A paint question

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The wife has decided to have a new carpet in bedroom so me being keen sanded down skirting and door frame - cleaned it all off then got out a old pot of paint - probably 2 years old which we used to paint hall and kitchen. It has been kept inside so it hasn't been in cold or frost.

It is Dulux oil based Once - had the usual brown on top so gave it a good stir and gave skirting a good coat - Now problem - it's still sticky and I painted it Saturday.

This is a problem I have never had before so has anyone any ideas - Am I looking at a paint strip job :mad::mad: - Can I put hair dryer by it to help it dry or will that make it worse :rolleyes:


PS not sure but old paint on skirting's might be water based if that makes any difference
 
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I had the exact same problem with an older can of dulux once. It took over a week to dry and even then felt softer to touch.

I ended I waiting until it was dry, lightly sanded it then painted over.

I also now only use water based satinwood, harder to paint with but is touch dry in no time.
 
Another benefit of water based gloss!

I found painting with oil based that it could stay tacky for days. A took a few weeks to cure properly.
 
Thanks lads - I said to wife this morning I am going to wait till Friday and see - it should dry out at sometime - Rub is I never had problem doing hall but it was a new tin - I also have a new tin in wardrobe but being tight I didn't want to open it till used old one up. :eek::eek:

Won't do that again - in fact I won't ever paint anything again.
 
unless i am going to use paint within a few months I just get rid.

Cheap wilko's quick drying gloss though is very good. 2 coats a day on woodwork, lovely hard finish as well once about a week.

Saying that I've also had gloss that you shouldn't stir, which I didn't know until afterwards and explains why it didn't dry.
 
Dulux Trade Satinwood all the time, a little more expensive than satinwood I normally see but its good stuff. (stinks mind you)
 
I usually use Dulux once (or "twice" as I call it as it usually looks better for having two thinner coats of it). I quite like it as it's really gloopy and non drippy when applying it, though it does take an age to dry. It will be touch dry now, but soft and tacky for a long time before it goes off. I'm talking several days before it hardens. Once it has, it's pretty hard wearing and doesn't yellow for a very long time. I should really switch to another better gloss/stainwood, but I always end up buying another tin of this as it runs out mid room and I want to finish with all the same paint on the woodwork.

Dave
 
dulux trade satin wood or leylands trade eggshell are both brilliant paints.

using more leylands at the moment as its just as good as dulux and cheaper.
 
The drying agent has probably expired, hence the issue you have now

The water based satin wood is much better now - give it a go
 
famas said:
dulux trade satin wood or leylands trade eggshell are both brilliant paints.
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Are there problems with solvent based paints yellowing these days?

A couple of years ago when I last painted woodwork I used water based but found it much less enjoyable and more tricky to get a good finish. I'd definitely return to the solvent fold if don't have to worry about premature yellowing,
 
Fourstar said:
Are there problems with solvent based paints yellowing these days?

A couple of years ago when I last painted woodwork I used water based but found it much less enjoyable and more tricky to get a good finish. I'd definitely return to the solvent fold if don't have to worry about premature yellowing,
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I used Leylands Trade undercoat and gloss on my up stairs frames and doors (master bedroom and 3rd room/office) and they all yellowed with 4 to 6 weeks. Oddly enough I used the same paint on my spareroom door a few months prior and that has stayed white, I can only assume it's how the paint has been stored (hot/cold) has effected the it.
 
A week ago today I painted the skirting and door frame in bedroom - Today it is finally dry.

That will be the last time I ever pick up a paint brush.:D:D
 
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