average in here really. Nice and cool at the minute but when it goes cold later on the heating will go on.
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jrsteeve
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i got some b&q exterior gloss for some 'to let' board posts and it took best part of a week to dry completely even though they were in a nice warm room.
B&Q own brand FTL
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jungle
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Registered: 22nd Nov 07
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trade gloss takes the best part of 25 hour's but i've seen crap like b&q stuff take the best part or a week did you put turp's in or use it straight out the tin?
hopefully not straight out the tin 
[Edited on 18-03-2009 by jungle]
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neoquip
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Registered: 12th Aug 02
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did you stir it up first?
why do you want to rub down gloss?
its the finish cot that you leave till it needs doing again n a few years.
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Andrew
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Gave the tin a good stair but put it on straight from the tin as it recomends.
Need to give it a little rub down as when i put the wall paper up i knocked the paint in a few places. You only have to lean on it and it comes off. Paper had to go up fairly quick (next day after painted) as the carpet fitters were scheduled to come in.
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neoquip
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what undercoat did you use?
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Andrew
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Says on the tin that it doesn't require an undercoat.
Looking at the paint now, it has started to harden.
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neoquip
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
Says on the tin that it doesn't require an undercoat.
Looking at the paint now, it has started to harden.
there answers the question.
One coat wonder stuff.
goes off shaking his head in discust
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Andrew
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Rich H
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
Looking at the paint now, it has started to harden.
So you're the guy who actually watches paint dry then?! 
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Andrew
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It still stinks of paint in here though  Will give it a sand next weekend i think
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jungle
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give it a good sand and use a proper oil based undercoat and the proper gloss and none of this non drip pish as you will not get anywhere with it lol
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J da Silva
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Registered: 10th Apr 03
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Crown full undercoat, Crown Gloss, can't go wrong. If you end up putting turps in it, it will take away a bit of the shine so mix linseed oil in the turps to replace it.
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jungle
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quote:
Originally posted by J da Silva
Crown full undercoat, Crown Gloss, can't go wrong. If you end up putting turps in it, it will take away a bit of the shine so mix linseed oil in the turps to replace it.
thats not true tbh if your flinging in so much turp's it take's the shine away from it you should'nt be using it for painting
i just use turp's for thinning the gloss and undercoat down so it flow's better so just a slight dash of turp's is fine 
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J da Silva
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It does it makes it go flat if you just chuck it in like an amatuer, as you say a little spot can't harm anything, but I have to tell this Andrew the negatives because if he's 'bouncing' his woodwork he obviously needs to know.
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