AboutTony Gallagher Expertise I can answer questions on all interior and exterior painted surfaces. Ranging from new plaster and woodwork to galvanised metal, rusty metal to exterior render stucco, All external timbers from solid oak to tannalised fencing. I have specialist knowledge on Flame Retardent products for Combustiable and Non Combustiable surfaces. Although some product knowledge of Car finishing I do not feel I have enough experience in that field to be able to offer knowledgable solutions.Colour queries are welcome but I have not got a design background and can only answer semi technical questions with regard to colour.
Experience Fourty years selling decorative products on behalf of major manufacturers such as Permoglaze,Crown,Macphersons,Johnstones, Leyland,Sikkens & Sadolin. More recently in a merchant capacity I have been involved with Dulux, Farrow & Ball and Fired Earth products. I have recently commenced training in enviromentally friendly product ranges, such as vegatable oil paints and varnish.
Organizations PDA (Assoiciate Member)
Education/Credentials H N C Business Management. Several In House achievement certificates for product training.
Past/Present Clients Ford Motor Company. Nissan, MOD, Home Office, The University of Sheffield, Local Goverment.
Question My kitchen has what I call boxes over my cabinets. They are covered in wallpaper, which I have removed only to find bare, rough wood (and yes, they glued/pasted the stupid wallpaper directly to the bare, untreated wood. When the next hurricane hits my walls will still be standing just from the amount of glue and paste on my walls from the wallpaper). It's dark. Almost as dark as the paneling I'm going to paint over. It is unfinished. My question is: Will just sanding the wood until it's smooth and then priming and painting be enough or do I need to put some kind of coating on top of it to make it look like the rest of the walls? (My house was built in 1971) Thank you.
Answer Karen
This is very difficult to advise upon without actually seeing the problem 'in the flesh' You seem to have highlighted what I would look for, that is adhesive which can contaminate subsequent coats.
You may want to use a barrier primer, which I rely on a great deal.
My favourite primers are made by Zinsser (easily available on the Internet) They have several primer sealers that act like double sided tape adhering to the substrate and making a sound base for your preferred finish.
Of course the other prep.you refer to sanding an filling where necessary
Sorry to be a bit vague, but I hope this helps.
