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can i paint on top of varnished wood?

i would like to paint a white colour on my wall panelling which has clear satin varnish on for the past ten years

mrs mac donald
October 2009
yip just a light sand, primer then paint bingo

pete
November 2009
can be pretty hard to sand if it's tongue n groove or square panels with moulding but for this job i usually sand every part to roughten it up and then wipe it down with a meths rag and then coat in white shellac based paint (zinsser BIN) cos that sticks to anything (even the bits you miss with the sandpaper!) and provides a sound surface to paint on and it also takes knocks so your top colour wont come chipping off later.

gillian
November 2009
Sand the varnish down first - but no need to spend your life doing it...just provide a key for the new paint - then give it a coat of primer and all will be well.

John
October 2009
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