Can you use Matt Emulsion on skirting boards?

Question

Or do you have to use a special kind of paint for it? I'm going to be decorating and was wondering if I could just use the White Matt Emulsion and a brush instead of a roller to go over the skirting boards.

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

best use a good white matt gloss,or satin finish.

Answer 2

No emulsion is no good for woodwork. it wont last 5 minutes. You need to use an oil based paint either a gloss or a satin finish, either of which you can paint on using a 4 inch mini roller then lay it off (go over) with  brush.

Answer 3

No babe..it will look c**p, and it will chip off in about 3 hrs  .. use Satinwood or Gloss,  2 coats  ...then its wipable .. sand down the skirting board then wipe it over with diluted sugarsoap .. you can get it from D.I.Y.shop ..use a brush and take your time ..if u think u might smear it allover the place (!)  then use a paint guard ..

Answer 4

yes you can but i would'nt recommend it,if you did on bare wood, or bare wood primed,it might not look to bad...<^><....

Answer 5

Yep .....You can use this however it will come out dull ...I would suggest you pop to wilko's and get some one coat own label gloss paint ..I have found this to be better than crown equivalent ....and its not to expensive

Answer 6

No. Period.

Abrade the old paint to provide a key.  Apply one undercoat and one gloss, or two coats of Dulux Satinwood if you prefer a low sheen.  That's a minimal standard.

Answer 7

yes its possible but will not last to long paint with a gloss after

Answer 8

you can but if it get dirty its hard to keep clean you can get a washable mat but more money ive used silk it was fine

Answer 9

Oil based paints are the best for woodwork.

Answer 10

Not advisable to use Matt emulsion as it will mark easily and look dull. Just use ordinary gloss paint......much better.

Answer 11

yes you can use it , it wont last as long but it wont take 5 minutes to apply, plus you get no odour.

Answer 12

gloss would be better jason, you  can pick a tin up these days for next to nothing

Answer 13

No, it wouldn't adhere properly and would chip off.  You need a can of either gloss or satin wood.

Answer 14

Emulsion is usually used on walls.

I prefer to use brush on skirtings.

Best to sand down skirtings 1st - to get a "key" onto which your new paint will hold good.

1 or 2 coats of undercoat 1st & then finish with a gloss paint.

Hey, but I'm OLD - do what you want!

Answer 15

My old neighbour used to do this and was forever re-emulsioning the skirtings & archtraves but I must admitt I did not think it looked good - because it was applied so often you saw the brush strokes and it just looked like thick gunck on it.

As said before you need to rub down the previous paint to get a"key" this merely means take the shine off it so the paint will stick and not run. Don't go mad with the sanding though as if you take too much off it will just create more work for you  to get a good finish, just enough to get a key.  You only need to undercoat if it is bare wood in the first instance. There is a product called something like "liquid sanding" which is excellant for preparing the skirtings you either brush it on or use a cloth and then rinse off with a clean cloth and a bucket of water.

The paint you use for skirtings, archtraves etc is an oil based paint which makes it hardwearing and very durable. Emulsion is waterbased paint, both vinyl silk and vinyl matt.

Oil based paints you need white spirit (or turpentine) to clean up the brushes etc Water based just need soap and a lot of water.

Oil based paint come in different finishes - Gloss (of varying degrees), Satin, or Eggshell.

I personally would recommend a couple of coats of Eggshell as the more matt the finish the less noticeable any imperfections whilst a high gloss finish only really looks good with a perfect finish.

Don't use a roller to apply a oil based paint as it tends to leave an orange peel like finish which doesn't look great and the roller would be pretty uncleanable.

Use a brush, and rather than clean the brush between coats just put it in a jar of water. Being oilbased paint this just stops the paint from drying on the bristles and so when you need to use the brush you just pull it out the water then flick off the water onto old newspaper, brush it a couple of times on the newspaper then start painting again. Do clean it properly with white spirits before storing it though once you have finished the job.